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Patty Hajdu, minister of employment, says that faith groups will not be left out of funding, so long as their core mandate aligns with the government. Prime Minister Trudeau expressed at a town hall meeting in Hamilton that faith-based groups that are anti-abortion are not in line with the values of the Canadian government.

Editorial: Scrap Summer Jobs policy

By Catholic Register Editorial

Changes to the Canada Summer Jobs program that for all intents blacklist employers who oppose abortion and gender theory are outrageous, discriminatory and, surely, unconstitutional.

President Donald Trump (right) and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shake hands during a joint press conference, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, in the East Room of the White House.

Editorial: A lost opportunity with NAFTA

By Catholic Register Editorial

One failing of the ongoing negotiations to amend the North American Free Trade Agreement is that leaders are fixated on wealth, not poverty.

Schoolchildren read The Catholic Register in undated photo.

Editorial: Our 125-year-old promise

By Catholic Register Editorial

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.

A child points at candles Dec. 19 in the Church of the Nativity, where tradition holds Christ was born, in Bethlehem, West Bank.

Editorial: Christmas prayers

By Catholic Register Editorial

For much of the past two decades, Christmas celebrations in the birthplace of Christ have been muted. Recent Decembers, however, have seen Bethlehem start to become a more joyous place and the annual Christmas tree lighting last month in Manger Square was said to be the most festive in years.

Pope Francis makes the sign of the Cross during the 25th anniversary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church at the Vatican Oct 2017.

Editorial: Our Father

By Catholic Register Editorial

The Our Father is the foundational prayer of Christian faith. So perhaps it is fitting that Pope Francis has placed it in the spotlight as we make ready to celebrate the Saviour’s birth.

Pope Francis greets people as he visits the Mother Teresa House in the Tejgaon neighborhood in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dec. 2.

Editorial: Pope gets it right in Myanmar and Bangladesh

By Catholic Register Editorial

In a media world where absurdity abounds, one of the silliest statements of late is a claim that a trip to Myanmar damaged the moral authority of Pope Francis. Quite the opposite.

A project of the Vancouver Affordable Housing Agency, which has a mandate to create 2,500 housing units on city-owned land by 2021. As of mid-2017, it has about 1,000 units at various stages of development.

Editorial: Housing rights as human rights

By Catholic Register Editorial

Perhaps the most significant aspect of the government’s new housing initiative, even moreso than a multi-billion-dollar pledge, is recognition in Ottawa that every Canadian has a fundamental right to housing.

People walk along a street in Harare, Zimbabwe, Oct. 26. Mugabe’s criminal megalomania sent thousands of his citizens to their graves and millions more into poverty.

Editorial: Good riddance, Mugabe

By Catholic Register Editorial

More than 100,000 people turned Zimbabwe’s capital Harare into a big dance party following the bloodless overthrow of their tyrant-president Robert Mugabe. Goodness knows they earned it.

Rohingya refugees wait to receive aid Sept. 27 at a camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

Editorial: World must listen

By Catholic Register Staff

As the world scrambles to deliver aid to more than 600,000 persecuted Rohingya Muslims, Pope Francis is flying into the face of the humanitarian and political storm.