The Catholic Register Thu, 23 Jan 2025 01:01:36 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Pope urges bishops to contribute to peace as pastors, not politicians /home/international/item/25984-pope-urges-bishops-to-contribute-to-peace-as-pastors-not-politicians /home/international/item/25984-pope-urges-bishops-to-contribute-to-peace-as-pastors-not-politicians

VATICAN CITY - Quoting celebrated Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Pope Francis told the country's bishops he knows "it is easier to begin a war than to end one" and that, to succeed, Colombia needs bishops who are pastors, not politicians.

]]> cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) International Thu, 07 Sep 2017 18:41:49 -0400 Church directives seek to keep mafia out of Easter processions /faith/item/19956-church-directives-seek-to-keep-mafia-out-of-easter-processions /faith/item/19956-church-directives-seek-to-keep-mafia-out-of-easter-processions

VATICAN CITY - The bishop of a southern Italian diocese has issued new directives aimed at keeping the mafia out of this year's Easter processions.

]]> Vatican Tue, 31 Mar 2015 12:00:00 -0400 Family of Faith is bringing pastor closer to his flock /item/19634-family-of-faith-is-bringing-pastor-closer-to-his-flock /item/19634-family-of-faith-is-bringing-pastor-closer-to-his-flock

MARKHAM, ONT. - Fr. Francis Chong admits he was nervous about asking his parishioners for $490,000. Today he is delighted at how his prayers were answered to the tune of $1.5 million — and counting.

]]> evan.boudreau@catholicregister.org (Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register) Canada: Toronto-GTA Sat, 31 Jan 2015 18:30:00 -0500