The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:31:00 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb MPs look to bridge gap in faith, politics /item/32249-mps-look-to-bridge-gap-in-faith-politics /item/32249-mps-look-to-bridge-gap-in-faith-politics

OTTAWA -- MPs from across the political spectrum are working to form a new all-party caucus in Parliament to foster more dialogue and respect between faith communities and federal politicians.

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Canada Wed, 21 Oct 2020 14:00:00 -0400
Catholics need to ‘ignite fire’ in public policy /item/32171-catholics-need-to-ignite-fire-in-public-policy /item/32171-catholics-need-to-ignite-fire-in-public-policy

OTTAWA -- The Catholic voice, silenced so long in Canadian public life, needs to be heard loud and clear once more, Archbishop Richard Gagnon said in his presidentƵapp report at the Canadian bishops’ annual plenary.

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Canada Fri, 02 Oct 2020 13:00:00 -0400
Politics and faith an uneasy mix: poll /item/30814-politics-and-faith-an-uneasy-mix-poll /item/30814-politics-and-faith-an-uneasy-mix-poll

OTTAWA -- A belief that federal Conservative leader Andrew ScheerƵapp Catholic faith contributed to his failure to become prime minister has been supported by the results of a new poll.

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Canada Thu, 05 Dec 2019 10:15:48 -0500
Peter Stockland: Religious narrative losing its voice /opinion/columnists/item/30770-peter-stockland-religious-narrative-losing-its-voice /opinion/columnists/item/30770-peter-stockland-religious-narrative-losing-its-voice

The online publication The Catholic Thing recently dubbed Pope Francis “idiosyncratic” for his insistence that evangelical encounters should witness to Christ without having a proselytizing edge. 

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peterstockland@catholicregister.org (Peter Stockland) Peter Stockland Sat, 30 Nov 2019 07:00:00 -0500
Voices of faith struggle to be heard in a cynical political world /item/27431-voices-of-faith-struggle-to-be-heard-in-a-cynical-political-world /item/27431-voices-of-faith-struggle-to-be-heard-in-a-cynical-political-world

Voting is easy. Walk into a booth, tick off some names — whatƵapp complicated about that? Nothing, except that each name ticked represents a choice and a direction for our common future.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Thu, 24 May 2018 14:49:55 -0400