TORONTO - When Mark Siolek read an article about a bar owner purchasing confessionals from the Archdiocese of Buffalo to be used in bathrooms, his stomach turned.
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. - A human rights complaint alleging systemic homophobia in an Ontario French-language Catholic school is “groundless,” said a board superintendent.
Dufferin-Peel board won't appeal ruling exempting student from religion class
By Catholic Register Staff
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. - The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board will not appeal a court decision that allows parents to remove their non-Catholic children from religious classes and events.
Catholic parents start petition against OECTA participation at gay pride parade
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register
TORONTO - At least 1,000 Ontarians are calling on the province's Catholic school trustees to demand the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association abandon its decision to have representation at the World Pride Parade.
One of the blessings of Easter we enjoy at The Catholic Register is reviewing the sketches and paintings from elementary school children who enter our annual Easter drawing contest.
Board mulls appeal of exemption for non-Catholic students from religion
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. - A court ruling that exempts a non-Catholic student with the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board from attending religious festivities could rock the Catholicity of Ontario's Catholic education system.
When is a retreat centre not just a retreat centre? When it becomes an oratory.
It has been said that creation is God’s first and primary revelation.
Spiritual direction is a valuable tool in deepening prayer life and building a good relationship with God.
VATICAN CITY - Figuring out why Pope Francis has upended so many expectations, how exactly he’s changed the Catholic Church in his first year and what he might be contemplating for the future has become a Catholic parlour game that is almost as popular as the pontiff himself.
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Making a documentary about Pope Francis is like making a motion picture about a moving target. Things are changing all around this Pope.
When the College of Cardinals began the conclave on March 12, 2013, the excitement and expectations were palpable. With the Habemus Papam the following afternoon came the name of a stranger, and outsider, who instantly won over the world with the words, “Fratelli e Sorelle, buona sera!” (“Brothers and sisters, good evening!”)
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - Maria Delamonica spoke somewhat sourly of the state of affairs in Argentina, where the economy is teetering and politics are polarized. But her voice brightened when the topic turned to Pope Francis and the changes in the country since he was unexpectedly elected one year ago.
Pope Francis was a virtual unknown outside Church circles when he was introduced to the world a year ago. Catholic News Service reports 10 interesting things we’ve learned about him since then.