The Catholic Register Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:10:09 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Clinic dealing with grief, isolation issues /item/31576-clinic-dealing-with-grief-isolation-issues /item/31576-clinic-dealing-with-grief-isolation-issues

Perhaps the frustrations of being a priest in a time of pandemic can be no better summed up than in the anguish that followed the slaughter of 22 people in Nova Scotia.

]]> mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Canada Sat, 09 May 2020 13:20:05 -0400 Fr. Raymond J. de Souza: Basilians must search for a ‘priestly’ response /opinion/columnists/item/29178-fr-raymond-j-de-souza-basilians-must-search-for-a-priestly-response /opinion/columnists/item/29178-fr-raymond-j-de-souza-basilians-must-search-for-a-priestly-response

In the few weeks since the revelations of Fr. Thomas RosicaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp long history of plagiarism, it has been a prime topic of conversation in Canadian Catholic circles, and not a few of my Catholic Register readers have asked for my view. 

]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) Register Columnists Fri, 15 Mar 2019 09:27:48 -0400 English cardinal shocked to learn vicar sent two pedophile priests to U.S. /home/international/item/28623-english-cardinal-shocked-to-learn-vicar-sent-two-pedophile-priests-to-u-s /home/international/item/28623-english-cardinal-shocked-to-learn-vicar-sent-two-pedophile-priests-to-u-s LONDON – An English cardinal has told an inquiry into child abuse of his shock at learning that a vicar general of his former archdiocese tried to help two pedophile priests escape to the United States.]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Fri, 14 Dec 2018 10:26:41 -0500 Woman dumps sulfuric acid on priest hearing confessions in Nicaragua /home/international/item/28584-woman-dumps-sulfuric-acid-on-priest-hearing-confessions-in-nicaragua /home/international/item/28584-woman-dumps-sulfuric-acid-on-priest-hearing-confessions-in-nicaragua MANAGUA, Nicaragua – A 24-year-old woman dumped sulfuric acid on a priest while he was hearing confessions in the Managua cathedral.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Fri, 07 Dec 2018 14:59:38 -0500 Foreign nuns, priests run up against new rules that have denied some residency in Canada /home/international/item/28559-foreign-nuns-priests-run-up-against-new-rules-that-have-denied-some-residency-in-canada /home/international/item/28559-foreign-nuns-priests-run-up-against-new-rules-that-have-denied-some-residency-in-canada

Sr. Vicky Nguyen was ready to profess her final vows this year and enter fully into the life of the Congregation of the Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood, but one obstacle stood in her way. Her application for Canadian permanent residence was rejected. 

]]> jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) International Wed, 05 Dec 2018 11:41:01 -0500 Four underground priests reportedly abducted in China's Hebei province /home/international/item/28397-four-underground-priests-reportedly-abducted-in-china-s-hebei-province /home/international/item/28397-four-underground-priests-reportedly-abducted-in-china-s-hebei-province XUANHUA, China – Four priests from the underground Catholic Church in China's Hebei province have been taken into police custody for indoctrination, AsiaNews reported Monday.
]]> International Fri, 09 Nov 2018 11:32:09 -0500 Mexican diocese apologizes for failing to stop abusive priest /home/international/item/27128-mexican-diocese-apologizes-for-failing-to-stop-abusive-priest /home/international/item/27128-mexican-diocese-apologizes-for-failing-to-stop-abusive-priest MEXICO CITY – A Mexican diocese has apologized and asked for forgiveness for failing to stop a priest from sexually abusing Catholic school children. At the time, the priest had been banned from his priestly duties in a neighboring archdiocese.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Thu, 05 Apr 2018 10:12:44 -0400 Canadian heritage can be found on our streets, too /item/25819-canadian-heritage-can-be-found-on-our-streets-too /item/25819-canadian-heritage-can-be-found-on-our-streets-too

In the wake of CanadaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp 150th anniversary celebrations, I have been reflecting on how the Canadian Catholic Church is perceived on the streets.

]]> robert.kinghorn@ekinghorn.com (Robert Kinghorn) Canada Sat, 29 Jul 2017 11:00:00 -0400 Abductions of two priests in Congo a growing concern /home/international/item/25787-abductions-of-two-priests-in-congo-a-growing-concern /home/international/item/25787-abductions-of-two-priests-in-congo-a-growing-concern

(RNS) — The abduction of two Catholic priests in Congo is raising concern over the number of hostages held by local militias in the troubled country.

]]> International Tue, 25 Jul 2017 13:23:09 -0400 Two priests kidnapped in Congo's troubled North Kivu province /home/international/item/25725-two-priests-kidnapped-in-congo-s-troubled-north-kivu-province /home/international/item/25725-two-priests-kidnapped-in-congo-s-troubled-north-kivu-province

ARU, Congo – Armed men kidnapped two Catholic priests in the troubled North Kivu province.

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