Features Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:22:12 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Fr. Ron Rolheiser: Our struggle for proper celebration /faith/columnists/item/29269-fr-ron-rolheiser-our-struggle-for-proper-celebration /faith/columnists/item/29269-fr-ron-rolheiser-our-struggle-for-proper-celebration

We don’t know how to celebrate things as they’re meant to be celebrated.

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frronrolheiser@catholicregister.org (Fr. Ron Rolheiser) Fr. Ron Rolheiser Sun, 31 Mar 2019 12:48:51 -0400
Pentecost is celebration of unity in diversity, Pope says /faith/item/25361-pentecost-is-celebration-of-unity-in-diversity-pope-says /faith/item/25361-pentecost-is-celebration-of-unity-in-diversity-pope-says

VATICAN CITY – The Holy Spirit continues to give Christians different gifts and to call them to share those gifts with each other in a community marked by forgiveness and "unity in diversity," Pope Francis said on Pentecost.

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cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) Vatican Mon, 05 Jun 2017 11:30:00 -0400
Roman Missal calls Easter Vigil 'mother of all vigils' for a reason /faith/item/24884-roman-missal-calls-easter-vigil-mother-of-all-vigils-for-a-reason /faith/item/24884-roman-missal-calls-easter-vigil-mother-of-all-vigils-for-a-reason

WASHINGTON – The Catholic Church pulls out all the stops for the Easter Vigil, the Mass celebrated on Holy Saturday.

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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) Faith Fri, 14 Apr 2017 04:59:00 -0400
D&PöÏÓãÊÓƵapp fifty years of solidarity celebrated /item/24534-d-p-s-fifty-years-of-solidarity-celebrated /item/24534-d-p-s-fifty-years-of-solidarity-celebrated

Toronto Development and Peace members celebrated a half-century of solidarity at a Mass in St. MichaelöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Cathedral with Cardinal Thomas Collins March 4.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Tue, 07 Mar 2017 14:45:36 -0500
Editorial: Respect Montreal's Catholic heritage /columns/item/23991-editorial-respect-montreal-s-catholic-heritage /columns/item/23991-editorial-respect-montreal-s-catholic-heritage

Montreal was not quite 250 years old when Mark Twain, scanning a skyline of church steeples, called it the city of a hundred bell towers.

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editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) Editorial Thu, 05 Jan 2017 12:11:04 -0500
Away from home at Christmas, Central American farmworkers find welcome in Vancouver /item/23906-away-from-home-at-christmas-central-american-farmworkers-find-welcome-in-vancouver /item/23906-away-from-home-at-christmas-central-american-farmworkers-find-welcome-in-vancouver

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – With the threat of snow in the air, groups of young men filled the pews at Our Lady of Sorrows Church on the city's east side. The men were seasonal farmworkers from Latin America attending a special Christmas celebration in their honour.

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Canada Mon, 19 Dec 2016 19:00:00 -0500
This is how Pope Francis will celebrate his 80th birthday /faith/item/23833-this-is-how-pope-francis-will-celebrate-his-80th-birthday /faith/item/23833-this-is-how-pope-francis-will-celebrate-his-80th-birthday

VATICAN CITY – On Saturday, Dec. 17, Pope Francis will celebrate his 80th birthday, which he will spend doing what he normally does: offering Mass and meeting with various heads of State and members of the Roman Curia.

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Vatican Tue, 13 Dec 2016 08:00:00 -0500
Halfway Christians /columns/item/19988-halfway-christians /columns/item/19988-halfway-christians

There should be no ifs, ands or buts. Christians are called to live like Christ.  

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editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) Editorial Thu, 02 Apr 2015 08:30:00 -0400
West Bank town takes pride in links to St. Nicholas, celebrates Dec. 19 /home/international/item/19388-west-bank-town-takes-pride-in-links-to-st-nicholas-celebrates-dec-19 /home/international/item/19388-west-bank-town-takes-pride-in-links-to-st-nicholas-celebrates-dec-19

BEIT JALLA, West Bank - Bethlehem might have the Church of the Nativity, but residents of this largely Christian town adjacent to Bethlehem say they have St. Nicholas.

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International Tue, 16 Dec 2014 18:00:00 -0500
Sierra Leone bans Christmas, New YearöÏÓãÊÓƵapp celebrations to prevent spread of Ebola /home/international/item/19386-sierra-leone-bans-christmas-new-year-s-celebrations-to-prevent-spread-of-ebola /home/international/item/19386-sierra-leone-bans-christmas-new-year-s-celebrations-to-prevent-spread-of-ebola

NAIROBI, Kenya - The government of Sierra Leone banned public Christmas and New YearöÏÓãÊÓƵapp celebrations because they may exacerbate efforts to eradicate the Ebola virus.

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International Mon, 15 Dec 2014 15:00:00 -0500