The Catholic Register Thu, 23 Jan 2025 02:05:08 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Pope, Martin Luther King share common dream, Vatican official says /home/international/item/27122-pope-martin-luther-king-share-common-dream-vatican-official-says /home/international/item/27122-pope-martin-luther-king-share-common-dream-vatican-official-says VATICAN – The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of a dignified life for all men and women regardless of color or creed continues to live on in the teachings of one his most influential admirers, Pope Francis, a Vatican representative said.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Wed, 04 Apr 2018 09:01:42 -0400 The Register Archive: Canadian clergy march for civil rights /item/26791-the-register-archive-canadian-clergy-march-for-civil-rights /item/26791-the-register-archive-canadian-clergy-march-for-civil-rights To mark The RegisterƵapp 125th year, we are re-publishing some interesting stories from our archive. As we celebrate Black History Month, hereƵapp an article from March 20, 1965, reporting on a march in Ottawa that drew thousands in support of the civil rights movement in the United States. The event was held shortly after the historic Selma to Montgomery march in Alabama on March 7 that resulted in state troopers attacking demonstrators on what became known as “Bloody Sunday.”
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