There was worldwide disbelief on May 13, 1981 as word spread that Pope John Paul II had been shot four times in an assassination attempt. The gunman was sentenced to life in prison, but was pardoned in 2000 at the request of John Paul. This is The Catholic Register’s report in the wake of the the attempt on the pontiff’s life, from May 23, 1981:
Kitchener students build a wall to break barriers
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThe kids at St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Elementary School in Kitchener, Ont., are breaking down walls with science, or more accurately, one particular wall in the middle of their school gym.
Toronto students team up with suffering youth in Attawapiskat through soccer
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic RegisterTo the boys on the senior high school soccer team, it was only natural to reach out to people their age who were suffering in the northern part of the province.
Moccasin project helps create awareness of Indigenous issues
By Jacklyn Gilmor, Catholic Register SpecialA small handmade gift can have a big impact.
Ontario bishops commit to ‘renewing the promise’ of Catholic education
By Catholic Register Staff
Toronto student robotics team headed to world finals
By Jacklyn Gilmor, Catholic Register SpecialMichelle Dubre cried with joy when she heard the news.
Catholic schools lead students to embrace lessons far from home
By Richard OlsonTwenty-four Catholic high school students and five adult supervisors gathered in Consuelo, Dominican Republic, to debrief our day. We had toured a batay (sugar workers’ village) outside the city along a road that by Canadian standards would be considered impassible.
Are there lessons to be learned from U.S. educators?
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterBigger is better and if we don’t get better we’re going to get beat, is the message one religious education teacher has brought back from a giant American convention for Catholic teachers.
Abolition threats knock on the door of Catholic education
By John B. KostoffA sampling of recent media indicates voices are again ramping up their call for one school system in Ontario or, in short, for the abolishment of Catholic schools.
The ‘ambassador’ of the northern Church
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic RegisterStella Johnson is known in the Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith as a ray of sunshine, which is significant when Yellowknife can get as little as four hours of daylight in the middle of winter.
Unsung heroes: Secretaries on the parish front lines
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic RegisterIt was an otherwise quiet Wednesday morning when a woman walked into the parish office of St. Joan of Arc in Toronto.