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July 11

Missionaries of Charity copyright Saint Teresa’s blue and white sari

July 11, 2017

CALCUTTA, India – The Missionaries of Charity have patented the white and blue sari designed by Saint Teresa of Calcutta, obtaining a legal copyright recognizing the pattern as the intellectual property of the order.

Ordained a priest, former Manchester United footballer's goal is Christ

July 11, 2017

DUBLIN, Ireland – Former Irish soccer pro Philip Mulryne was ordained a priest of the Order of Preachers, or Dominicans, on Saturday.

Fr. Bill German, a widely-travelled teacher and pastor, dies at age 91

July 11, 2017

Jesuits who strive to see God in all things had a secret weapon in Fr. Bill German – a priest with an uncanny ability to connect all people with their own instinct for God. His missionary career took German from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to Darjeeling, India. In Canada he was treasured as a spiritual director, confessor and pastor.

Don’t send Chaldeans back to persecution in Iraq, advocates plead

July 11, 2017

DETROIT, Mich. – After a federal judge again halted the deportation of over 1,000 Chaldeans from the U.S., advocates for the detainees insisted their deportations should be stopped until conditions in Iraq improve.

Nigerian activist calls West's imposition of abortion 'cultural supremacy'

July 11, 2017

MANCHESTER, England – Western governments are "spitting in the face" of African democracy by trying to impose legal abortion against the wishes of most of the people in such countries, said a Nigerian-born pro-life campaigner.

Toronto church volunteer faces sexual assault charges

July 11, 2017

Toronto Police have charged a St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church volunteer with sexual assaults on four people between the ages of 12 and 21.

July 12

Record year for Aid to the Church in Need

July 12, 2017

Aid to the Church in Need set new fundraising records in Canada and internationally in 2016.

Oregon Catholic Conference denounces state's abortion funding bill

July 12, 2017

PORTLAND, Ore. – Calling state lawmakers "intolerant of widely held opposing views" and religious beliefs, the Oregon Catholic Conference is denouncing a Legislature-approved bill that requires health insurers to cover abortion on demand.

Middle East tops list for D&P aid spending

July 12, 2017

For the first time, Development and Peace spent more than half its international budget for humanitarian aid in the Middle East, according to its annual report.

Yemen's foreign minister says kidnapped Salesian is still alive

July 12, 2017

NEW DELHI – Yemen's foreign minister told Indian officials that Salesian Father Thomas Uzhunnalil, kidnapped in Yemen last year, is still alive, and efforts to trace him continue.

Q-and-A on the Vatican's recent instruction on bread, wine for Communion

July 12, 2017

WASHINGTON – The Vatican recently published a circular letter, "On the bread and wine for the Eucharist," sent to diocesan bishops at the request of Pope Francis. Dated June 15 – the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ – the letter was made public by the Vatican July 8.

Faith: Lessons of Wisdom still relevant today

July 12, 2017

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 23 (Year A) Wisdom 12:13, 16-19; Psalm 86; Romans 8:26-27; Matthew 13:24-43 The righteous must be kind. This short, blunt but profound principle is often overlooked or pushed aside by overly zealous religious people or moral crusaders.

Faith: You don’t have to look far to find God

July 12, 2017

“To whom else shall we go? You have the message of eternal life.”

Archbishop for U.S. military asks prayers for 16 killed in Marine plane crash

July 12, 2017

WASHINGTON – Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services asked for prayers for the 15 Marines and one Navy corpsman who died July 10 when a Marine refuelling and cargo plane crashed in a soybean field in rural Mississippi near the town of Itta Bena.

Macron scrutinized for blaming Africa's poverty on high birthrate

July 12, 2017

HAMBURG, Germany – French President Emmanuel Macron has been under attack for identifying Africa’s development issue as a problem of overpopulation, ignoring the effects of France’s imperialism.

July 13

Comment: Political correctness has a life of its own

July 13, 2017

I’ve long been fascinated by political correctness and how it often has a life of its own; either ignoring facts or not bothering to find facts before going off half-cocked.

Editorial: Our leaders failed to defend human dignity, rights in Khadr’s case

July 13, 2017

The $10.5-million takeaway from the sordid affair of Omar Khadr is that all of society loses when its leaders fail to stand in vigorous defence of God-given human dignity and fundamental human rights.

Millennial Summit affirms role of religious faith in Canada

July 13, 2017

OTTAWA – Faith has helped shape Canada for its first 150 years and there’s a youthful next generation that wants to make sure it is just as influential for the next 150.

Poll reveals split, but advocates push for apology on residential schools

July 13, 2017

Canadians are sitting firmly on the fence when asked whether a papal apology for the sins of the residential school era would do any good in reconciling Indigenous Canadians with the immigrant majority. But Aboriginal Catholics are certain an apology from the Pope on Canadian soil would mark a new beginning after a long, sad history of colonization, racism and neglect.

YSN Reads: 2017 Summer Reading List (Part 2)

July 13, 2017

The Catholic Register’s Youth Speak News is celebrating the warm weather with a list of faith-based youth titles that we think young book lovers might enjoy for summer reading. Check out what our youth writers are saying about the newest books in youth and young adult literature. Click here to read part one of YSN's summer reading list.