Features Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:06:32 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Holy Land school contributes to rebounding tourism industry /home/international/item/28532-holy-land-school-contributes-to-rebounding-tourism-industry /home/international/item/28532-holy-land-school-contributes-to-rebounding-tourism-industry

At Bethlehem University education is not about personal fulfillment. ItƵapp the only way to transform a society that has been locked in conflict with Israel for 70 years, where unemployment runs at nearly one-third of the working age population (32.4 per cent in the second quarter of 2018, according to the World Bank) and a quarter of the population lives on less than $5.50 per day.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) International Fri, 30 Nov 2018 12:43:39 -0500
Religious leaders examine path ahead after courtƵapp ruling against Trinity Western /item/27591-religious-leaders-examine-path-ahead-after-court-s-ruling-against-trinity-western /item/27591-religious-leaders-examine-path-ahead-after-court-s-ruling-against-trinity-western

OTTAWA – In upholding the right of provincial law bodies to deny accreditation to graduates of Trinity Western University, the Supreme Court of Canada has delivered a serious blow to religious freedom, say religious experts.

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ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Wed, 20 Jun 2018 08:48:52 -0400
Figure of speech: Restored water tower is an oasis of healing /opinion/guest-columnists/item/27221-figure-of-speech-restored-water-tower-is-an-oasis-of-healing /opinion/guest-columnists/item/27221-figure-of-speech-restored-water-tower-is-an-oasis-of-healing

Thanks to generous donors, St. MaryƵapp University in Calgary was recently able to complete the restoration of our nearly 100-year-old water tower. Built by the Sisters of Providence in 1921, the tower has stood over the Midnapore site for nearly a century, its fortunes waxing and waning — mostly waning — over time. 

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Guest Columnists Thu, 19 Apr 2018 17:11:57 -0400
Catholic universities must prepare students for dialogue, Pope says /features/catholic-education/item/27196-catholic-universities-must-prepare-students-for-dialogue-pope-says /features/catholic-education/item/27196-catholic-universities-must-prepare-students-for-dialogue-pope-says VATICAN – Catholic universities are "called to be workshops of dialogue and encounter in the service of truth, justice and the defense of human dignity at every level," Pope Francis told a delegation from Pennsylvania's Villanova University.
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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) Education Mon, 16 Apr 2018 14:27:55 -0400
Zuckerberg apologizes for 'mistake' of blocking Catholic content on Facebook /home/international/item/27181-zuckerberg-apologizes-for-mistake-of-blocking-catholic-content-on-facebook /home/international/item/27181-zuckerberg-apologizes-for-mistake-of-blocking-catholic-content-on-facebook WASHINGTON – Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced questions from lawmakers about his companyƵapp censorship of Catholic content during his two-day congressional hearing following the revelation that millions of Facebook users’ personal data had been compromised.
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International Fri, 13 Apr 2018 13:41:19 -0400
Jesuit students set to ‘roll up their sleeves’ in next formation step /features/call-to-service/item/27167-jesuit-students-set-to-roll-up-their-sleeves-in-next-formation-step /features/call-to-service/item/27167-jesuit-students-set-to-roll-up-their-sleeves-in-next-formation-step

Erik Sorensen got his first job at 12, shovelling snow for an apartment building in his hometown of Red Deer, Alta. In high school he worked in a grocery store stacking cans and filling up the bins of potatoes.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Call to Service Wed, 11 Apr 2018 15:40:26 -0400
Student finds his passion in social justice, ethnic minority issues /features/item/27107-student-finds-his-passion-in-social-justice-ethnic-minority-issues /features/item/27107-student-finds-his-passion-in-social-justice-ethnic-minority-issues

His teacher describes Aaron Parry as a “gentle soul,” but no one could ever accuse him of lacking passion.

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mhoegler@catholicregister.org (Meggie Hoegler, The Catholic Register) Catholic Education Sat, 31 Mar 2018 12:04:54 -0400
Herman Goodden: Outspoken prof is ChurchƵapp ally /opinion/guest-columnists/item/27085-herman-goodden-outspoken-prof-is-church-s-ally /opinion/guest-columnists/item/27085-herman-goodden-outspoken-prof-is-church-s-ally

Canadian Catholics and Christians generally are not paranoid if they harbour suspicions that their governmental overlords are unsubtly trying to control their rights of free speech, religion and assembly. 

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herman.goodden@catholicregister.org (Herman Goodden) Guest Columnists Tue, 27 Mar 2018 18:15:22 -0400
Science, faith are a perfect fit in JesuitƵapp life /item/27070-science-faith-are-a-perfect-fit-in-jesuit-s-life /item/27070-science-faith-are-a-perfect-fit-in-jesuit-s-life

Jesuits have a long tradition in science and thereƵapp a good reason for that, says Jesuit lichenologist and ecologist Fr. John McCarthy.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Tue, 27 Mar 2018 14:40:55 -0400
Archbishop Durocher: Church must adapt to changing times /item/27069-archbishop-durocher-church-must-adapt-to-changing-times /item/27069-archbishop-durocher-church-must-adapt-to-changing-times

ItƵapp a new era in the Church and therefore a new era for the ChurchƵapp social teaching, says Archbishop Paul-André Durocher.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Tue, 27 Mar 2018 13:51:22 -0400