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August 2019

August 25

Sixty years later, girls of Loretto College School maintain a strong bond

August 25, 2019

Sixty years ago, 13-year-old Clara Creglia’s homeroom teacher, Sr. Elaine, instructed the new Grade 9 class to pair up and choose their locker partners. Creglia didn’t really know anyone at Toronto’s Loretto College School on Brunswick Ave. so she decided to try her luck with the girl that sat behind her.

August 26

Pope Francis joins bishops urging action to save burning Amazon rainforest

August 26, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- Describing the Amazon rainforest as "vital for our planet," Pope Francis joined the regions bishops in praying for action to extinguish the massive fires burning there.

Amazon wildfires point to need for upcoming synod, Bolivian bishop says

August 26, 2019

LIMA, Peru -- Wildfires raging in Bolivia and Brazil underscore the urgency of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon that Pope Francis has called for October, said Bishop Eugenio Coter of the apostolic vicariate of Pando in northern Bolivia.

Vatican pharmacy employs robot

August 26, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- The 145-year-old Vatican pharmacy has a new hire: a state-of-the-art robot working behind the scenes to manage the stockroom, retrieve medications and deliver the drugs quickly to the sales floor.

Angelus: Lord does not recognize us by our titles

August 26, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- A life marked by humility, faith and love determines whether Christians enter heaven, not who they know, Pope Francis said.

Cardinal Pell to appeal to Australian High Court

August 26, 2019

CANBERRA, Australia (CNA) - Cardinal George Pell will appeal his conviction to the Australian High Court, following the decision last week by the Court of Appeal in Victoria to uphold his conviction for child sexual abuse.

Pope Francis encourages initiative for interreligious dialogue

August 26, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- At a time when conflict and division dominate the world's headlines, people need to know there are a growing number of important initiatives to promote interreligious dialogue and understanding, Pope Francis said.

August 27

Catholic teens rally to protest new abortion facility

August 27, 2019

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- As Planned Parenthood prepares to open Charlotte's newest abortion facility this summer, pro-life groups are responding by organizing prayer rallies and sidewalk vigils in front of the facility, and by generating awareness of abortion among local Catholics.

Benedict XVI responds to criticism of his essay on abuse in the Church

August 27, 2019

FREIBURG, Germany -- Responding to criticism of notes he published about the roots of the clerical sexual abuse crisis, retired Pope Benedict XVI said the fact that the critiques barely mentioned God proved his point.

Syriac Catholic Church reestablishes diocese in northern Iraq

August 27, 2019

BERUIT -- To support the faithful and encourage them to stay in their homeland, the Syriac Catholic Church has reestablished a diocese for the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Two Chinese bishops consecrated after Vatican-China deal

August 27, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- The ordination of Bishop Anthony Yao Shun of Jining in China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region was the first episcopal ordination in the country following the provisional agreement signed in 2018 between China and the Vatican.

August 28

Indonesian police arrest suspects linked to 2018 church bombings

August 28, 2019

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesian police have arrested six terrorist suspects, two of whom have been linked to last year's bombings at three churches in Surabaya, the country's second-largest city.

Young father dies from after fulfilling promise with newfound faith

August 28, 2019

Chris Sargent, a young Edmonton father whose journey to become a Catholic while fighting a year-long battle against cancer was documented by Grandin Media, has died. He was 40.

Wednesday Audience: Proclaim God's love through care for needy

August 28, 2019

VATICAN CITY -- While listening to and obeying God's word brings healing and comfort to those in need, it also can attract disdain and even hatred from others, Pope Francis said.

Rosary Bowl a ‘template’ for celebration

August 28, 2019

OTTAWA -- Canada’s first Rosary Bowl should serve as a model for celebrating Our Lady across the country, organizers say.

Archdiocese gears up for federal election

August 28, 2019

Something big, free and political is coming live to Toronto Catholics before the Oct. 21 federal election.

As Amazon burns, ‘the world suffers’

August 28, 2019

Canadians can’t extinguish the thousands of forest fires raging across the Amazon region but the devastation should become a call for Catholics to forge an alliance with the Indigenous people of the Amazon, says the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace.

Speaking Out: YSN encore brings more blessings

August 28, 2019

My time at The Catholic Register truly ended up being the product of an act of God.

Catholic convert shares a message of hope

August 28, 2019

Benjamin Turland has become a prominent figure for Catholic youth over the years, but it wasn’t always that way.

Australians fear laws won't give enough protection for religious freedom

August 28, 2019

SYDNEY -- The Australian government is preparing to introduce the country's first religious freedom laws, but some senior Catholic clerics are concerned they may not go far enough.