Despite near-universal support for a secularized Quebec among the province’s main political parties, the Oct. 5 general election might have opened the door to renewed discussions about the place of faith in the public square.
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The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Leo XIV will be admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Oct. 13 before undergoing lung surgery, prompting the cancellation of several public appearances and meetings for the coming week.
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Since Bill C-3 passed last December, Canadian Catholic archivists have arguably never been busier, more visible or more relied upon than they were in the first nine months of 2026.
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A Toronto parish known for regularly offering the pre-conciliar form of the Mass, commonly referred to as the traditional Latin Mass (TLM), has been instructed to replace one of those Masses each month with the post-conciliar Novus Ordo Mass.
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In this Year of St. Francis, intended to underline the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi, the Toronto parish named for the much-loved saint has grown by welcoming new members through a merger with the Hispanic San Juan Bautista Parish.
Pope Leo XIV appointed Oct. 10 Archbishop Vittorio Francesco Viola as the new archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica and the pope's vicar for Vatican City.
Mike Ditka, the Hall of Fame football player and fiery coach who led the Chicago Bears to their only Super Bowl championship, died Friday, Oct. 9, at age 86. His family announced his death, remembering him not only as a football legend but as "the heart of our family."
On the third day of a weeklong Vatican meeting on marriage and family Oct. 9, Catholic bishops grappled with a trend that worries many Church leaders: young couples choosing to live together rather than wed.
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Pursuing a higher education that values human intelligence can help counter the many "false teachers" exploiting people's deep yearning for truth, faith and meaning, Pope Leo XIV said.
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October is the month dedicated to the Holy Rosary, yet for many Catholics the annual dedication passes almost unnoticed. A one-time defining practice of the faith, the Rosary now seemingly struggles for attention.
Every 24 hours, at least 15 Canadians die from a drug overdose.
Theopolis is launching its inaugural Gaudí Lecture at the University of Toronto on Oct. 24, bringing along liturgical artist Jonathan Pageau to help examine the place of the Christian imagination in contemporary art.
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The new Fathom Entertainment docudrama Adore Him hopes to inspire Catholics and seekers of faith to embrace the transcendence of Eucharistic Adoration.
Nearly six months since it debuted on March 21 with a long-form conversation featuring then Archdiocese of Toronto vocations director Fr. Matthew McCarthy, The Collar podcast has emerged as a significant success story.
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