When students attend a new school named Pope Francis, principal Anthony Arcadi hopes children will embrace the Pope’s qualities of caring, compassion and conversation.
Catholic students will soon be learning about leadership and Canadian history through an innovative course developed in partnership with some of Canada’s most iconic hockey players.
On Sept. 4, Pope Francis canonized Teresa of Caluctta in St. Peter's Square at the vatican. Below are a collection of stories The Catholic Register's coverage of Mother Teresa and her road to sainthood.
Mother Teresa: A saint’s legacy transformed a city, its people
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register
Mother Teresa isn’t a saint because she ran a good clinic or organized an effective religious order or articulated novel theological insights. She becomes St. Teresa of Calcutta on Sept. 4 because she broke into our lives and stole our hearts.
Missionaries of Charity Fathers find forgotten corners of Tijuana
By Brooke Binkowski, Catholic News Service
TIJUANA, Mexico – The men trudged down the dusty road of an impoverished Tijuana neighborhood. The Sunday morning air was already arid and hot, but the small group was on a mission: They were heading to a tiny neighborhood community center, bearing lemonade, food and prayers for the local families.
At back-to-school time, a new effort to protect kids bullied for their faith
By Kelsey Dallas, Religion News Service
Dapinder Ahluwalia’s 14-year-old son starts high school next month. Like many parents, she’ll spend the last days of summer ensuring he has the right school supplies and a copy of his class schedule.
Outside Paris, a clinic aims to tackle an age-old practice
By Elizabeth Bryant, Religion News Service
ST.-DENIS, France – Miriam clearly remembers the day she was cut, bundled by two village women into a bathroom at the age of 7, where a third performed the procedure. “It was very, very painful,” the young Malian woman says softly, as her two tiny children pinch her cheeks, crying for attention.
The fall school year is just around the corner and The Catholic Register has put together a Catholic education special feature.
Order of Malta Lebanon Camp: seeing the face of God in the disabled
By Doreen Abi Raad, Catholic News Service
CHABROUH, Lebanon – In a pristine mountain setting in Lebanon, a female volunteer gently takes hold of the hands of Mohammed, a disabled adult who has trouble communicating. She gazes into his eyes – still shaded in heart-shaped sunglasses from the dress-up activity a few hours earlier – as she engages him in a dance to the rhythm of the music playing in the background.
As students and teachers prepare to start a new school year, it is appropriate to acknowledge the vital role of a group that is often maligned in education — those holding positions in administration.
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For the first time since forming in 1930 the Ontario Catholic School Trustees’ Association (OCSTA) has elected a president to serve a second term.
Toronto school sees jump in math grades through unique strategy
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register
TORONTO – Strategies to improve reading skills are helping students at a Toronto French Catholic school improve their math skills.
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. – Some of Mississauga’s youngest Catholic students will make history this year as the first students in Ontario to attend a Catholic school authorized for the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program.
TORONTO – High school is a formative time in a person’s life. For most people, it is when teens begin to make new friends and start dating.