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September 2016

September 3

Missionaries of Charity Fathers find forgotten corners of Tijuana

September 3, 2016

TIJUANA, Mexico – The men trudged down the dusty road of an impoverished Tijuana neighborhood. The Sunday morning air was already arid and hot, but the small group was on a mission: They were heading to a tiny neighborhood community center, bearing lemonade, food and prayers for the local families.

To Mother Teresa, love, caring trumped all

September 3, 2016

CALCUTTA, India – A favourite motto of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta was: “Do small things with great love.”

It’s in the giving that Jean Vanier has received

September 3, 2016

A well-known line from the Peace Prayer of St. Francis wisely tells us “it is in giving that we receive.” This mantra encapsulates the incredible life of spiritual giant Jean Vanier, now 87, chronicled in Michael Higgins’ biography Jean Vanier: Logician of the Heart.

Mother Teresa: A saint’s legacy transformed a city, its people

September 3, 2016

Mother Teresa isn’t a saint because she ran a good clinic or organized an effective religious order or articulated novel theological insights. She becomes St. Teresa of Calcutta on Sept. 4 because she broke into our lives and stole our hearts.

September 4

In moment of doubt, Mother Teresa saved my vocation, says priest

September 4, 2016

VATICAN CITY – An Indian priest now working in the United States credits Blessed Teresa of Calcutta with saving his vocation.

St. Teresa reliquary reflects her life, her works, priest says

September 4, 2016

VATICAN CITY – At every canonization ceremony, people connected to the new saint carry to the altar a relic – often a bone shard from the new saint's body. The relic presented at the Mass for St. Teresa of Calcutta was a few drops of her blood.

St. Teresa of Calcutta will always be 'Mother' Teresa, Pope says

September 4, 2016

VATICAN CITY – With a large tapestry bearing the portrait of the woman known as the "Saint of the Gutters" suspended above him, Pope Francis proclaimed the sainthood of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, hailing her courage and love for the poor.

At back-to-school time, a new effort to protect kids bullied for their faith

September 4, 2016

Dapinder Ahluwalia’s 14-year-old son starts high school next month. Like many parents, she’ll spend the last days of summer ensuring he has the right school supplies and a copy of his class schedule.

In Calcutta, joy, prayers and testimonies as Mother Teresa becomes saint

September 4, 2016

CALCUTTA, India – At Shishu Bhavan, children, the destitute, Missionaries of Charity nuns and novices sat silently, glued to the TV screen for the live telecast of the Vatican canonization ceremony of Mother Teresa.

September 5

Pope prays for Spanish nun murdered in Haiti

September 5, 2016

VATICAN CITY – Remembering religious women who too often are the targets of violence around the world, Pope Francis led prayers for a Spanish sister murdered Sept. 2 in Haiti.

Coming to the table for displaced Christians in Mideast

September 5, 2016

TORONTO – When it comes to charitable giving, Carl Hetu believes there is a need to be focused both locally and internationally.

STORIES FROM MOTHER TERESA'S CANONIZATION

September 5, 2016

On Sept. 4, Pope Francis canonized Teresa of Caluctta in St. Peter's Square at the vatican. Below are a collection of stories The Catholic Register's coverage of Mother Teresa and her road to sainthood.

Poverty solutions almost absent as a U.S. presidential campaign issue

September 5, 2016

WASHINGTON – America has 46.7 million people living in poverty, but there's been little talk on the presidential campaign trail about the needs of poor people.

New Smithsonian museum features stories of African-American faith

September 5, 2016

WASHINGTON – Long before the grand opening neared for the Smithsonian’s new museum devoted to African-American history, Amirah Muhammad had a difficult decision to make.

On Mother Teresa's feast day, cardinal praises her defence of unborn

September 5, 2016

VATICAN CITY – Love for those society considers "useless" or even a bother led St. Teresa of Calcutta to a courageous defence of the unborn, said Cardinal Pietro Parolin.

September 6

Canadian millennials in no rush to marry, study finds

September 6, 2016

OTTAWA – Career and financial stability are priorities before marriage for Canadian millennials, a Cardus Family study released Aug. 24 shows.

The Canonization of Mother Teresa: full text

September 6, 2016

Pope Francis on Sunday (Sept. 4) celebrated the Rite of Canonization for Mother Teresa of Calcutta, at a Solemn Mass offered in St Peter’s Square.

Detox, rehab, food: Parish works to fight Philippine drug problem

September 6, 2016

MANILA, Philippines – As the body count rises in the Philippines' war on drugs, a Catholic priest is trying to create a space where healing takes precedence over killing.

U.S. Bishops object to plan to fund part-human, part-animal embryo research

September 6, 2016

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops objected to a U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) proposal to authorize federally funded research on part-human, part-animal embryos in comments submitted to the agency Sept. 2.

Chileans rally for life as government considers abortion

September 6, 2016

SANTIAGO, Chile – On a hot, sunny spring afternoon, 100,000 Christians from all walks of life traveled downtown to celebrate life. Santiago's pedestrian street, Paseo Bulnes, was packed tight with people from all over Chile. Many of them were neatly dressed: the men in slacks and dress shirts, the women in dresses looking as if they were going to church.