The Catholic Register Thu, 23 Jan 2025 04:46:47 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Pope Francis postpones World Meeting of Families, World Youth Day /faith/item/31473-pope-francis-postpones-world-meeting-of-families-world-youth-day /faith/item/31473-pope-francis-postpones-world-meeting-of-families-world-youth-day

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has agreed with a recommendation by the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life to postpone by one year the next gatherings of the World Meeting of Families and World Youth Day.

]]> cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) Faith Mon, 20 Apr 2020 14:06:18 -0400 Canadian families looking past scandal at World Meeting of Families /home/international/item/27911-canadian-families-looking-past-scandal-at-world-meeting-of-families /home/international/item/27911-canadian-families-looking-past-scandal-at-world-meeting-of-families

Wherever they went, participants at the World Meeting of Families couldn’t escape the pall cast by the abuse scandal that has reared its head in the Catholic Church once again.

]]> mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) International Thu, 30 Aug 2018 08:32:01 -0400 Pope Francis meets survivors of sex abuse in Ireland /home/international/item/27881-pope-francis-meets-survivors-of-sex-abuse-in-ireland /home/international/item/27881-pope-francis-meets-survivors-of-sex-abuse-in-ireland DUBLIN – Pope Francis spent 90 minutes meeting privately with eight survivors of sexual, physical and emotional abuse at the hands of Catholic clergy or in Catholic-run schools and institutions.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Mon, 27 Aug 2018 01:43:30 -0400 Pope Francis makes 'act of faith' in people who read Archbishop Vigano's claims about him /home/international/item/27883-pope-francis-makes-act-of-faith-in-people-who-read-archbishop-vigano-s-claims-about-him /home/international/item/27883-pope-francis-makes-act-of-faith-in-people-who-read-archbishop-vigano-s-claims-about-him ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM DUBLIN – Pope Francis said Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano's long document calling on him to resign is written in a way that people should be able to draw their own conclusions.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Mon, 27 Aug 2018 01:16:34 -0400 Pope Francis makes penitential plea for abuse scandals at Dublin Mass /home/international/item/27884-pope-francis-makes-penitential-plea-for-abuse-scandals-at-dublin-mass /home/international/item/27884-pope-francis-makes-penitential-plea-for-abuse-scandals-at-dublin-mass DUBLIN – Before celebrating Mass in a Dublin park, Pope Francis solemnly asked forgiveness for the thousands of cases of sexual and physical abuse perpetrated by Catholics in Ireland.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Sun, 26 Aug 2018 15:57:11 -0400 Pope begs forgiveness for betrayal of abuse at Knock Shrine /home/international/item/27886-pope-begs-forgiveness-for-betrayal-of-abuse-at-knock-shrine /home/international/item/27886-pope-begs-forgiveness-for-betrayal-of-abuse-at-knock-shrine KNOCK, Ireland – On a foggy, soggy day at a Marian shrine in County Mayo, Pope Francis said he prayed before a statue of Our Lady of Knock for all those who suffered sexual and physical abuse by Catholic clergy or in Catholic-run institutions in Ireland.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Sun, 26 Aug 2018 11:59:52 -0400 Pope Francis acknowledges 'repugnant crimes' of sex abuse in Ireland /home/international/item/27879-pope-francis-acknowledges-repugnant-crimes-of-sex-abuse-in-ireland /home/international/item/27879-pope-francis-acknowledges-repugnant-crimes-of-sex-abuse-in-ireland DUBLIN – Acknowledging the failures "of bishops, religious superiors, priests and others" in the Catholic Church to protect children from the "repugnant crimes" of physical and sexual abuse, Pope Francis began his two-day visit to Ireland.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Sat, 25 Aug 2018 19:41:48 -0400 A fruitful marriage fulfills God's dream for the human family, Pope tells young couples /faith/item/27880-a-fruitful-marriage-fulfills-god-s-dream-for-the-human-family-pope-tells-young-couples /faith/item/27880-a-fruitful-marriage-fulfills-god-s-dream-for-the-human-family-pope-tells-young-couples DUBLIN – God wants every person to love and be loved, creating a family or community where love is nurtured and shared with all who are poor, lonely or in need, Pope Francis said.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) Faith Sat, 25 Aug 2018 17:21:10 -0400 Prominent Irish abuse survivor defends Cardinal O'Malley /home/international/item/27878-prominent-irish-abuse-survivor-defends-cardinal-o-malley /home/international/item/27878-prominent-irish-abuse-survivor-defends-cardinal-o-malley DUBLIN – Marie Collins, a survivor of Irish clerical sex abuse, has given her backing to Boston Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley as president of the Vatican's Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Fri, 24 Aug 2018 14:59:07 -0400 Fr. James Martin says gay people have been treated like 'lepers' by the church /home/international/item/27877-fr-james-martin-says-gay-people-have-been-treated-like-lepers-by-the-church /home/international/item/27877-fr-james-martin-says-gay-people-have-been-treated-like-lepers-by-the-church DUBLIN (CNS) -- U.S. Jesuit Father James Martin set out a series of ways in which parishes can show welcome and respect to LGBT Catholics.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Thu, 23 Aug 2018 15:43:13 -0400