The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:18:56 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Knights of Malta elect interim leader as new grand master /home/international/item/27291-knights-of-malta-elect-interim-leader-as-new-grand-master /home/international/item/27291-knights-of-malta-elect-interim-leader-as-new-grand-master ROME – Fra' Giacomo Dalla Torre was elected the 80th grand master of the Knights of Malta May 2 and promised to continue the reform of the order begun last year when he was elected its interim head.]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Wed, 02 May 2018 10:49:36 -0400 Pope's homily: Christians are called to be witnesses of obedience /faith/homilies/item/24998-pope-s-homily-christians-are-called-to-be-witnesses-of-obedience /faith/homilies/item/24998-pope-s-homily-christians-are-called-to-be-witnesses-of-obedience

Pope Francis on Thursday reflected on the fact that being Christian is not a social status.Speaking during the homily at the Mass in the Casa Santa Marta the Pope said Christians must be witnesses of obedience to God, like Jesus was.

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Archbishop Raymond RoussinöÏÓãÊÓƵapp life of dedication, faith, struggle and hope is over. The retired archbishop of Vancouver died in Winnipeg April 24. He was 75.

]]> crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Canada Mon, 27 Apr 2015 09:00:00 -0400 Christ remains at heart of religious life /features/call-to-service/item/20109-christ-remains-at-heart-of-religious-life /features/call-to-service/item/20109-christ-remains-at-heart-of-religious-life

Vowed life is a mystery, but only in the Catholic sense. ThereöÏÓãÊÓƵapp no mystery in the vows themselves. Poverty, chastity and obedience are pretty straightforward — no money, no sex, no turning your back on the demands of the community.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Call to Service Sun, 26 Apr 2015 13:00:00 -0400 Call to Service /item/20120-call-to-service /item/20120-call-to-service

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As part of the Year of Consecrated Life, The Catholic Register is proud to present its Call to Service special feature highlighting the stories of religious nuns and priests across Canada and internationally.

You can browse the articles below and see all the advertisements on the . The original pull-out section appeared in the April 26, 2015 issue.

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OTTAWA - As Catholics mark the Year of Consecrated Life, the president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops looks to a future of hope for Canadian religious.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) International Wed, 04 Feb 2015 15:30:00 -0500