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Caroline de Sury · August 1, 2024
The multifaith center that came to life in the Olympic Village along with the July 26 opening of the Olympic Games has a real champion overseeing it.
Lea Karen Kivi · August 1, 2024
The Bible Book(s)/ Chapter(s) to read each day for Week 9: Sunday, Aug. 4 to Saturday, Aug. 10.
Carol Glatz · August 1, 2024
Pope Francis visited an amusement park an hour outside of Rome to greet workers, their families and the two nuns providing pastoral care there.
Helen McClenahan · August 1, 2024
Dozens of technologists and Catholics gathered at Microsoft in Redmond for a conversation about ethics in artificial intelligence between an "unlikely pair," as they were introduced: a papal adviser and the head of Microsoft.
OSV News · August 1, 2024
The artistic community founded by Father Marko Rupnik, the Slovenian priest accused of sexually, psychologically and spiritually abusing multiple women, dismissed calls from survivors to remove the artist's work, saying such decisions are a symptom of "cancel culture."
Angelica Vecchiato · August 6, 2024
Thousands of pilgrims from across the globe flocked to the Basilica of St. Anne de Beaupre, Que., over nine days in late July to prayerfully participate in an annual novena dedicated to the grandmother of Christ.
Quinton Amundson · August 6, 2024
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church still stands after wildfires tragically devastated the township of Jasper, Alta., and the adjoining and renowned Jasper National Park of Canada for nearly a week late last month.
Catholic News Service · August 6, 2024
More than a week after the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games, the Vatican joined people who complained that a segment of the show featuring drag performers offended Christians.
Luke Mandato · August 6, 2024
Ottawa's St. Martin de Porres Parish has called for continued prayers as messages of support for the church continue to pour in from various religious communities after another act of vandalism was reported at the end of last month.
Quinton Amundson · August 7, 2024
The 75th anniversary of this Catholic spiritual hub of stillness and prayer is being feted with a special celebration.
Caroline de Sury · August 8, 2024
The square in front of Notre Dame Cathedral was bathed in sunshine Aug. 4 as representatives of the five major religions involved in the Paris Olympic Games met.
Luke Mandato · August 8, 2024
Canadian Christian author, speaker and Bible teacher Grace Fox has released her 14th book which examines the unique challenge of illustrating the various titles God takes throughout Scripture and explaining how they can help readers vanquish fear from their lives.
Lea Karen Kivi · August 8, 2024
Readings for week 10: Sunday, Aug. 11 to Saturday, Aug. 17.
Editorial
Catholic Register Editorial · August 8, 2024
A quote dubiously attributed to Oscar Wilde defines a gentleman as someone who never gives offence unintentionally.
Fr. Yaw Acheampong · August 8, 2024
When was the last time you held someone’s hand? On one beautiful morning, as I was setting up for the celebration of the noon Mass in the hospital chapel, three visitors came in and sat down quietly. I noticed that they were holding hands.
Harry McAvoy · August 8, 2024
The Bride and I are quickly approaching a milestone anniversary. On September 1, we will have been married 40 years. I sometimes wonder, how did that happen, and am I really that old?
'We pray it will light a fire in people’s hearts for Christ'
When I first heard rumblings about a documentary titled Jesus Thirsts: The Miracle of the Eucharist I had mixed feelings. While other recent programming such as this year’s Mother Cabrini film and the ongoing series The Chosen had drawn me in along with sizeable audiences sharing a hunger for Catholic representation in media, I found a sense of skepticism about a documentary tackling something as important to the faith as the Eucharist.
If one were looking for the busiest woman in the church of France these days, Isabelle de Chatellus, 46, from the Diocese of Versailles, is most probably the one.
Quinton Amundson · August 8, 2024
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) has unveiled a new strategic vision conceptualized to enhance and enliven future ecumenical and interfaith initiatives.
Figure of Speech
Gerry Turcotte · August 8, 2024
I have often been fascinated by iconic pairings — how one person or one thing can be inextricably linked to another. Batman and Robin roll off the tongue, a pairing as natural as brie and crackers. Pisa and the leaning tower, Rome and the Vatican, are equally symbiotic.