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

FAITH/STORIES

In a blunt interview Catholic activist Sister Simone Campbell suggested that the Vatican’s senior clergy are more preoccupied with power than with confronting issues that affect the faithful.

In blunt talk at the Vatican, activist nun blasts ‘male power’

By

VATICAN CITY – Catholic activist Sister Simone Campbell has suggested that senior clergy at the Vatican are more preoccupied with power than confronting issues that affect the faithful, like clerical sexual abuse.

Pope Francis arrives to lead his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican March 1.

Pope Francis: Do you read the Bible as often as you check your phone?

By

VATICAN CITY – On the first Sunday of Lent, Pope Francis said if we want to fight against the temptation of sin, we must be familiar with the Word of God – treating the Bible more like how we treat our cellphone.

Benedict XVI's theological legacy is being continued by graduate students gathered around the Ratzinger Foundation to further study the thoughts of the former Pope, cardinal and theology professor.

A new generation of Benedict XVI scholars is on the rise in Rome

By

ROME, Italy – The theological legacy of Benedict XVI continues, four years after his pontificate came to an end.

A man prays during Ash Wednesday Mass at St. Andrew's Church in the Manhattan borough of New York March 5, 2014.

Fasting: Lent's spiritual practice creates space for prayer

By

WASHINGTON – There is no getting around fasting during Lent.

March 3, 2017
Pope Francis addresses priests of the Diocese of Rome during a meeting at the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome March 2.

Pope's homily: True fasting is helping others

True fasting is helping your neighbour; while false fasting mixes religiosity with dirty deals and the bribes of vanity. That was the message of Pope Francis at the morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta on Friday.

Pope Francis' latest prayer video focuses on persecuted Christians around the world.

Pope Francis' latest prayer video spotlights Christian persecution

By

VATICAN CITY – In his prayer video for March, Pope Francis prays for persecuted Christians, asking for the prayers and aid of the whole Church toward those mistreated on the basis of their beliefs.

A Vatican workshop concludes that overconsumption and unjust wealth distribution is a bigger threat to the planet than population growth.

Papal academies: Bigger threat to planet is greed, not population growth

By

VATICAN CITY – Increasing threats against biodiversity, unsustainable use of the earth's resources and accelerated extinction rates are driven more by overconsumption and unjust wealth distribution than by the number of people on the planet, a Vatican workshop concluded.

St. Anne’s parish in Brampton, Ont. has put together a Lenten to-do calendar to help people with their Easter preparations.

Daily Lenten to-do list helps in Easter preparations

By

The season of Lent is all about preparing, which means there are plenty of to-do lists for Catholics as they count down the days to Easter Sunday and the Resurrection.

March 2, 2017
Pope Francis speaks during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican March 1.

Pope's homily: Ideological faith adores a 'disincarnate' god

The compass of the Christian directs him to follow Christ crucified, not a disincarnate god, but God made flesh, Who bears in Himself the wounds of our brothers. That was the message of Pope Francis at the morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta on Thursday.

Pope Francis arrives to celebrate Ash Wednesday Mass at the Basilica of Santa Sabina in Rome March 1.

Pope at Ash Wednesday Mass: Lent breathes life into world asphyxiated by sin

By

ROME – Lent is a time to receive God's breath of life, a breath that saves humanity from suffocating under the weight of selfishness, indifference and piety devoid of sincerity, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis delivers his blessing during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican March 1.

Lent isn’t just about penance – it’s also a time of hope, Pope Francis says

By

VATICAN CITY – On Ash Wednesday Pope Francis said that while Lent is certainly a time of mortification, it’s also a journey of hope that leads to the joy of Christ’s Resurrection – a journey that requires both daily sacrifice and love.

Back in the 1600s, the Paulaner monks brewed beer specifically for a liquid-only fast during Lent.

These 17th century monks did a beer fast for Lent

By

WASHINGTON – As Ash Wednesday kicks off the Lenten season, Catholics enter into 40 days of abstaining from sweets, technology, alcohol and other luxuries.

March 1, 2017
Pope Francis celebrates Ash Wednesday Mass at the Basilica of Santa Sabina in Rome March 1.

Pope's homily: Full text from Ash Wednesday Mass

Pope Francis celebrated Holy Mass for Ash Wednesday at the Basilica of Santa Sabina on the Aventine hill in Rome.

Page 134 of 269