The Catholic Register Thu, 23 Jan 2025 07:20:03 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Syrian archbishops support Ƶapp military intervention in civil war /home/international/item/21069-syrian-archbishops-support-russian-military-intervention-in-civil-war /home/international/item/21069-syrian-archbishops-support-russian-military-intervention-in-civil-war

MANCHESTER, England - A Syrian archbishop sees “a source of hope” in Ƶapp airstrikes against rebel groups in their country.

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International Fri, 09 Oct 2015 13:30:03 -0400
Canadian churches seek more than military response in Iraq, Syria /home/international/item/20017-canadian-churches-seek-more-than-military-response-in-iraq-syria /home/international/item/20017-canadian-churches-seek-more-than-military-response-in-iraq-syria

OTTAWA - The Canadian Council of Churches in an open letter to Prime Minister Harper has urging a broader response to the crisis in Iraq and Syria than military intervention.

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ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) International Thu, 09 Apr 2015 09:30:00 -0400
Syria mission a humanitarian necessity: Chaldean eparch /item/19961-syria-mission-a-humanitarian-necessity-chaldean-eparch /item/19961-syria-mission-a-humanitarian-necessity-chaldean-eparch

OTTAWA - The Chaldean Catholic Eparch of Canada says Canadian military intervention against the Islamic State is a humanitarian necessity to protect defenceless people in Iraq and Syria.

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ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Wed, 01 Apr 2015 09:30:00 -0400
AbrahamƵapp leap of faith bore much fruit /faith/columnists/item/19403-abraham-s-leap-of-faith-bore-much-fruit /faith/columnists/item/19403-abraham-s-leap-of-faith-bore-much-fruit

Holy Family (Year B) Dec. 28 (Genesis 15:1-6; 17:3b-5, 15-16; 21:1-7; Psalm 105; Hebrews 11:8, 11-12, 17-19; Luke 2:22-40)

Even though Abraham is our father in faith because he trusted in God, that faith was sorely tested. Abraham had left everything behind — his land, kin and security — and became a wanderer, going wherever God led him.

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fr_scott@catholicregister.org (Fr. Scott Lewis, S.J) Fr. Scott Lewis Thu, 18 Dec 2014 12:55:00 -0500