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 9, 2018

Bishop denies murdered Mexican priest had gang ties

Bishop Rangel of Guerrero said the two slain priests were musicians, who performed in remote hamlets and "approached people" and "evangelized" through music. Father Muniz, he said, was famed for his parish choir, while Father Anorve came from the Costa Chica region, at least five hours away.
ACAPULCO, Mexico – The Bishop of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Mexico denied that Fr. Germain Muñiz Garcia, who was murdered on a Mexican highway Feb. 5 along with Fr. Iván Añorve Jaimes, had any connection to organized crime, as the Guerrero State Prosecutor's Office has recently claimed.
Published in International
February 8, 2018

Two Mexican priests killed in drug cartel region

Bishop Rangel of Guerrero said the two slain priests were musicians, who performed in remote hamlets and "approached people" and "evangelized" through music. Father Muniz, he said, was famed for his parish choir, while Father Anorve came from the Costa Chica region, at least five hours away.
MEXICO CITY – Two priests were gunned down as they returned from Candlemas celebrations in a corner of Mexico rife with drug cartel violence and increasingly lethal for prelates.
Published in International
March 17, 2017

Priest relocated over threats from drug lords in Argentina

A priest in the Diocese of Merlo-Moreno in Argentian has been relocated after receiving a series of threats as a result of protesting a man killed by a drug cartel.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – A diocese in Argentina has decided to transfer a priest after a series of threats he's received for protesting the death of a man who had been killed by a drug cartel.

Published in International