Once again The Catholic Register will be implementing a reduced publishing schedule in July and August. Beginning with the July 5th issue, the paper will be published every second week until resumption of the normal weekly publishing schedule with the Aug. 30 issue.
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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.
Francis takes fresh approach to dialogue
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - In Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home, some informed readers see Pope Francis seeking a dialogue with the whole world while giving new insight into the relationship of human beings to creation.
Pope’s respect for Islam in encyclical a Ramadan blessing
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterLaudato Si’ arrived on the first day of Ramadan and it was the first papal document in history to cite a Muslim scholar and mystic as an authority — to the delight of Toronto Muslim leaders.
Here today and gone tomorrow? Not likely
By Peter KavanaghFormer British Prime Minister Harold Wilson once famously quipped, “A week is a long time in politics.” It is a truism that Pope Francis and the Vatican might well be discovering about the widespread reception of Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home.
Canada squarely in Laudato Si’ crosshairs
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThe Pope’s encyclical on the environment is addressed to the entire world, but it has different messages for different parts of it.