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September 2017

September 8

Advocates turn up heat on poverty strategy

September 8, 2017

Now that Canadians have had nine months to tell Ottawa what they want to see in a national poverty reduction strategy, people like Mary Boyd are hoping to increase pressure on the Liberal government to fulfill its 2015 campaign promise to set targets and measure progress on poverty nationwide.

Defend life, equality, unity, Pope tells Colombians

September 8, 2017

BOGOTA, Colombia - Consolidating peace in Colombia will mean overcoming "the darkness" of inequality and a lack of respect for human life, Pope Francis said.

Youth Speak News Team 2017-2018

September 8, 2017

The Catholic Register is pleased to introduce our new Youth Speak News team for 2017-2018. These 12 young people were selected from a very qualified number of applicants to The Register’s successful YSN program.

Church leaders pray for victims of quake

September 8, 2017

CARTAGENA, Colombia - Church leaders prayed for Mexicans and Guatemalans affected by the magnitude 8.2 earthquake that struck the Pacific Coast.

Atheist pushes anti-euthanasia case in UK

September 8, 2017

The fight against assisted suicide has not been lost, says a Canadianborn liberal and atheist English academic who opposes medicalized killing.

Be the first to take a step for peace, Pope says at Mass with victims

September 8, 2017

VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia - If just one victim of Colombia's civil war forgives his or her aggressor, it can set off a chain reaction of hope for reconciliation and peace, Pope Francis said.

Asylum seekers are facing reality check to enter Canada

September 8, 2017

OTTAWA - Asylum seekers need honest information about their chances of remaining in Canada, said the woman who runs the Archdiocese of Montreal’s outreach to refugees.

September 9

Pope, Patriarch plea together for ‘our wounded creation’

September 9, 2017

In the first ever joint letter between Christianity’s two most senior leaders, Pope Francis has joined with Patriarch Bartholomew to warn of a “morally decaying scenario” and beg world leaders to work towards “the healing of our wounded creation.”

Faith: Finding fault starts with looking in mirror

September 9, 2017

There’s a famous billboard that hangs along a congested highway that reads: You aren’t stuck in traffic. You are traffic!

Student trustee ready for his rookie year

September 9, 2017

Imagine being 16 years old and having to represent 92,000 of your peers.

On 'sacred ground' of suffering, Pope prays for reconciliation

September 9, 2017

VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia - In a raw, honest prayer service where victims and perpetrators of violence stood under the gaze of a bomb-damaged crucifix, Pope Francis urged Colombians to summon the courage to make peace.

Cash may be the best medicine: doctor

September 9, 2017

Patients who visit Dr. Andrew Pinto for help managing their health often receive prescription for money.

First visit to mosque sets the right tone

September 9, 2017

EDMONTON - Archbishop Richard Smith formally began his historic visit to Edmonton’s largest and oldest mosque with a traditional Arabic greeting of peace: “As Salaam Alaikum, peace be with you all.”

Pope amends church law on Mass translations, highlights bishops' role

September 9, 2017

MEDELLIN, Colombia - In changes to the Code of Canon Law regarding translations of the Mass and other liturgical texts, Pope Francis highlighted respect for the responsibility of national and regional bishops' conferences.

Be brave in finding new ways to live, share the faith, Pope says

September 9, 2017

MEDELLIN, Colombia - In a city many think of as being synonymous with new directions for the Catholic Church, Pope Francis told Colombian Catholics faith is not measured by how well they follow rules, but by the depth of their prayer life and the degree to which it pushes them to share the Gospel.

September 10

Faith: Forgiveness is not an option: just do it

September 10, 2017

24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) Sept. 17 (Sirach 27:30- 28:7; Psalm 103; Romans 14:7-9; Matthew 18:21-35) Anger, wrath and resentment can poison the mind, body and soul. They can make people miserable and unhappy, or even ruin physical health. Left unchecked, these emotions can destroy families, work environments, societies and even peace between nations.

Northern schools lead on reconciliation

September 10, 2017

To see the impact of engraining Indigenous cultures and languages into Ontario’s schools — a practice encouraged by the Ministry of Education — one needs to simply look north.

Nun finds Catholic spirit in Ojibway roots

September 10, 2017

Sr. Priscilla Solomon was in her 30s when she began to rediscover her Ojibway roots.

Mission North

September 10, 2017

As our small group of travel-weary, would-be missionaries stood during Mass in the small church 4,500 km from our homes in Toronto, the ritual words we heard all of a sudden were reborn.

In Cartagena, Pope prays for Venezuela, denounces modern slavery

September 10, 2017

CARTAGENA, Colombia - At the Church of St. Peter Claver, a saint venerated throughout the Americas as a champion of human rights, Pope Francis offered special prayers for Venezuela and its people suffering in the midst of a huge political and economic crisis.