Head of world's Jesuits thinks Pope will apologize to Canada's Indigenous
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThough it all hinges on an invitation from Canada’s bishops, the superior general of the world’s 17,000 Jesuits — including Pope Francis — is certain the Pope will issue an apology on Canadian soil for Catholic involvement in Canada’s residential school system.
The Register Archives: Bishop pays tribute to slain Kennedy
By Catholic Register StaffJune 5 marks the 50th anniversary of the fatal shooting of Sen. Robert Kennedy, less than five years after the murder of his brother President John Kennedy and just two months after Martin Luther King Jr. was gunned down. The 42-year-old Catholic senator was the leading candidate for Democratic nomination for the presidency at the time he was shot in Los Angeles by Sirhan Sirhan, and his death 26 hours later prompted mourning around the world. The next day in Toronto, Bishop F.A. Marrocco eulogized Kennedy at a memorial Mass, as reported in The Register of June 15, 1968:
In Panama, world's indigenous young people to meet before World Youth Day
By Catholic News ServiceThe Register Archives: Dionne parents plead for ‘our babies’
By Catholic Register StaffThe world’s most famous quintuplets, the five Dionne girls, were born May 28, 1934 to poor Catholic parents Oliva and Elzire Dionne on their farm near Corbeil, Ont. They were the first quints to survive infancy and were instant global sensations. Fearing they would be exploited, the Ontario government made the girls wards of the province with special legislation (the Croll Bill). It prompted a fierce debate over parental rights, which played out in the pages of The Register. Later, a fierce custody battle resulted in the girls returning to their parents in 1943 after an early childhood that saw them put on public display in a specially-built hospital and nursery called Quintland. In 1998, three surviving sisters won a $2.8 million settlement from Ontario as a result of their exploitation. In the April 11, 1935 Register, the parents made their case against the Croll Bill in a letter to the editor:
Three-year plan puts Toronto Catholic schools to the test
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterA new, three-year pastoral plan will drive Toronto’s 195 Catholic schools and 91,000 Catholic students to a deeper sense of who they are and what they are meant to be, even as campaigning Ontario politicians promise to tinker with school curricula to gain votes.
Assassination attempt on St. John Paul II stuns world
By Catholic Register StaffThere was worldwide disbelief on May 13, 1981 as word spread that Pope John Paul II had been shot four times in an assassination attempt. The gunman was sentenced to life in prison, but was pardoned in 2000 at the request of John Paul. This is The Catholic Register’s report in the wake of the the attempt on the pontiff’s life, from May 23, 1981:
Kitchener students build a wall to break barriers
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThe kids at St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Elementary School in Kitchener, Ont., are breaking down walls with science, or more accurately, one particular wall in the middle of their school gym.
Toronto students team up with suffering youth in Attawapiskat through soccer
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic RegisterTo the boys on the senior high school soccer team, it was only natural to reach out to people their age who were suffering in the northern part of the province.
Moccasin project helps create awareness of Indigenous issues
By Jacklyn Gilmor, Catholic Register SpecialA small handmade gift can have a big impact.
Ontario bishops commit to ‘renewing the promise’ of Catholic education
By Catholic Register StaffToronto student robotics team headed to world finals
By Jacklyn Gilmor, Catholic Register SpecialMichelle Dubre cried with joy when she heard the news.