July 2024

Church ‘liquidated’ in Russia-controlled Ukraine

Gina Christian · July 10, 2024

Russian forces have driven out all Greek and Roman Catholic clergy from the occupied areas of Ukraine, said the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.

A house without work has dirty laundry

Andrea Mrozek · July 11, 2024

“I am busy with other things, mainly running the household for me and my 90-year-old sister plus a young working man who came to stay three years ago and doesn't look like leaving any time soon,” a friend wrote me recently. I had asked about her retirement and she said she wanted to find time to write. Before retirement, she had been a journalist.

The Mustard Seed

Work needed to build reconciling trust

Glen Argan · July 11, 2024

The journey toward reconciliation between Canadian churches and Indigenous people continues. Not surprisingly, the report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 2015 did not end that journey.

The first principle is putting people first

Luke Stocking · July 11, 2024

When I was 18 years old, we had a Stocking Family reunion in England. It was the first time I met many of my numerous relatives. My father is one of eleven children, spread throughout England, the U.S., and Canada.

Anthropologist disputes ‘missing children’ claims

Hymie Rubenstein · July 11, 2024

The third anniversary of the May 27, 2021 announcement by B.C.’s Kamloops Indian Band that the unmarked graves of 215 children were found on the site of its Indian residential school has come and gone but its claims are very much alive.

Artist's vision downsizes Medicine Hat church

Quinton Amundson · July 11, 2024

A woodworker from Ogdensburg, New York, chose St. Patrick's Church in Medicine Hat as the subject by which he could glorify God thorough his craft.

Editorial

Trudeau, Biden, meet Benedict

July 11, 2024

A venerable guide for gracious living in all walks of life is the reminder that the graveyards of the world are filled with irreplaceable people.

The Commitments to Action in the Sacred Covenant signed by the Archdiocese of Vancouver, the Diocese of Kamloops and the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc

Catholic Register Staff · July 11, 2024

The following are the Commitments to Action in the Sacred Covenant signed Easter Sunday by the Archdiocese of Vancouver, the Diocese of Kamloops and the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc.

Coalition calls for renewed trafficking strategy

Report analyzing program expected this summer

Quinton Amundson · July 11, 2024

The Mary Ward Centre and the Toronto Counter Human Trafficking Network (TCHTN) are urging the federal government to renew and refine its National Strategy To Combat Human Trafficking after the five-year whole-of-government mandate concluded in May.

Pro-life award honours Vancouver’s Dr. Will Johnston

‘A true star’ who has saved, enriched many lives

Canadian Catholic News · July 11, 2024

Vancouver family physician Dr. Will Johnston is being honoured for his pro-life work by Canadian Physicians for Life.

Blessings are for friends and enemies alike

Lea Karen Kivi · July 11, 2024

The Bible Book(s)/Chapter(s) to read each day for week 6: Sunday, July 14 to Saturday, July 20, 2024.

In Texas, it’s Father, Son and Smith & Wesson

Anna Farrow · July 11, 2024

Who greets you on a Sunday morning when you walk into your church? Gentlemanly ushers? Nervous pre-teens co-opted to offer a shy word of welcome? Or an off-duty police officer packing a pistol?

Trump names Vance, Ohio's Catholic senator, as his 2024 running mate

Kate Scanlon · July 15, 2024

Former President Donald Trump on July 15 named Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, a Catholic, as his running mate on the Republican ticket in November.

Catholic leaders call for peace in wake of Trump shooting

Maria Wiering · July 15, 2024

Catholic and civic leaders called for peace and unity in the hours after former President Donald Trump was grazed by a bullet and a spectator was killed July 13 in an assassination attempt during the presumptive Republican presidential nominee's campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

A bishop and four Popes

Meeting heads of Church part and parcel of retiring Bishop Colli’s career

Cathy Majtenyi · July 15, 2024

When Bishop Fred Colli reflects on his half-century of service, a kaleidoscope of images comes to his mind.

Mass for departed a sign of Christ's victory over death

Luke Mandato · July 15, 2024

Catholic Cemeteries’ of the Archdiocese of Toronto is inviting families to participate in this year’s 37th Annual Mass for the Faithful Departed.

Bishops clash over democracy in Peru in contradictory statements

David Agren · July 15, 2024

The presidency of the Peru bishops' conference has distanced itself from an episcopal commission's dire warnings on democracy.

Catholic leaders call for peace in wake of Trump shooting

July 15, 2024

Catholic and civic leaders called for peace and unity in the hours after former President Donald Trump was grazed by a bullet and a spectator was killed July 13 in an assassination attempt during the presumptive Republican presidential nominee's campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Skepticism greets U.S.-Panama migrant deportation deal

David Agren · July 16, 2024

Catholic groups working with migrants traversing the treacherous Darién Gap have expressed skepticism over a joint U.S.-Panama plan to deport people passing through the thick jungle between Colombia and Panama on journeys toward the U.S. border.

Spanish bishops celebrate success of champion soccer team, praise Catholic coach

José Calderero de Aldecoa · July 16, 2024

Spanish bishops celebrated the success of the country's soccer team July 14 as the iconic players won their record fourth European Championship title by handing England an agonizing loss.