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February 2019

February 1

Texas dioceses name 278 clergy in sexual abuse disclosure

February 1, 2019

HOUSTON — In a step to restore trust in the Catholic Church, dioceses in Texas released the names of 278 priests who have been named in credible allegations of sexual abuse of a minor.

February 3

Pope arrives in Abu Dhabi for 'important trip'

February 3, 2019

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates ̶ The sun had set long before Pope Francis arrived in Abu Dhabi Feb. 3, but Sheik Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the crown prince, and Egyptian Sheik Ahmad el-Tayeb, grand imam of al-Azhar, still went to the airport to welcome him.

February 4

Pope urges religious leaders to cherish 'sacredness of every person'

February 4, 2019

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — In an officially Muslim nation where Christians are welcomed as guest workers and free to worship, Pope Francis urged leaders of the world's main religions to embrace a broader vision of freedom, justice, tolerance and peace.

Readers Speak Out: Trump bashing, shifting values, the Church is not mean (January 3, 2019)

February 4, 2019

Trump bashers What is happening to The Catholic Register? It used to report about Catholic Canadian values. Now it consistently bashes Donald Trump. Trump is not perfect, but which politician is? However, he is pro-life. Because of his pro-life belief, the tide may be turning in the United States. Millions of children can be saved.

February 5

Live your Christian identity by loving others, Pope tells Catholics on Arabian Peninsula

February 5, 2019

ABU DHABI, United Arab – Becoming the first Pope to ever celebrate Mass in the predominantly Muslim nation of United Arab Emirates, Pope Francis urged a crowd of more than 100,000 to be meek, peaceful and express their Christian identity by loving others.

U.K. group conducting sham poll on euthanasia, prominent Catholic doctor says

February 5, 2019

MANCHESTER, England – The president of the Catholic Medical Association in the United Kingdom has accused the professional body for U.K. physicians of "rigging" a poll on euthanasia.

Canadian charities look for help as Nigerian Christians under attack by extremists

February 5, 2019

OTTAWA – The Pontifical Mission Societies and Aid to the Church in Need are urging Canadians to support Nigerian Christians under attack by Boko Haram and other Islamist extremist groups.

‘More must be done’ for abused women religious, Pope says

February 5, 2019

ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT – The clerical sex abuse of women religious is a problem in the Church and more must be done about it, said Pope Francis.

New hope for Ontario doctors' conscience fight

February 5, 2019

New evidence heard in court has given Ontario’s medical conscientious objectors renewed hope.

Vanessa Santilli-Raimondo: Iceland offers a history rich in faith and harmony

February 5, 2019

In Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, the church of Hallgrímur (Hallgrímskirkja) towers above the city. It is the tallest church in Iceland, rising almost 75 metres. Locals boast that you can see its spire from almost anywhere in the city — like a compass of sorts.

Luke Stocking: One million rosaries have a story to tell

February 5, 2019

The cross I wear around my neck each day is a relatively large wooden one made by young people living in the poorest and most dangerous areas of Colombia. It is one of hundreds of thousands that they made as part of a project supported by Development and Peace. The crosses were given as a special gift from St. John Paul II at the World Youth Day papal Mass in Toronto on July 28, 2002.

February 6

Covington student's lawyers warn dioceses of possible legal action

February 6, 2019

WASHINGTON – Two weeks after the much-talked about and interpreted incident that occurred between Catholic high school students, a Native American tribal leader and members of another protest group, lawyers for one of the students sent more than 50 letters to media outlets, individual journalists, celebrities and Catholic dioceses and archdioceses warning of possible legal action.

Respect, dialogue key for peace between Christians, Muslims, Pope says

February 6, 2019

VATICAN – Pope Francis said his recent visit to the United Arab Emirates, while brief, was a new page in relations between Christians and Muslims at a time when conflict and violence threaten the goal of lasting peace.

Jesuit Father Arrupe's sainthood cause officially opens

February 6, 2019

ROME – The sainthood cause of Jesuit Father Pedro Arrupe was formally opened in Rome at the Basilica of St. John Lateran Feb. 5, the 28th anniversary of Father Arrupe's death.

Kansas archbishop urges U.S. senate to OK bill to protect babies who survive abortion

February 6, 2019

WASHINGTON – It is "unconscionable" that the U.S. Senate failed to "unanimously declare to the nation that infanticide is objectively wrong," said the chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities.

National March organizers troubled by proposed Toronto pro-life march on same day

February 6, 2019

OTTAWA – Plans to hold a pro-life march in Toronto on the same day as the National March for Life in Ottawa are raising concerns about a split in the pro-life movement.

New life in Canada awaits Asia Bibi

February 6, 2019

After a decade of prayer, diplomacy and legal wrangling, a persecuted Christian farmhand and her family is about to start a new life in Canada.

February 7

Does God want religious diversity? Abu Dhabi text signed by Pope raises questions

February 7, 2019

VATICAN – That many religions exist in the world is a fact, but what that plurality communicates to believers about God is a question that theologians are still discussing.

Poverty, humility needed to give authentic witness of faith, Pope Francis says

February 7, 2019

VATICAN – Those who proclaim the Gospel must embrace humility and poverty to give an authentic witness to faith and not use others to climb the ladder of success, Pope Francis said.

To ignore human trafficking is to be complicit, Pope Francis says

February 7, 2019

VATICAN – To be indifferent to or ignore human trafficking and modern-day slavery would be to become an accomplice to those crimes, Pope Francis said.