Amundson is an associate editor and writer for The Catholic Register.
January 30, 2026
For the first time, the ShareLife campaign eclipsed the $15-million benchmark en route to an eye-popping $15,671,786 sum on behalf of over 40 social service agencies in the Greater Toronto Area.
One pioneer, one dinosaur, but both see value of online presence for Church
January 29, 2026
One was coined the "digital pioneer of the Canadian Catholic Church" by starting a blog in 2003, at the age of 33. The other is a self-described “dinosaur” in terms of Internet adoption.
January 27, 2026
Fr. Elissandro Marcelo Caldas, the pastor of Toronto's St. Norbert’s Parish, received the unexpected honour to accompany a holy relic of St. Carlo Acutis from Assisi, Italy, to St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica.
Free speech proponents hope it will be permanently shelved
Groups that opposed Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act and its threat to criminalize religious speech, are celebrating after the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights voted Jan. 26 to delay further consideration until after tackling Bill C-14, the Bail Reform and Sentencing Act.
Archbishop called archdiocese home more than 40 years
January 26, 2026
Edmonton Archbishop Stephen Hero, formally installed Jan. 23, now spiritually shepherds a city and region he called home for over 40 years.
Forty-seven young pro-life Canadians ventured southward to the National March For Life in Washington, D.C., Jan. 23 to bask in solidarity with American defenders of the preborn and to help deliver a message that the future should be teeming with life as God intended.
January 24, 2026
Dawn and Clayton MacArthur of Brooks, Alta., received more blessings than they ever expected through the Diocese of Calgary’s Sacred Grace - Church Wedding for Civilly Married Couples program.
More and more it's recognized in the mainstream that the Catholic Church across the world is experiencing a renaissance, with young adults driving the resurgence.
'When freedom happens, people find Christ'
January 23, 2026
Iran is home to the fastest-growing Christian movement in the world. Religious watchdogs, on-the-ground charitable organizations and even Reza Pahlavi, the exiled and dissident crown prince of Iran, have uttered this proclamation.
January 21, 2026
Upon Mark Carney’s formal entry into the Liberal Party leadership race almost exactly a year ago, supporters endorsed the eventual prime minister as a cosmopolitan man of the world.
