The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 20:06:13 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Iraqi immigrant mother holds to faith, heritage in U.S. /home/international/item/24893-iraqi-immigrant-mother-holds-to-faith-heritage-in-u-s /home/international/item/24893-iraqi-immigrant-mother-holds-to-faith-heritage-in-u-s

PHOENIX – Chaldean immigrant Maureen Antwan wants two things for her children – for them to keep the faith and do well in school.

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JERUSALEM - UNESCO declared Bethany Beyond the Jordan, on the eastern side of the Jordan River, as a World Heritage site and the location of Jesus' baptism.

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QUEBEC CITY - With the decision to close one of its largest and most important churches, the Archdiocese of Quebec is sending a clear message: The future of even the most majestic churches cannot be guaranteed any more.

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WINDSOR, Ont. - Our Lady of Assumption Church has been placed on CanadaƵapp 2015 Top Ten Endangered Places list.

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GUELPH, ONT. - In increasingly secular Ontario, the debate about the real or perceived distinctiveness of Catholic education rages on.

]]> Catholic Education Sun, 03 May 2015 14:00:00 -0400 ISIS committing ‘cultural genocide’ by damaging ancient relics /item/20092-isis-committing-cultural-genocide-by-damaging-ancient-relics /item/20092-isis-committing-cultural-genocide-by-damaging-ancient-relics

TORONTO - Not only is the Islamic State causing catastrophic human tragedy throughout Syria and Iraq, it is engaged in a “cultural genocide” as it destroys anything in its way that is not part of its idea of Islam, said Sascha Priewe.

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