The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 20:20:09 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Canadian and U.S. bishops consecrate nations to Mary amid pandemic /item/31546-canadian-and-u-s-bishops-consecrate-nations-to-mary-amid-pandemic /item/31546-canadian-and-u-s-bishops-consecrate-nations-to-mary-amid-pandemic

Facing lockdowns, economic strife and the health threats brought on by the deadly coronavirus, Catholics across the country and in the United States turned to the Blessed Virgin for help May 1.

]]> canadiancatholicnews@catholicregister.org (Canadian Catholic News) Canada Sat, 02 May 2020 17:09:39 -0400 Canadian, U.S. bishops consecrate nations to Mary /item/31540-canadian-u-s-bishops-consecrate-nations-to-mary /item/31540-canadian-u-s-bishops-consecrate-nations-to-mary

OTTAWA -- The tradition of honouring the Blessed Virgin Mary in the month of May is taking on even greater significance this year as Catholics around the world are being asked to turn to the mother of Jesus for protection during the global COVID-19 pandemic.

]]> Canada Fri, 01 May 2020 10:21:37 -0400 Consecrated hosts found intact more than a year after church destroyed by earthquake /home/international/item/26892-consecrated-hosts-found-intact-more-than-a-year-after-church-destroyed-by-earthquake /home/international/item/26892-consecrated-hosts-found-intact-more-than-a-year-after-church-destroyed-by-earthquake ROME – Almost a year and a half after an August 2016 earthquake in the central area of the Italy, a tabernacle with 40 intact and consecrated hosts was found amid the rubble in Our Lady of the Assumption church in the town of Arquata.
]]> International Wed, 28 Feb 2018 08:46:40 -0500 A fitting celebration for Our Lady /item/26078-a-fitting-celebration-for-our-lady /item/26078-a-fitting-celebration-for-our-lady

OTTAWA – It was the gift to beat all gifts.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Tue, 26 Sep 2017 17:05:24 -0400 Bishops across country consecrate dioceses to Mary on Canada Day weekend /item/25615-bishops-across-country-consecrate-dioceses-to-mary-on-canada-day-weekend /item/25615-bishops-across-country-consecrate-dioceses-to-mary-on-canada-day-weekend

OTTAWA – From coast to coast, many Canadian bishops consecrated their dioceses to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on Canada Day weekend.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Tue, 04 Jul 2017 12:45:00 -0400