Jesuit students set to ‘roll up their sleeves’ in next formation step
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterErik Sorensen got his first job at 12, shovelling snow for an apartment building in his hometown of Red Deer, Alta. In high school he worked in a grocery store stacking cans and filling up the bins of potatoes.
Recipient of papal medal banks on Serra's future as oncoming president
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterOf course Mario Biscardi was given prior notice that he was to receive the highest honour the Vatican bestows on any layperson.
Pope reaffirms missionaries' mandate to knock on hearts
By Catholic News ServiceConference honours women religious who put their lives at risk to serve
By Catholic News ServiceThe good doctors: Fighting to keep morality in the age of the quick fix in medicine
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterHippocrates, the father of medicine, described a physician’s career this way: “Life is short, the art long, opportunity fleeting, experiment dangerous and judgment difficult.” So, who in their right mind would want to be a doctor?
The Register Archive: Sizing up a Trudeau from a different era
By Catholic Register StaffFifty years ago this month, Pierre Elliott Trudeau took the reins of prime minister, eventually serving more than 15 years at the post and shaping much of today’s Canada (not to mention fathering today’s PM, Justin). From The Catholic Register Archive, in the April 20, 1968 issue, here is a perspective on the man just weeks after he was elected leader of the Liberal Party:
Lithuanian martyr stood up to the Soviet regime
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterRussian poison attacks are nothing new — just ask the Lithuanians.
The life and turbulent times of Blessed Oscar Romero
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterFor Francisco Rico-Martinez, Archbishop Oscar Romero may well be the saint of silence.
Student finds his passion in social justice, ethnic minority issues
By Meggie Hoegler, The Catholic RegisterHis teacher describes Aaron Parry as a “gentle soul,” but no one could ever accuse him of lacking passion.
Easter Drawing Contest 2018 winners
By Catholic Register StaffAfter winning in The Catholic Register’s Christmas drawing contest, Jasmeen Arcentales has scored a double victory by taking top honours in our Easter competition for children.
The Register Archive: A world torn by war searches for peace
By Catholic Register StaffOur dip into The Catholic Register archive lands on the Easter season of 100 years ago, when the world was still embroiled in the First World War. This Register editorial of April 4, 1918 looks athow Pope Benedict XV’s peace efforts were ignored and how the message of Easter might help heal the world.