The Catholic Register Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:50:56 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Speaking Out: Climate change is a moral crisis /item/24940-speaking-out-climate-change-is-a-moral-crisis /item/24940-speaking-out-climate-change-is-a-moral-crisis

I am almost completely removed from nature in my daily life. I don’t have to worry about where my water is coming from and the food I eat is easily accessible at the supermarket. My life, and the lives of my family and friends, are not in any immediate danger because of global warming.

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YSN: Speaking Out Fri, 21 Apr 2017 04:57:00 -0400
Spiritual crisis is at the heart of addiction /item/24802-spiritual-crisis-is-at-the-heart-of-addiction /item/24802-spiritual-crisis-is-at-the-heart-of-addiction

In the United States, nearly four million people use heroin — a five-fold increase from a decade ago, according to new research from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Thu, 06 Apr 2017 05:00:00 -0400
Local environmental conference turns into nationwide call to action /item/24563-local-environmental-conference-turns-into-nationwide-call-to-action /item/24563-local-environmental-conference-turns-into-nationwide-call-to-action

What started out as a local conference for Toronto students to help save polar regions has escalated into a nationwide call to action.

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Youth Speak News Fri, 10 Mar 2017 04:59:00 -0500
Alberta shows more environmental leadership in the spirit of 'Laudato Si’ /item/23484-alberta-showing-more-environmental-leadership-in-spirit-of-laudato-si /item/23484-alberta-showing-more-environmental-leadership-in-spirit-of-laudato-si

ST. ALBERT, Alta. – Until a year and a half ago, Alberta was “ground zero” for lack of trust in protecting the environment, says Andrew Read of the environmentalist Pembina Institute.

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Canada Wed, 02 Nov 2016 19:00:00 -0400
ItƵapp in our hands /columns/item/23379-it-s-in-our-hands /columns/item/23379-it-s-in-our-hands

A common response to OttawaƵapp recent ratification of the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change was to declare it the start of a bold new era. We say not so fast, we’ve been down this road before.

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editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) Editorial Thu, 20 Oct 2016 16:04:17 -0400