The Catholic Register Thu, 23 Jan 2025 04:45:50 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Sisters of Mercy help push Canadian mining giant to abandon operations  /home/international/item/28594-sisters-of-mercy-help-push-canadian-mining-giant-to-abandon-operations /home/international/item/28594-sisters-of-mercy-help-push-canadian-mining-giant-to-abandon-operations

After years of lobbying by a small community of Catholic sisters from eastern Canada, the worldöÏÓãÊÓƵapp largest producer of potash is abandoning mining operations in territory south of Morocco.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) International Mon, 10 Dec 2018 14:29:33 -0500 Small museum in Pacific Northwest has world's largest rosary collection /home/international/item/26237-small-museum-in-pacific-northwest-has-the-worlds-largest-rosary-collection /home/international/item/26237-small-museum-in-pacific-northwest-has-the-worlds-largest-rosary-collection

STEVENSON, WASHINGTON – Travelers who happen upon a regional museum in Washington state are frequently surprised to find there the largest collection of rosaries in the world – according to no less an authority than "Ripley's Believe It or Not."

]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Tue, 24 Oct 2017 12:35:34 -0400 Newfoundland's Sisters of Mercy challenge Potash Corp in board room /item/22381-newfoundland-s-sisters-of-mercy-challenge-potash-corp-in-board-room /item/22381-newfoundland-s-sisters-of-mercy-challenge-potash-corp-in-board-room

The Sisters of Mercy of Newfoundland lost a vote at the May 11 Annual General Meeting of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, Inc., but they won attention from the mining giantöÏÓãÊÓƵapp management.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Wed, 25 May 2016 11:30:00 -0400