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December 28, 2017
Rights, art, liturgy and life captured the attention of Catholic Register readers in 2017.
The hostel at the shrine of St. Anne de Beaupré, which has provided spartan accommodation for pilgrims for more than 50 years, has closed for good.
December 29, 2017
VATICAN – Foreign trips, a focus on the rights and needs of migrants and refugees and a Synod of Bishops dedicated to young people all are on the 2018 calendar for Pope Francis.
December 30, 2017
I’ve never had much enthusiasm for New Year’s celebrations. Partly this is because of the utterly perverse timing of the holiday.
VATICAN – In an increasingly complex world of unprecedented scientific and technological challenges, theologians must communicate what is essential about life and help Christians proclaim God's merciful, saving grace, Pope Francis told a group of Italian theologians.
OTTAWA – Religious freedom and conscience rights will continue to be top agenda items for Catholic and other faith groups in 2018 as challenges play out in the courts and in the public arena.
December 31, 2017
As I enter the first week of 2018, I fear that a lot of my New Year’s resolutions, like exercising and not procrastinating on school assignments, will waver.
Some years ago, I would refer a particular fussbudget friend to a spoof self-help group called Over Thinkers Anonymous.
On Jan. 5, 1893, founding editor Fr. John Teefy introduced the debut issue of The Catholic Register to Canada’s growing Catholic community with these words: “We are a Catholic journal — Catholic first, last and always.
VATICAN – At Vespers for the close of 2017, Pope Francis said that the only adequate response to God’s gift of His Son Jesus is one of profound gratitude for the many graces we’ve been given, particularly in the last year.
The journey home can be hard, but it’s harder for the homeless.
It was only a quick 30 seconds of fame, but when those 30 seconds is in front of a VIP audience at a Star Wars premiere, it’s hard not to beam with pride.