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

NEWS

Norman Lévesque, founder and director of the Green Churches Network, which has ceased operations.

Funding struggles force Green Church Network closure

By

A Quebec-based non-profit that helped churches to “go green” has been forced to close its doors less than 10 years after it was incorporated.

Children stand next to a burned vehicle during clashes between Iraqi security forces and al Qaeda-linked Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant in the northern Iraq city of Mosul June 10, 2014. It has been 10 years since the fall of Mosul June 4-10, 2014, when Islamic State insurgents took over the city from the Iraqi army.

10 years after Islamic State group's bloody rampage, Iraq's displaced Christians still struggle

By

For Iraqi Catholics, it's a date they will never forget. The takeover of Mosul by militants of the Islamic State group 10 years ago began their bloody and destructive rampage over the weeks that followed through the country's ancestral heartland which Christians called home for the past 16 centuries.

The Cistercian-Trappist Monastery of Our Lady of Calvary in Rogersville, N.B., is closing after 122 years. The Cistercian monks, along with lay brothers, operated the monastery since 1902 as a farm.

Moncton monastery closes after nearly 125 years

By

For 122 years, the monks who called the Cistercian-Trappist Monastery of Our Lady of Calvary in Rogersville, N.B.,  bonded over their devotion to God and a love of agriculture.

Family violence remains high in Saskatchewan

Family violence remains high in Saskatchewan

By

Recognizing the uncomfortable rise in the provincial family violence and intimate partner violence rate, the Government of Saskatchewan recently responded by announcing a $42.6-million monetary boost over three years to 34 community-based groups that specialize in aiding those harmed by interpersonal violence and abuse.

Pope Francis speaks to visitors in St. Peter's Square during his general audience at the Vatican June 5, 2024.

On D-Day anniversary, Pope Francis says attacking peace is a grave sin

By

Marking 80 years since some 4,400 Allied troops "heroically gave their lives" to the cause of freedom by storming the beach in Normandy, D-Day commemorations remind the world that disrupting peace in pursuit of worldly interests is a grave sin, Pope Francis said.

Father Bohdan Geleta, left, and Father Ivan Levitsky are seen in this undated screen grab. The two Ukrainian Greek Catholic priests seized by Russian forces from their church in Berdyansk in November 2022 are possibly in a Russian-operated labor camp in occupied Ukraine, according to a human rights information service.

Disappeared Ukrainian priests may be in Russian labor camp, says human rights researcher

By

Two disappeared Ukrainian Greek Catholic priests seized by Russian forces from their church in Berdyansk in November 2022 are possibly in a Russian-operated labor camp in occupied Ukraine, according to a human rights information service.

Christians protest against violence and religious persecution in India in this CNS file photo. With Narenda Modi in power, things are not looking much better for Christians in the near future.

Modi election win doesn’t bode well for India’s Christians

By

John Cappucci aims to provide enlightenment about the underreported and complex reality of Christian persecution in India during a presentation at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church Hall in Windsor, Ont., on June 10.

A participant in Quebec City’s first March for Life holds up his pro-life sign.

Quebec March for Life weathers the storm

By

Neither a smoke bomb, shrieking foes, nor police warnings kept pro-life Quebecers from taking to Quebec City streets June 1 for what organizers hope will become an annual March for Life.

The grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School are seen June 6, 2021, which was run from 1890-1969 by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate.

Incinerated children claims 'truly laughable'

By

Skeptics of the “mass graves” narrative took notice of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc (Ttes) First Nation’s recent statement commemorating the discovery of “215 anomalies” at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School on May 27, 2021.

Protestors participating in a pray-in event hosted by Campaign Life Coalition on June 3, 2024, held signs outside the Diocese of Hamilton office that urged Bishop Douglas Crosby and his pastoral team to take a stand against the LGBT ideology and the Pride flag having a place at Catholic schools.

Schools, dioceses targeted by Pride flag walkout

By

“Yes to Jesus, no to Pride.” “Make Catholic Schools Catholic Again.” “We Need Spiritual Leadership.”

Euthanasia Prevention Coalition granted intervenor status in assisted death case

Euthanasia Prevention Coalition granted intervenor status in assisted death case

By

The Court of Appeal of Alberta has granted the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition (EPC) intervenor status in the controversial case of a 27-year-old Calgary woman with autism seeking approval for medical assistance in dying (MAiD) against her father’s wishes.

Page 30 of 1308