hand and heart

The recent post office troubles have impacted our regular fundraising efforts. Please consider supporting the Register and Catholic journalism by using one of the methods below:

  • Donate online
  • Donate by e-transfer to accounting@catholicregister.org
  • Donate by telephone: 416-934-3410 ext. 406 or toll-free 1-855-441-4077 ext. 406
Subscribe to this RSS feed
February 2, 2022

Still no justice for Bloody Sunday

People pause near a mural showing the 14 victims of 1972’s Bloody Sunday during a memorial service to mark the 50th anniversary of the tragedy in Derry, Northern Ireland, Jan. 30. The head of the Irish bishops’ conference has noted that no one from the British army has ever been prosecuted for the killings.

DUBLIN -- The president of the Irish bishops’ conference used the 50th anniversary of the unlawful killing of 14 unarmed Catholics by the British army in Northern Ireland to criticize the fact that no one has ever been prosecuted.

Published in International
February 8, 2018

The Register Archive: Canadian clergy march for civil rights

Clergy joined the famous Selma to Montgomery march in 1965, a key moment in the history of the civil rights movement in the U.S. The march featured Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta (centre), as well as movement co-founder Ralph Abernathy and his children, who joined hands with the unidentified clergyman.
To mark The Register’s 125th year, we are re-publishing some interesting stories from our archive. As we celebrate Black History Month, here’s an article from March 20, 1965, reporting on a march in Ottawa that drew thousands in support of the civil rights movement in the United States. The event was held shortly after the historic Selma to Montgomery march in Alabama on March 7 that resulted in state troopers attacking demonstrators on what became known as “Bloody Sunday.”
Published in Features
August 9, 2016

Irish Bishop Edward Daly, Bloody Sunday priest, dies at 82

Irish Bishop Edward Daly, depicted on the far right of a mural commemorating the events of Bloody Sunday, became prominent in a photograph of him holding out a bloody handkerchief when British soldiers opened fired on a civilian protest march in Derry, Northern Ireland, January 30, 1972.

DUBLIN – Bishop Edward Daly of Derry, known for his tireless advocacy for peace and reconciliation during decades of sectarian tension in Northern Ireland, died in a hospital in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, Aug. 8.

Published in International