The Catholic Register Thu, 23 Jan 2025 07:23:34 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Editorial: There's a ray of hope in northern Iraq /columns/item/24799-editorial-there-s-a-ray-of-hope-in-northern-iraq /columns/item/24799-editorial-there-s-a-ray-of-hope-in-northern-iraq

As civilian deaths mount in Mosul and as Pope Francis appeals to combatants to spare innocent lives in the “beloved Iraqi nation,” a small ray of hope has emerged not 85 km away in the city of Irbil.

]]> editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) Editorial Thu, 06 Apr 2017 04:58:00 -0400 Canadian help for Yazidis must also take other refugees into account, say advocates /item/23450-canadian-help-for-yazidis-must-also-take-other-refugees-into-account-say-advocates /item/23450-canadian-help-for-yazidis-must-also-take-other-refugees-into-account-say-advocates

OTTAWA — Help for Yazidis facing genocide and sex slavery by ISIS must not overshadow needs of other refugees elsewhere in the world, say refugee advocates.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Fri, 28 Oct 2016 09:30:00 -0400 Canada needs to step up help for Yazidis, vulnerable minorities /item/22713-canada-needs-to-step-up-help-for-yazidis-vulnerable-minorities /item/22713-canada-needs-to-step-up-help-for-yazidis-vulnerable-minorities

OTTAWA – The head of the Toronto archdioceseƵapp refugee office made an impassioned plea July 18 for Canada to to protect Yazidis and other vulnerable religious minorities.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Wed, 20 Jul 2016 09:20:26 -0400