The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:12:11 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb The children 'must not be forgotten': Cardinal Thomas Collins responds to discovery of graves at Kamloops residential school /item/33184-the-children-must-not-be-forgotten-cardinal-thomas-collins-responds-to-discovery-of-graves-at-kamloops-residential-school /item/33184-the-children-must-not-be-forgotten-cardinal-thomas-collins-responds-to-discovery-of-graves-at-kamloops-residential-school

The “betrayal of trust” by those responsible for CanadaƵapp residential schools must “compel us to ensure that our sins are not repeated,” said Cardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto.

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crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Canada Fri, 04 Jun 2021 07:15:00 -0400
Asylum-seekers along Mexican border putting their hope in Joe Biden /home/international/item/32640-asylum-seekers-along-mexican-border-putting-their-hope-in-joe-biden /home/international/item/32640-asylum-seekers-along-mexican-border-putting-their-hope-in-joe-biden

MATAMOROS, Mexico — Idalia Reyes remembers the desperation that drove her to seek out smugglers to take her children, unaccompanied, to the United States. Reyes and her children lived in a tent camp along the Rio Grande, where they endured crime, cold snaps and infestations of insects and snakes.

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International Mon, 25 Jan 2021 14:22:54 -0500
Poet Amanda Gorman is a light to us all, parishioner says /home/international/item/32639-poet-amanda-gorman-is-a-light-to-us-all-parishioner-says /home/international/item/32639-poet-amanda-gorman-is-a-light-to-us-all-parishioner-says

WASHINGTON — Long before she burst into the public spotlight delivering her inauguration poem, Amanda Gorman got a standing ovation from fellow parishioners of St. Brigid Church in Los Angeles for reciting a poem she wrote about the parish.

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International Mon, 25 Jan 2021 12:43:36 -0500
The feather and the crucifix /item/32228-the-feather-and-the-crucifix /item/32228-the-feather-and-the-crucifix

Rosella KinoshamegƵapp Catholic faith and her Indigenous traditions go hand-in-hand as a spiritual leader to the First Nations communities on Manitoulin Island.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Canada Sun, 18 Oct 2020 08:00:25 -0400
Jean Vanier, founder of L'Arche, dies at 90 /home/international/item/29453-jean-vanier-founder-of-l-arche-dies-at-90 /home/international/item/29453-jean-vanier-founder-of-l-arche-dies-at-90

It is not a cliché to say Jean Vanier practised what he preached.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) International Tue, 07 May 2019 07:57:33 -0400
CanadianƵapp future heading Down Under /item/29402-canadian-s-future-heading-down-under /item/29402-canadian-s-future-heading-down-under

OTTAWA - Msgr. Carl Reid, a married Catholic priest, expected to retire in his adopted home of Victoria, B.C., in another six years or so, but Pope Francis had other plans for him and his wife.

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ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Fri, 26 Apr 2019 14:52:03 -0400
‘Make a ruckus,' Pope tells young people in letter /home/international/item/29275-make-a-ruckus-pope-tells-young-people-in-letter /home/international/item/29275-make-a-ruckus-pope-tells-young-people-in-letter

VATICAN CITY — The sex abuse crisis, a history of sexism and an overly narrow focus on a small number of moral issues can keep young people away from the Church, Pope Francis wrote  in a new apostolic exhortation.

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cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) International Tue, 02 Apr 2019 08:47:59 -0400
Pope issues child protection law for Vatican City State /home/international/item/29256-pope-issues-new-child-protection-law-for-vatican-city-state /home/international/item/29256-pope-issues-new-child-protection-law-for-vatican-city-state

VATICAN CITY — To better protect minors and vulnerable adults from all forms of abuse and exploitation, Pope Francis approved a new law and a set of safeguarding guidelines for Vatican City State and the Roman Curia.

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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Fri, 29 Mar 2019 10:36:08 -0400
ShareLifeƵapp goal grows as charity needs expand /item/29152-sharelife-s-goal-grows-as-charity-needs-expand /item/29152-sharelife-s-goal-grows-as-charity-needs-expand

After topping $13 million for the first time last year, ShareLife is reaching even higher this year as it brings three more agencies under its charitable umbrella.

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mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Canada Sun, 10 Mar 2019 14:25:47 -0400
The Browns hit all the right notes at 60 years of marriage /item/28937-the-browns-hit-all-the-right-notes-at-60-years-of-marriage /item/28937-the-browns-hit-all-the-right-notes-at-60-years-of-marriage

For 60 years, David and Jeannette Brown have made beautiful music together.

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mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Features Thu, 07 Feb 2019 16:18:21 -0500