The Catholic Register Thu, 23 Jan 2025 01:48:08 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Southern Italian diocese temporarily bans naming of godparents /home/international/item/33884-southern-italian-diocese-temporarily-bans-naming-of-godparents /home/international/item/33884-southern-italian-diocese-temporarily-bans-naming-of-godparents

A second diocese in Sicily, where the Mafia has had a significant presence for decades, announced a temporary ban on the naming of godparents for baptisms and confirmations.

]]> International Mon, 03 Jan 2022 13:32:27 -0500 Quebec Catholic Church mulls questions about transgender godparents /item/26125-quebec-catholic-church-transgender-godparents /item/26125-quebec-catholic-church-transgender-godparents QUEBEC CITY – Andrea was baffled when her friend asked her to be the godmother of her newborn baby. She would have said "Yes" right away, but things are not that simple for her. She has been a woman for only a little more than a year.]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) Canada Fri, 06 Oct 2017 08:26:38 -0400