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HALIFAX – More than 465 years after his death, St. Francis Xavier’s missionary work has brought him to Canada.

MONTREAL – It’s doubtful that Montreal would be celebrating 375 years of history today had flood waters not receded in December 1642.

As much of the country contended with an environmental explosion of extreme cold temperatures in early January, Out of the Cold centres were crying out for a better solution.

The Catholic Register is 125 yearsold on January 5. Since 1893, it has strived to reflect the opinions and the events that have been important to Canada and its Catholic citizens.

Throughout this 125th anniversary year of The Catholic Register, we will be celebrating the rich history of Canada’s oldest Catholic newspaper. This week, rather than our usual Letters to the Editor, we have dipped into the archive to see what issues the newspaper was addressing in 1918 as The Register turned 25 years old.

Despite being unable to use the word Rohingya while he was in Myanmar, the Pope’s message on religious diversity and respect for minorities got through loud and clear, a Catholic refugee from Myanmar told The Catholic Register.

EDMONTON – A safe-haven program called Angel Cradle, operated by Covenant Health, may have saved a newborn baby's life.

Buckling under the weight of declining church attendance and sex-abuse settlements, 20 of the 53 parishes in the Archdiocese of Moncton face closure or possible closure this year, according to Archbishop Valery Vienneau.

The journey home can be hard, but it’s harder for the homeless.

OTTAWA – Religious freedom and conscience rights will continue to be top agenda items for Catholic and other faith groups in 2018 as challenges play out in the courts and in the public arena.