The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 20:32:18 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Syro-Malabar rite enriches Yukon /item/37189-syro-malabar-rite-enriches-yukon /item/37189-syro-malabar-rite-enriches-yukon

Sacred Heart Cathedral in Whitehorse has long stood out in Yukon for being the only traditional, fully-fledged Catholic parish in a territory populated with missionary churches.

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Worshippers braved the bitter wind to celebrate the Great Blessing of the Water on the eve of Theophany. But they were equally there to pray for peace in their war-torn spiritual homeland across the sea.

]]> Features Fri, 13 Jan 2023 09:09:16 -0500 Priest attacked in church; assailant cited retribution for church sex abuse /home/international/item/27860-priest-attacked-in-church-assailant-cited-retribution-for-church-sex-abuse /home/international/item/27860-priest-attacked-in-church-assailant-cited-retribution-for-church-sex-abuse MERRILLVILLE, Ind. – A Byzantine Catholic priest was attacked Aug. 20 in the altar servers' sacristy of his church in Merrillville, near Gary in the northwestern part of the state.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Wed, 22 Aug 2018 08:52:30 -0400 Pope, Christian leaders condemn use of violence against Syria /home/international/item/27189-pope-christian-leaders-condemn-use-of-violence-against-syria /home/international/item/27189-pope-christian-leaders-condemn-use-of-violence-against-syria

VATICAN – Sharply criticizing a failure to find nonviolent means of bringing peace to Syria and other parts of the world, Pope Francis appealed to world leaders to work for justice and peace.

]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Sun, 15 Apr 2018 15:30:16 -0400 Pope, Melkite patriarch formalize full communion with Rome /home/international/item/26814-pope-melkite-patriarch-formalize-full-communion-with-rome /home/international/item/26814-pope-melkite-patriarch-formalize-full-communion-with-rome VATICAN – Formalizing their unity in the intimate setting of the chapel of the papal residence, Pope Francis and Melkite Patriarch Joseph Absi concelebrated Mass together in the presence of members of the Melkite synod of bishops.
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