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Among the brave tales from the doomed Titanic are the actions of Catholic priests.

The Register Archive: Tales of grace amid tragedy of Titanic

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April 15 marked the anniversary of one of the worst maritime tragedies — the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, when more than 1,500 died. Our regular visit to The Catholic Register Archive reveals some of the lessons and heroes of that disaster from this edited report in the April 25, 1912 issue:

Grade 9 student Samantha Clements shows one of the rain gauges being used in the climate project at Holy Names High School.

Climate Crusaders creating flood of rain data

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WINDSOR, Ont. – They’re called Climate Crusaders, and they’re part of what’s being described as the largest program of its kind in North America.

Sr. Fay Trombley preaches to the community at Our Lady of Grace Church in Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories.

Sister’s ‘retirement’ in Tuktoyaktuk earns Polar Medal

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Many of us have visions of retiring to a warm spot and taking it easy, but not Sr. Fay Trombley. The 77-year-old former professor at Newman Theological College in Edmonton is spending her “retirement” in Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., tirelessly working to ease the hunger, unemployment and spiritual needs of people in the Arctic. 

Pope Francis meets with members of the preparatory council for the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon region at the Vatican in this photo dated April 12-13 and released by the Vatican April 14. The synod will take place in October 2019.

Catholic universities must prepare students for dialogue, Pope says

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VATICAN – Catholic universities are "called to be workshops of dialogue and encounter in the service of truth, justice and the defense of human dignity at every level," Pope Francis told a delegation from Pennsylvania's Villanova University.
Deacon Ken Anderson will serve in Prince George.

B.C. rancher saddles up for priesthood

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VANCOUVER – Living and working with a tight-knit family on a remote B.C. ranch was a recipe for vocation for Ken Anderson who will be ordained a priest this year.

St. Kateri Tekakwitha Church of the Mackenzie-Fort Smith Diocese in Dettah, NT, a town of 236 people.

Priest's mission to the Great White North demonstrates need for more clergy

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Mission work is not just about humanitarian aid in developing countries. There are missions that exist in our own backyard. 

Erik Sorensen, left, and Matt Hendzel are navigating their way through the long process of Jesuit formation.

Jesuit students set to ‘roll up their sleeves’ in next formation step

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Erik Sorensen got his first job at 12, shovelling snow for an apartment building in his hometown of Red Deer, Alta. In high school he worked in a grocery store stacking cans and filling up the bins of potatoes.

Mario Biscardi with his Cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice medal.

Recipient of papal medal banks on Serra's future as oncoming president

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Of course Mario Biscardi was given prior notice that he was to receive the highest honour the Vatican bestows on any layperson. 

Pope Francis speaks April 10 to some 550 "missionaries of mercy" in the Sala Regia of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican. The pope, who originally commissioned the priests during the Year of Mercy, has extended indefinitely their special mission of preaching God's mercy and showing it, especially through the sacrament of reconciliation.

Pope reaffirms missionaries' mandate to knock on hearts

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VATICAN – As a sign that God's mercy cannot be limited, Pope Francis has recommissioned his special army of priests charged with bringing that divine mercy to everyone.
Women religious, who were freed after being held by rebels for more than three months, attend a 2014 prayer service at Holy Cross Church in Damascus, Syria, after their release.

Conference honours women religious who put their lives at risk to serve

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ROME – Today's women religious belong to "a long line of courageous women" whose faith in God and love for humanity led them to put their lives at risk, said Sister Patricia Murray, an Irish member of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Dr. Louis Girard (left) and Dr. Nuala Kenney have both let the Gospel help guide their career choices.

The good doctors: Fighting to keep morality in the age of the quick fix in medicine

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Hippocrates, the father of medicine, described a physician’s career this way: “Life is short, the art long, opportunity fleeting, experiment dangerous and judgment difficult.” So, who in their right mind would want to be a doctor?

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