The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:24:46 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb ‘War spending’ traps us in new Cold War /item/34142-war-spending-traps-us-in-new-cold-war /item/34142-war-spending-traps-us-in-new-cold-war

The world doesn’t just feel like a more dangerous place since Ƶapp troops entered Ukraine, it is a reality.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Features Wed, 16 Mar 2022 12:06:55 -0400
Pope repeats call to divert funds from military to fighting hunger /home/international/item/32221-pope-repeats-call-to-divert-funds-from-military-to-fighting-hunger /home/international/item/32221-pope-repeats-call-to-divert-funds-from-military-to-fighting-hunger

VATICAN CITY - Repeating a call first made by St. Paul VI, Pope Francis urged a global move to divert money from national military spending and use it to "definitely defeat hunger."

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cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) International Fri, 16 Oct 2020 13:34:13 -0400
Myanmar military leaders must be prosecuted for genocide, U.N. fact-finders say /home/international/item/27887-myanmar-military-leaders-must-be-prosecuted-for-genocide-u-n-fact-finders-say /home/international/item/27887-myanmar-military-leaders-must-be-prosecuted-for-genocide-u-n-fact-finders-say

MANDALAY, Myanmar – U.N. fact-finding mission said senior military officials in Myanmar must be prosecuted for genocide and war crimes against Rohingya Muslims and other ethnic minorities.

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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Mon, 27 Aug 2018 00:09:00 -0400
Faith on front lines: A desperate world needs God more than ever, says Lt.-Gen. Roméo Dallaire /item/27848-faith-on-front-lines-a-desperate-world-needs-god-more-than-ever-says-lt-gen-romeo-dallaire /item/27848-faith-on-front-lines-a-desperate-world-needs-god-more-than-ever-says-lt-gen-romeo-dallaire

EDMONTON – In military terms, “covering your six o’clock” means watching someoneƵapp back while they’re in combat. For retired lieutenant-general Roméo Dallaire, his Catholic faith is how he covers his six o’clock. 

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Canada Sat, 18 Aug 2018 14:45:34 -0400
Transgender military ban applauded for respecting biology, the common good /home/international/item/25829-transgender-military-ban-applauded-for-respecting-biology-the-common-good /home/international/item/25829-transgender-military-ban-applauded-for-respecting-biology-the-common-good

WASHINGTON – After President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that persons identifying as transgender could not serve in the U.S. military, theologians and bioethics experts voiced support for the policy change.

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International Mon, 31 Jul 2017 10:40:00 -0400
Military chaplaincy a ‘complex ministry’ /item/21565-military-chaplaincy-a-complex-ministry /item/21565-military-chaplaincy-a-complex-ministry

OTTAWA - When Brigadier General Guy Chapdelaine, CanadaƵapp new Chaplain General, spent Christmas in Afghanistan in 2006, he took no chances on what might be in store for him.

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ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Features Sun, 10 Jan 2016 09:12:45 -0500
Ukrainian bishops say military struggle must be matched by moral change /home/international/item/21090-ukrainian-bishops-say-military-struggle-must-be-matched-by-moral-change /home/international/item/21090-ukrainian-bishops-say-military-struggle-must-be-matched-by-moral-change

KIEV, Ukraine - Ukraine's Catholic bishops have urged citizens to back a "profound transformation" by voting in upcoming elections in areas controlled by the national government.

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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Thu, 15 Oct 2015 13:05:06 -0400
Prayers, sympathy shared after Tennessee shootings /home/international/item/20591-prayers-sympathy-shared-after-tennessee-shootings /home/international/item/20591-prayers-sympathy-shared-after-tennessee-shootings

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - An outpouring of sympathy and prayer washed over Tennessee for the victims of the July 16 shootings that left four Marines and the shooter dead.

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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Sun, 19 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0400
South Sudan's church leaders: Much of country without governance /home/international/item/20307-south-sudan-s-church-leaders-much-of-country-without-governance /home/international/item/20307-south-sudan-s-church-leaders-much-of-country-without-governance

JUBA, South Sudan - Human rights in South Sudan are abused "on the battlefield and in peaceful areas," and much of the country is without effective governance, church leaders said.

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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Tue, 26 May 2015 19:00:00 -0400
Chaplains help soldiers ease their pain /item/20294-chaplains-help-soldiers-ease-their-pain /item/20294-chaplains-help-soldiers-ease-their-pain

Death, chaos, silence, despair… and faith? The post-traumatic stress disorder crisis in CanadaƵapp military is being met with a small core of dedicated men and women who have always been there — the chaplains.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Features Sun, 24 May 2015 12:00:00 -0400