Canada’s Christian population is less educated than Canadian Jews, Muslims, Hindus and even those who have no religious affiliation.
Africa takes its place in 21st-century Church
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThe Church, the world and the future are all more African today than they have ever been.
2016 Year in review: walls and bridges
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterOver and over throughout 2016, Pope Francis spoke of walls and bridges. It is an apt metaphor for much of what transpired in the Catholic world in 2016.
List of top stories from 2016 reflect wide interests of Register readers
By Catholic Register StaffOne of the more interesting annual exercises for just about any media website is to see which stories gathered the most attention over the last 12 months.
2016 Christmas Features
By Catholic Register StaffThe Catholic Register's final special section of the year is our Christmas issue! Click here to read all of our holiday special features.
Nativity puts Byzantine art on grand scale at Winnipeg Ukrainian Church
By Catholic Register StaffNativity scenes are common during the Christmas season but few in Canada can match a stained glass window in a Winnipeg church for size and splendour.
Christmas a time to welcome those seeking spiritual refuge
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterEvery year St. Michael’s Cathedral fields an RCIA class of 20 to 30 for adult baptisms and confirmations. A lot of that success starts on Christmas Day, according to cathedral rector Fr. Michael Busch.
AGO exhibit on miniature sculptures built to grow faith
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterIf all you want for Christmas is to be more spiritual — pray more deeply, contemplate on a higher plain — there’s a 16th-century app for that.
St. Michael’s Cathedral remains a work in progress
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterSt. Michael’s Cathedral re-opened this fall in plenty of time for Christmas, but the rededication was just one milestone in the $128-million restoration of Toronto’s Catholic cathedral. The work continues.
Fiddling family shares tradition of Celtic Christmas
By Mickey Conlon, Catholic Register SpecialMix eight parts family and a whole bunch of music, friends and dancing and you’ve got the recipe for a perfect Celtic Christmas in Natalie MacMaster’s family.
Simple carols are the most beautiful
By Herman GooddenWith the secularization of our culture galloping away on all fronts, Advent and Christmas can be haunting and haunted times of year.