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Sheila Nonato · July 25, 2024
St. John the Baptist Parish in Burlington, Ont., has been feeding souls for the past 175 years.
Lea Karen Kivi · July 25, 2024
Pope Francis instituted a World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, which takes place this year on July 28, with the theme from Psalm 71 “Do not cast me off in my old age.”
Ad Orientem
Dcn. Andrew Bennett · July 25, 2024
The number 8 bus travels down Main Street in Mount Pleasant, a neighbourhood in Vancouver known for its trendy shops, trendier cafes, and urbane urban dwellers.
Culture à la Carte
Sr. Helena Burns · July 25, 2024
In April 2019, when Notre Dame Cathedral was afire in Paris, I was on a cross-country drive. I had decided not to listen to the news, but rather to pray and think, so I was oblivious to the conflagration. As the kilometres sailed by, I became strangely obsessed with the thought that Western Catholics were starving for good religious art. I suddenly knew I was.
Cathy Majtenyi · July 25, 2024
To tip or not to tip? And, if so, to tip 10 per cent or 25 per cent?
Readings for week 8: Sunday, July 28 to Saturday, Aug. 3
Kate Scanlon · July 25, 2024
President Joe Biden addressed his historic decision to end his reelection bid and sought to set the tone on his legacy in remarks from the Oval Office on July 24.
Cuba, Nicaragua show still life to totalitarians oppressing religious opponents
Quinton Amundson · July 25, 2024
To totalitarian regimes, suppression of the opposition, in often violent ways, has long been a key to staying in power.
Bodybuilder's battle draws worldwide prayerful support
A combination of prayer and the Eucharist, a Canadian Catholic powerlifter believes, helped turn the tide in his battle against a serious illness.
Questioning Faith
Mary Marrocco · July 25, 2024
Moving day, for most of us, might not be our favourite. Usually full of chaos and hard work, stress and mess, it’s something we put up with rather than look forward to.
Editorial
Catholic Register Editorial · July 25, 2024
Since President Joe Biden has abandoned his quest for a second term “running the world” as he framed it, perhaps he can get work as a mascot for the Church’s World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly.
Catholic Register Staff · July 25, 2024
An excerpt from The Apostolic Letter of Pope Francis on the fourth centenary of the birth of Blaise Pascal delivered in Rome on June 19, 2024.
OSV News · July 25, 2024
Paris is not a city, it's a world, they say, and so is the rich Catholic culture visible in its people and places. We gathered nine names of Parisian saints to accompany Catholics in 2024 -- the year of the Olympics and reopening of iconic Notre Dame Cathedral.
Edmonton Archbishop Richard Smith’s heart is with the people of Jasper, Alta., and tourists forced to evacuate from the wildfire wreaking desolation on the small alpine town and the neighbouring famous Jasper National Park since last night.
Caroline de Sury · July 29, 2024
The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games -- a sports festival aimed to unite all nations of the world -- created shock and disbelief instead as Catholics around the world felt offended by the parody of the Last Supper, which was part of the opening ceremony.
Luke Mandato · July 29, 2024
Reports of dwindling religious practice among Catholics in Canada may be more prevalent each year, but a different trend showing increased interest from young adults is giving hope for a possible resurgence of the Church in the near future.
The Hamilton Diocesan Marian Days initiative has returned for its 10th year this summer, marking a decade of unique public displays of love and adoration to our Holy Mother.
Brett Martin has been named executive director of the Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) of the Diocese of Hamilton.
Carol Glatz · July 29, 2024
Many elderly people risk feeling an increasingly unbearable sense of loneliness, especially during summer, Pope Francis said.
Luke Mandato · July 30, 2024
Dry eyes were a scarce sight inside New Casa Abril Restaurant in the Oakwood Village area of Toronto last night as staff from both the past and present of Carmelite Day Nursery gathered together to celebrate the daycare’s historic run ahead of its permanent closure on July 31.