{mosimage}OTTAWA - The upper room, where Jesus held the last supper and where the Holy Spirit descended at Pentecost, is also known as the cenacle.
Thus it is fitting that a new DVD prepared by organizers of the June 2008 International Eucharistic Congress in Quebec City is called Encounters at the Cenacle.
Two nuns honoured with Order of Canada
By Catholic Register Staff{mosimage}OTTAWA - Two Catholic nuns have been named Members of the Order of Canada in recognition of their contribution to Canadian health care.
On Dec. 28, Governor General Michaëlle Jean named Sr. Margaret Smith of the Sisters of St. Joseph and Sr. Margaret Vickers of the Sisters of Charity among 61 new appointments to the Order of Canada.
James Magee Meritus's top businessperson
By Catholic Register Staff{mosimage}TORONTO - James Magee has been named this year’s Meritus Catholic Business person of the Year.
Meritus is a not-for-profit organization that provides networking opportunities for Catholic business people. Every year the organization honours a businessperson who lives out Christian values in their personal and professional life.
Scarboro Missions hosts Catholic roshi
By Catholic Register Staff{mosimage}TORONTO - A Catholic Zen roshi from Texas is coming to town to explain what Buddhism teaches about compassion in a world that often fails to live up to our expectations.
CCO New Year's conference draws 450 to Calgary
By Catholic Register Staff{mosimage}CALGARY - Songs of praise to God replaced the clang of champagne glasses as young adults welcomed in the New Year at the stroke of midnight.
Still hope Pope will attend Eucharistic Congress
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News{mosimage}OTTAWA - Hope remains alive that Pope Benedict XVI will attend the 2008 International Eucharistic Congress in Quebec City in June, despite evidence his travel calendar is filling up.
Daily Mass marks Christian Unity week
By Catholic Register Staff{mosimage}TORONTO - The church has been praying for the unity of Christians for 100 years, and will keep doing so.
Holy Innocents remembered
By Emalyn Franco-Romano, Catholic Register Special{mosimage}TORONTO - Former U.S. president John Fitzgerald Kennedy once said, “Children are the world’s most valuable resource and its best hope for the future.”
In memory of Chiapas' massacred
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register{mosimage}TORONTO - The number of people gathered in St. Anne’s Catholic Church in downtown Toronto to commemorate the Acteal massacre in Chiapas 10 years ago was about equal to the 45 indigenous Mexicans who were shot down by a paramilitary group in 1997.
Catholic magazine targetted in human rights complaint
By Catholic Register Staff{mosimage}TORONTO - An Edmonton resident has filed a complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Commission against Catholic Insight, a small Toronto-based magazine of opinion, news and analysis.
Bishops statement on Afghanistan expected soon
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register{mosimage}TORONTO - Canada’s Catholic bishops may have something to say about Canada’s role in Afghanistan before Parliament debates the issue in March.