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March 2013

March 28

The Church owes its survival to not ‘blending in’

March 28, 2013

In vibrant orange letters, a fashion store on Vancouver’s trendy Robson Street tried to attract shoppers with the words “Stop blending in.” Apparently, its clothing line lifts buyers from the near uniformity of today’s fashions into another realm that makes a personal statement.

29 years on my knees, and no regrets

March 28, 2013

Easter will mark the 29th anniversary of my conversion, baptism and confirmation into full membership in the Roman Catholic Church. I’m sometimes tempted to wish I’d converted earlier but it seems to me there’s something ungrateful about such musings, a kind of rejection of the family and situation I was born into...

An abundance of good news from Rome

March 28, 2013

ROME - A friend of mine settled in for an interview with a British national broadcaster after the election of Pope Francis. She had been asked to join an American Jesuit to discuss the implications of the March 13 election. Before going on air, the interviewer received a phone call from his producer in London, who was unhappy with recent interviews. “There’s too much good news,” the producer said...

Canadian Oblate recognized for heroic virtue

March 28, 2013

VATICAN CITY - An Oblate who spent the last years of his life in western Canada is among seven people whom Pope Francis has recognized for their "heroic virtues."

March 29

Outdoor pilgrimage engages students

March 29, 2013

Students from Hamilton, Ont.’s Corpus Christi Catholic Elementary School pulled on their boots before setting out to pray March 27.

Social justice is nothing without taking action

March 29, 2013

TORONTO - Students can go to all the social justice conferences they want, but unless the message sinks in and they are prepared to take action, then it is just a waste of everyone’s time, Marc Kielburger told students gathered for the Voices That Challenge conference March 22.

Pope washes feet of 12 young detainees to serve them 'from the heart'

March 29, 2013

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis told young inmates that, just as Jesus came to help and serve others, he, too, was at their service as a priest and bishop.

A new Catholic reflects on the Pope

March 29, 2013

I haven’t been a Catholic long enough for the death of Blessed Pope John Paul II and the subsequent papal election to have mattered much to me. A Baptist teen at the time, I was somewhat interested in the goings-on around this strange, other form of Christianity, but my i nvolvement ended there.

Grandmother shares spontaneity

March 29, 2013

When Bonnie Vadacchino saw the white smoke rise above St. Peter’s Square on television from her home in Welland, Ont., March 13, it signalled two things to her. First, that a new Pope had been elected, and second, it was time to go to Rome.

Religion on the runway

March 29, 2013

Dolce & Gabbana has borrowed from the Catholic Church for its latest fashion line.

Fate allows students to experience papal history

March 29, 2013

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. - Travelling to Rome under normal circumstances can be a trip of a lifetime, but for high school students Julia Orsini and Aniela Opolski, it gave them the chance to be a little part of history.

Pope to visit Rio in July for WYD

March 29, 2013

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has confirmed he will be attending World Youth Day in Brazil this July.

Pope leads Good Friday liturgy, begins rite in silent prayer, adoration

March 29, 2013

VATICAN CITY - Lying prostrate on the floor before the main altar of St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis celebrated the Liturgy of the Lord's Passion.

In Jesus we have nothing to fear

March 29, 2013

Second Sunday of Easter (Year C)April 7 (Acts 5:12-16; Psalm 118;Revelation 1:9-11, 12-13, 17-19;John 20:19-31) People are seldom brought to faith by mere words — it is what they see and experience that stirs their soul. The people of Jerusalem had probably heard the preaching of many would-be prophets and messiahs but these movementshad sputtered out and disappeared from the scene. The early community of Jesus followers wasdifferent — here divine power was clearly at work, just as in the words and actions of Jesus...

March 30

Lionheart brings back 14th-century hymns of praise

March 30, 2013

TORONTO - The Renaissance has always been worth looking at — all those gorgeous paintings and striking sculptures — but it’s also worth a listen.

Bishop at odds with Yukon government over school same-sex policy

March 30, 2013

Whitehorse Bishop Gary Gordon is standing firm against the Yukon government over demands that Catholic schools in the diocese stop teaching Church doctrine on homosexuality.

In the good and true is God, says fiddler MacMaster

March 30, 2013

As a theologian, Natalie MacMaster favours the toe-tapping, hand-clapping, step-dancing-around-the-kitchen-table school of theological inquiry. The Juno-Award-winning fiddler now has an honorary doctor of divinity degree to back up her theology.

Pope resonates with Canadians

March 30, 2013

Pope Francis had a message for Canadians at his inaugural Mass — a message of peace, simplicity, reconciliation and hope — according to several members of the official Canadian delegation in Rome on the Feast of St. Joseph to witness the beginning of a new papacy.

A NEW ERA

March 30, 2013

Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis on Mar. 13. The Catholic Register was there for the historic event and our special online section has captured all the news and photos from the conclave.

Hope for a unified Easter

March 30, 2013

This year some 300 million Christians who claim apostolic succession back to the time of Christ will celebrate Easter 35 days later than Roman Catholics.