NEWS
{mosimage}OTTAWA - The Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace delivered 153,000 postcards to Parliament Hill Oct. 24, urging the Conservative government to ensure Canadian mining companies act responsibly when operating abroad.
Economics must take environment into account
By Catholic Register Staff
{mosimage}TORONTO - We need to stop an attitude aiming at maximum economic growth and instead make economic choices toward responsible development, said Dr. Bob Goudzwaard.
The power of one
By Tony Gosgnach, Catholic Register Special
{mosimage}BRAMPTON, Ont. - The life stories of people such as Mother Teresa and Mother Angelica provide models for pro-life supporters in how even one individual, let alone a whole movement, can profoundly change the world for the better in the face of daunting challenges.
Imams learn about the Holocaust reality
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register
{mosimage}TORONTO - ThereƵapp just one reason why half a dozen imams and other leaders in TorontoƵapp Muslim community joined an interfaith tour of the Holocaust Museum in the cityƵapp north end Oct. 16, and just one reason they listened intently to Max Eisen tell how he survived the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp as a 15-year-old slave labourer.
Collection tells the legend of the Knights Templar
By John Thavis, Catholic News Service
{mosimage}VATICAN CITY - The Vatican is publishing a collectorƵapp edition of documents on the Knights Templar, the medieval crusading order that became the focus of legends and mysteries.
De Manche was with Register 41 years
By Mike Mastromatteo, Catholic Register Special
{mosimage}TORONTO - ItƵapp appropriate that Alfred De MancheƵapp family would request that friends consider a donation to the ShepherdƵapp Trust as a fitting way to remember the long-time journalistƵapp life and work.
Confirmation program lets special needs youth participate
By Catholic Register Staff
{mosimage}NEWMARKET, Ont. - The archdiocese of Toronto launched its newly revised Confirmation program “Anointed for Mission” this fall.
St. BonaventureƵapp reaches out online
By Catholic Register Staff
{mosimage}TORONTO - A Franciscan friar has found a creative way to reach out to people sitting outside the pews in front of their computer screens.
Slain bishop committed to building bridges in Algeria
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register
{mosimage}TORONTO - Some of the most horrific violence of our time happened in Algeria in the 1990s, and it only tangentially involved Catholics. But that tangent is full of dangers, doubts and fear.
Christian-Muslim peace = world peace
By Regina Linskey, Catholic News Service
{mosimage} WASHINGTON - For the first time, more than 100 senior Muslim leaders from around the world sent a letter to Pope Benedict XVI and other Christian leaders proposing theological similarities as a basis for peace and understanding.
Attracting families will lure Catholics back to pews
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News
{mosimage}CORNWALL, Ont. - Offer better ministry to families and baptized Catholics who no longer attend church will come back, sociologist told the annual plenary of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops Oct. 15.