The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:31:03 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Winnipeg Free Press partners with faith communities to put religion back in the news /item/30959-winnipeg-free-press-partners-with-faith-communities-to-put-religion-back-in-the-news /item/30959-winnipeg-free-press-partners-with-faith-communities-to-put-religion-back-in-the-news

Whether CanadaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp faith life is hidden, secret or just ignored, it represents a rich vein of news for any enterprising journalist, as far as Winnipeg Free Press columnist John Longhurst is concerned. 

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Thu, 09 Jan 2020 08:33:28 -0500
Winnipeg youth combats mental health stigma /item/29026-winnipeg-youth-combats-mental-health-stigma /item/29026-winnipeg-youth-combats-mental-health-stigma

Regina Contreras was in her second year at Red River College in Winnipeg when she found herself talking with a friend last summer about their struggles with anxiety and depression. 

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Youth Speak News Thu, 21 Feb 2019 12:42:55 -0500
Protestant discovers the peace of Eucharistic adoration /faith/item/28721-protestant-discovers-the-peace-of-eucharistic-adoration /faith/item/28721-protestant-discovers-the-peace-of-eucharistic-adoration

WINNIPEG – In 2008, members of Holy Cross Parish in the Archdiocese of St. Boniface had an idea for something new: 24/7 perpetual Eucharistic adoration.

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Faith Mon, 07 Jan 2019 15:24:15 -0500
Speaking Out: How can I be a part of reconciliation? /item/28436-speaking-out-how-can-i-be-a-part-of-reconciliation /item/28436-speaking-out-how-can-i-be-a-part-of-reconciliation

I love my Church, but I admit I have at times found it difficult dealing with its sins against the Indigenous community.

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YSN: Speaking Out Wed, 14 Nov 2018 12:36:55 -0500
Fr. Raymond J. De Souza: Canada took wrong side in Humanae Vitae debate /opinion/columnists/item/27650-fr-raymond-j-de-souza-canada-took-wrong-side-in-humanae-vitae-debate /opinion/columnists/item/27650-fr-raymond-j-de-souza-canada-took-wrong-side-in-humanae-vitae-debate

The summer of 1968, with France undergoing a social revolution and America burning, was not a congenial time for a reaffirmation of traditional morality in face of the sexual revolution. But the courageous Blessed Paul VI did just that in his encyclical Humanae Vitae, published 50 years ago this month.

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fr_desouza@catholicregister.org (Fr. Raymond J. de Souza) Fr. Raymond de Souza Wed, 04 Jul 2018 14:15:06 -0400
The birth of the western Canadian Catholic Church /item/27636-the-birth-of-the-western-canadian-catholic-church /item/27636-the-birth-of-the-western-canadian-catholic-church

Two hundred years ago, a trio of missionaries were sent westward to bring peace and stability to an untamed colony.

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glenargan@catholicregister.org (Glen Argan) Canada Mon, 02 Jul 2018 12:25:33 -0400
Youth open closet doors to WinnipegöÏÓãÊÓƵapp new migrants and refugees /item/26836-youth-open-closet-doors-to-winnipeg-s-new-migrants-and-refugees /item/26836-youth-open-closet-doors-to-winnipeg-s-new-migrants-and-refugees For many Canadians, hand-me-down clothes from siblings or cousins were a natural part of growing up. However, not everyone is fortunate enough to have relatives to lean on.
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Youth Speak News Fri, 16 Feb 2018 15:20:04 -0500
Winnipeg Catholic hospital draws euthanasia battle lines /item/26051-winnipeg-catholic-hospital-draws-euthanasia-battle-lines /item/26051-winnipeg-catholic-hospital-draws-euthanasia-battle-lines

All summer long WinnipegöÏÓãÊÓƵapp St. Boniface Hospital has been in the eye of a storm over its right as a religious health care institution to refuse to provide euthanasia and assisted suicide.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Wed, 20 Sep 2017 14:00:16 -0400
Sr. Gleason lauded for changing thousands of refugees' lives /features/call-to-service/item/23280-sr-gleason-lauded-for-changing-thousands-of-refugees-lives /features/call-to-service/item/23280-sr-gleason-lauded-for-changing-thousands-of-refugees-lives

WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg community of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions honoured Sr. Aileen Gleason for seven decades of a life of service to others and for changing the lives of thousands of refugees.

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Call to Service Sat, 08 Oct 2016 06:50:00 -0400
Comparing Winnipeg school to residential schools ‘just odious’ /item/21715-comparing-winnipeg-school-to-residential-schools-just-odious /item/21715-comparing-winnipeg-school-to-residential-schools-just-odious

A Jesuit-inspired middle school in WinnipegöÏÓãÊÓƵapp poorest, most violent neighbourhood has been met with accusations of cultural genocide and comparisons with the infamous residential schools that devastated native communities across Canada.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Fri, 05 Feb 2016 11:00:04 -0500