The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:07:32 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Florida pro-lifers campaign against ballot measure to enshrine abortion in state constitution /home/international/item/37034-florida-pro-lifers-campaign-against-ballot-measure-to-enshrine-abortion-in-state-constitution /home/international/item/37034-florida-pro-lifers-campaign-against-ballot-measure-to-enshrine-abortion-in-state-constitution

Pro-life advocates across Florida are working diligently to inform voters about a ballot item they say contains "misleading" language and is "dangerous" in regard to women's health.

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International Mon, 12 Aug 2024 13:50:47 -0400
Venezuelan bishops call for verifying election results as protests over Maduro win intensify /home/international/item/37008-venezuelan-bishops-call-for-verifying-election-results-as-protests-over-maduro-win-intensify /home/international/item/37008-venezuelan-bishops-call-for-verifying-election-results-as-protests-over-maduro-win-intensify

Bishops in Venezuela called July 30 for the results of the nation's heavily disputed presidential election to be verified as protests break across the South American country over the official vote count -- which gave President Nicolas Maduro a third consecutive term.

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International Wed, 31 Jul 2024 14:36:37 -0400
Quebec March for Life weathers the storm /item/36835-quebec-march-for-life-weathers-the-storm /item/36835-quebec-march-for-life-weathers-the-storm

Neither a smoke bomb, shrieking foes, nor police warnings kept pro-life Quebecers from taking to Quebec City streets June 1 for what organizers hope will become an annual March for Life.

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afarrow@catholicregister.org (Anna Farrow) Canada Wed, 05 Jun 2024 12:54:24 -0400
From daycare to campus, God help us /columns/item/36709-from-daycare-to-campus-god-help-us /columns/item/36709-from-daycare-to-campus-god-help-us

The scene had a loopy, feckless, cosplay pathos about it. Then I discerned the menace. I came face-to-face not with the dictatorship of the proletariat, but with the dictates of the phone-atariat.

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peterstockland@catholicregister.org (Peter Stockland) Publisher's Notebook Tue, 30 Apr 2024 14:43:17 -0400
Vatican court upholds climate activists’ conviction /faith/item/36535-vatican-court-upholds-climate-activists-conviction /faith/item/36535-vatican-court-upholds-climate-activists-conviction

The Vatican City appeals court upheld the conviction of two Italian climate activists who glued their hands to an ancient sculpture in the Vatican Museums.

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cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) Vatican Wed, 13 Mar 2024 13:40:52 -0400
France's Catholic bishops strongly back farmers in their massive protest /home/international/item/36393-france-s-catholic-bishops-strongly-back-farmers-in-their-massive-protest /home/international/item/36393-france-s-catholic-bishops-strongly-back-farmers-in-their-massive-protest

France's bishops stand in solidarity with farmers protesting across the country. After days of protests in the local provinces, farmers were determined to block the main roads leading to Paris, with spectacular traffic jams of tractors and farm vehicles they formed Jan. 29 across the French capital.

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International Mon, 29 Jan 2024 15:53:11 -0500
Spanish cardinal urges calm as protests mount over separatist amnesty /home/international/item/36150-spanish-cardinal-urges-calm-as-protests-mount-over-separatist-amnesty /home/international/item/36150-spanish-cardinal-urges-calm-as-protests-mount-over-separatist-amnesty

The president of the Spanish bishops' conference has appealed for calm following mass protests against the planned release of jailed Catalan separatists under a deal with the new socialist-led government.

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International Tue, 21 Nov 2023 10:19:02 -0500
In Colombia, priests and lay workers will help monitor ceasefire /home/international/item/35792-in-colombia-priests-and-lay-workers-will-help-monitor-ceasefire /home/international/item/35792-in-colombia-priests-and-lay-workers-will-help-monitor-ceasefire

The Colombian bishops' conference has welcomed the beginning of a six-month ceasefire between the nation's military and the largest remaining rebel group in the country, and began to train dozens of priests and lay workers from different parts of the country on how to help monitor the truce.

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International Wed, 16 Aug 2023 13:37:12 -0400
Pope, bishops call for peace as violent protests in Peru turn deadly /home/international/item/35187-pope-bishops-call-for-peace-as-violent-protests-in-peru-turn-deadly /home/international/item/35187-pope-bishops-call-for-peace-as-violent-protests-in-peru-turn-deadly

PeruöÏÓãÊÓƵapp bishops pleaded for peace as violent protests against the countryöÏÓãÊÓƵapp current president and legislature have claimed the lives of dozens of people.

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International Tue, 24 Jan 2023 13:36:41 -0500
Congolese Catholics take to the streets to protest increasing violence /home/international/item/35030-congolese-catholics-take-to-the-streets-to-protest-increasing-violence /home/international/item/35030-congolese-catholics-take-to-the-streets-to-protest-increasing-violence

Catholics and other Christians in Congo took to the streets Dec. 4 to protest increasing violence, often caused when neighboring countries seek the nation's valuable minerals.

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International Mon, 05 Dec 2022 11:55:28 -0500