The Ontario government is steaming ahead with a cap-and-trade system to reduce greenhouse gasses despite a clear warning from Pope Francis about buying and selling “carbon credits.”
Timmins diocese investigates cemetery mystery
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterTIMMINS, Ont. - Alex Cande and his brother Marcel Mandeville are stirring up trouble and searching for the graves of their dead ancestors.
Family of Faith tops the $100-million mark
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterWith five months of fundraising still to go, the Family of Faith campaign has passed the magic $100 million mark and has reached 97 per cent of its minimum objective.
Canadian numbers on the rise for families’ conference
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterNearly 500 Canadians have already signed up to be in Philadelphia with Pope Francis for the 2015 World Meeting of Families.
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The door to Francis opens in Toronto
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Like so many reporters around the world Chris Wallace, host of Fox News Sundays, prays for an interview with Pope Francis.
Wise words for society: ‘Thou shalt not waste’
By Angela Saldanha, Catholic Register SpecialGenerations ago we lived by the words “waste not, want not.” Our grandparents were frugal people. Not us. We are throw-away people.
Education is key in combatting ecological crisis
By Katherine Bergman, Catholic Register SpecialWe often see the world in black and white — good versus evil, people versus nature, science versus religion. But in Laudato Si’: On Care For Our Common Home, Pope Francis demonstrates the inseparable bonds that exist between concern for nature, justice for the poor, commitment to the common good and peace.
A parish far ahead of its time
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Almost 10 years ago, St. Gabriel’s Church was built for Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment. Toronto’s only LEED certified church, St. Gabriel’s is recognized for more than its energy-efficient design. The Passionist parish is an architectural statement about the connection between God and creation.
Reaction from around the world
By Catholic Register StaffThere are as many opinions on Pope Francis’ encyclical as there are people. Here are a few — both pro and con — from political leaders and media personalities around the world.
We’re all in it together
By Peter Whittle, Catholic Register SpecialSt. John’s, Nfld. - To understand Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment and to act on it we need everybody all together, Archbishop Martin Currie told a prayer service held to introduce Laudato Si: On Care for Our Common Home at St. Teresa’s Church June 18.