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A member of the Missionaries of Charity tends to a patient in 2016 in Kolkata, India. Indian officials are seeking to freeze bank accounts of the Missionaries of Charity following the July 5 arrest of a nun on child trafficking charges.

Indian officials seek to freeze bank accounts of Missionaries of Charity after child trafficking charges

BHOPAL, India – Indian officials are seeking to freeze bank accounts of the Missionaries of Charity following the arrest of a nun on child trafficking charges in Jharkhand state.

Protecting family unity, family life key to migration agreement, says U.N. nuncio

Pope Francis attends funeral of cardinal who announced to world his election

Priest keeps anti-abortion vigil on Parliament Hill for nearly 30 years

Duterte says he'll curb tirades, then tells bishops not to criticize him

Bishops, journalists attacked at church in Nicaragua

Learn from the past to bring peaceful future to Middle East, pope says

Bishops stress 'urgent' need to reunite children with parents after visiting border

Pope Francis committed to reconciliation, says Canada's nuncio

Summer jobs attestation faces yet more legal challenges

Comment

Fr. Raymond J. De Souza: Canada took wrong side in Humanae Vitae debate

Paul VI was standing on the shore as a cultural tsunami was about to hit. The bishops of Canada decided to leave him there alone.

Faith

Pope Francis: Are we truly capable of listening to the cries of the poor?

VATICAN – How is it that God in heaven can hear the…

Pope's homily

Bring God's love to everyone, even if it costs you your 'good name', Pope says

Read the latest homily given by Pope Francis.

Youth Speak News

Andrew Abbott makes a comeback to the Christian music scene with a new message

Andrew Abbott was on the brink of breaking out into the Canadian…

Features

The Register Archive: Fr. Andy Hogan is Parliament's first priest-MP

Fr. Andrew Hogan made history on July 8, 1974, becoming the first…

Arts

Film shows Pope Francis is true to the Word

All of us who read this newspaper know that in the beginning…

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International

Trinidad church aims for inclusion of sensory-challenged, disabled parishioners

AROUCA, Trinidad – More than four years ago, Saira Joseph-La Foucade stopped attending Mass.

Preparations begin for Father Arrupe's sainthood cause, postulator of Jesuits says

Peru's bishops express support to overhaul judicial system

Indian officials seek to freeze bank accounts of Missionaries of Charity after child trafficking charges

Protecting family unity, family life key to migration agreement, says U.N. nuncio

Croatia's head football coach clings to rosary on the way to World Cup championship game

Canada

Catholic schools stand by values of family life curriculum

In the wake of Ontario’s new government repealing its sex education curriculum, students in Catholic school classrooms will continue to be taught in “a manner that that conveys, respects and...

Congolese cardinal a strong critic of President Kabila, puts faith ahead of fear

Canadian bishops approve new hymnal

Migration crisis calls for action, outreach by Canadian Church

Safe Third Country pact under increasing attack

Priest keeps anti-abortion vigil on Parliament Hill for nearly 30 years

Editorial

Editorial: Pot-ful of trouble

Canada’s bishops typically are cautious when passing comment on public policy. So they grabbed our attention when, in the first paragraph of a recent press release, the bishops predicted Canada’s...