The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:06:18 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Clock is ticking to treat Lyme in time /opinion/columnists/item/35632-clock-is-ticking-to-treat-lyme-in-time /opinion/columnists/item/35632-clock-is-ticking-to-treat-lyme-in-time

The weather is getting warmer, and that means… tick season. Tick season means… Lyme disease. Lyme disease is extremely “controversial.” People with Lyme are often deemed to be perfectly healthy, are misdiagnosed or dismissed with “itƵapp all in your head.”

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burnsh@catholicregister.org (Sr. Helena Burns, FSP) Register Columnists Fri, 09 Jun 2023 09:33:54 -0400
Gerry Turcotte: The vital art of dance /opinion/columnists/item/31456-gerry-turcotte-the-vital-art-of-dance /opinion/columnists/item/31456-gerry-turcotte-the-vital-art-of-dance

In June we celebrate St. Vitus’ Day, a time that honours an unusual saint whose influence was seen throughout Europe generally and in Germany in particular.

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jturcotte@catholicregister.org (Gerry Turcotte ) Register Columnists Fri, 17 Apr 2020 09:46:11 -0400
Bishop set a powerful example /item/31395-bishop-set-a-powerful-example /item/31395-bishop-set-a-powerful-example

Priests have not been spared from being infected — and dying — as COVID-19 sweeps the world.

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mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Canada Sat, 04 Apr 2020 14:10:00 -0400
Pope makes surprise visit to community for people with Alzheimer's /faith/item/29332-pope-makes-surprise-visit-to-community-for-people-with-alzheimer-s /faith/item/29332-pope-makes-surprise-visit-to-community-for-people-with-alzheimer-s

ROME - Drawing attention to the special needs of people with Alzheimer's disease, Pope Francis made an afternoon visit to a community of group homes designed to keep residents active and living as normal a life as possible.

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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) Vatican Mon, 15 Apr 2019 13:19:45 -0400
Struggle against AIDS isn’t over, say Catholics at global AIDS meeting /home/international/item/27745-struggle-against-aids-isn-t-over-say-catholics-at-global-aids-meeting /home/international/item/27745-struggle-against-aids-isn-t-over-say-catholics-at-global-aids-meeting AMSTERDAM – Despite rumors of its demise, the AIDS pandemic is far from over, and churches must continue to play a critical role in combating the disease, Catholic leaders were told at an international gathering of more than 15,000 AIDS researchers and activists.
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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Mon, 30 Jul 2018 12:57:57 -0400
Atlanta Archbishop: Racism is a disease that must be cured /item/23728-atlanta-archbishop-racism-is-a-disease-that-must-be-cured /item/23728-atlanta-archbishop-racism-is-a-disease-that-must-be-cured

The U.S. national election brought many issues that the Roman Catholic Church has to face. Below, Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, the former chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Task Force to Promote Peace in Our Communities, addresses the racism that came to the forefront in this U.S. political cycle.

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Features Thu, 01 Dec 2016 21:00:00 -0500
Angela Kirby fighting MS around the world, 5 km at a time /item/20595-angela-kirby-fighting-ms-around-the-world-5-km-at-a-time /item/20595-angela-kirby-fighting-ms-around-the-world-5-km-at-a-time

PICKERING, ONT. - Angela Kirby believes in living life to its fullest and won’t let the challenges of multiple sclerosis get in her way. Diagnosed with MS at the age of 50, she never felt deterred from hiking up mountains and travelling the world.

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jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) Canada Sun, 19 Jul 2015 13:30:00 -0400
Success rate in use of adult stem cells 'staggering,' says researcher /home/international/item/20577-success-rate-in-use-of-adult-stem-cells-staggering-says-researcher /home/international/item/20577-success-rate-in-use-of-adult-stem-cells-staggering-says-researcher

Adult stem cells, easily harvested from human bone marrow, umbilical cord blood and fat tissue, have a successful track record in treatments for more than 90 medical conditions and diseases, including sickle cell anemia, multiple myeloma cancer and damaged heart tissue.

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International Wed, 15 Jul 2015 08:00:00 -0400
Britain legalizes modifying germ line to fight disease /home/international/item/19774-britain-legalizes-modifying-germ-line-to-fight-disease /home/international/item/19774-britain-legalizes-modifying-germ-line-to-fight-disease

MANCHESTER, England - Britain has become the first country in the world to legalize the genetic modification of the human germ line in an attempt to fight inherited diseases, but Catholic officials oppose the procedures.

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International Thu, 26 Feb 2015 10:30:00 -0500