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Jonathan Luxmoore, Peter Jesserer Smith · May 1, 2024
Catholics in the United Kingdom that are part of the personal ordinariate have welcomed Pope Francis' appointment of their first bishop -- and the first ordinariate bishop to hail from their Anglican heritage.
Armenians pick up the pieces after fleeing ancient homeland
Susan Korah · May 1, 2024
As April flowers burst into bloom on the mountain slopes and in the valleys Nagorno Karabakh, there are almost no Armenians there to celebrate the arrival of spring in their ancient homeland.
Justin McLellan · May 1, 2024
Sudden peace negotiations or an intervention by the United States will not deliver Israelis and Palestinians from the suffering caused by the war in Gaza, a Jerusalem-based cardinal said.
Luke Mandato · May 2, 2024
From council members and course planners to caretakers and custodians, the Toronto Catholic District School Board’s unique recognition initiative is a celebration of its employees' and volunteers' commitments to fostering student success, regardless of their position.
Let it light the fire of all who enter our schools
John Kostoff · May 2, 2024
Catholic Education Week is an opportunity for the entire Catholic community to celebrate one of the finest educations that can be provided. It is also a gift to the province in so many ways.
Judith Sudilovsky · May 2, 2024
Many people in the West Bank have been left without work but the only pediatric hospital in the area gives them a sense of hope and security.
Lea Karen Kivi · May 2, 2024
An apology has great power to heal a wrong suffered.
Luke Stocking · May 2, 2024
This column is a thank-you to 52,629 people — everyone who signed our Stand for the Land campaign letter to the Honduran Ambassador to Canada.
Ad Orientem
Dcn. Andrew Bennett · May 2, 2024
Some readers who, like me, have a fondness for a good English novel, particularly those with a Catholic bent, will be familiar with the works of Fr. Robert Hugh Benson (1871-1914).
Cindy Wooden · May 2, 2024
Unity within Christian communities and the unity of all the churches will grow only as believers draw closer to Jesus and learn to be honest in examining if they are listening to the Holy Spirit or to their own preferences, Pope Francis told leaders of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
Carol Glatz · May 2, 2024
One of the oldest military corps in the world, the Pontifical Swiss Guard, has always armed itself with the best gear available in its 518 years of active service protecting the pope.
Editorial
Catholic Register Editorial · May 2, 2024
It might have been appropriate to raise the white flag of Ugly Ville over the April 23 meeting of the Toronto Catholic District School Board.
Catholic Register Staff · May 2, 2024
Pope Francis’ address to members of the Global Researchers Advancing Catholic Education Project meeting in Rome on April 22, 2024
Questioning Faith
Mary Marrocco · May 2, 2024
At a Project Rachel retreat, one participant approached a facilitator toward the end of the weekend. “Why?” she asked, incredulous. “Why would someone who’s never had an abortion want to spend their time helping us who have?”
Oblate’s missionary work honoured by Catholic Missions
Quinton Amundson · May 2, 2024
Fr. François Paradis, an Oblate of Mary Immaculate (OMI) will receive this year’s Catholic Missions In Canada’s (CMIC) St. Philip Neri Award.
Gina Christian · May 2, 2024
The Louisiana State Police and the FBI are investigating whether Archdiocese of New Orleans officials -- including archbishops -- covered up child sex trafficking by clergy over several decades.
Justin McLellan · May 3, 2024
Pope Francis received assurances from Jordan's King Abdullah II that Christian and Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem will be protected amid the Israel-Hamas war.
New book details how legendary coach/priest set standards way before their time
Quinton Amundson · May 3, 2024
A new book about the the sporting pioneer and Basilian priest Fr. David Bauer investigates how he championed the holistic development of the hockey players he mentored.
Luke Mandato · May 4, 2024
Last month’s ShareLife Speaker Series shed light on the significance of vocations and how they can be better understood and nurtured.
When the time of recognition finally arrived for one of the leading figures in social work in Toronto Catholic circles for nearly three decades, the man who had committed a large part of his life to assist so many took the selfless route.