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Barefoot and Preaching
Leah Perrault · August 8, 2024
This spring, I got an itch for change, and I cut my hair. Sixteen inches of curls lay on the floor. I instantly felt so much lighter. And as I went about my life, it was a big enough change that I didn’t recognize my own reflection.
Luke Mandato · August 9, 2024
The Ontario Knights of Columbus Ultrasound Program has donated its second machine to a local medical clinic.
Eight decades since atomic bomb dropped on Japan, can Catholics stop the tick tock of the Doomsday Clock?
Kimberley Heatherington · August 10, 2024
The Doomsday Clock — the theoretical timepiece that measures humanity’s march toward nuclear annihilation when it strikes midnight — continues to dismally tick forward, currently marking 90 seconds until Armageddon.
Gina Christian · August 12, 2024
The "days of easy faith are over," and a "new generation of Catholic men" are needed in the church, said the head of the Knights of Columbus at the global Catholic fraternal organization's annual gathering.
Jonathan Luxmoore · August 12, 2024
Prominent Catholics have joined church leaders in condemning a wave of riots across the United Kingdom, while also urging greater understanding of current social grievances.
Jean Gonzalez · August 12, 2024
Pro-life advocates across Florida are working diligently to inform voters about a ballot item they say contains "misleading" language and is "dangerous" in regard to women's health.
Catholic Register Staff · August 12, 2024
Campaign Life Coalition, a national pro-life advocacy organization, has been labelled a “hate movement” by the Canadian Anti-Hate Network.
Cindy Wooden · August 13, 2024
As the world braced for Iran to retaliate for the assassination of a Hamas leader who was staying in the Iranian capital, the Vatican secretary of state pleaded with Iran's new president not to escalate the Middle East conflict.
Gina Christian · August 13, 2024
Russian forces have destroyed another Ukrainian Greek Catholic church, while a priest at a separate parish is hastening to remove sacred items ahead of an expected Russian attack.
Quinton Amundson · August 13, 2024
Over 100 Canadian priests will convene for a Zoom video conference Aug. 14 to discuss how to develop synodal and missionary Catholic churches from coast to coast.
Quinton Amundson · August 14, 2024
Throughout the two weeks since Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro claimed he won a third term in office, governments from around the world, human rights watchdogs, global entities and Venezuelans at home and aboard have denounced the July 28 national election for not being free and fair.
Anna Farrow · August 15, 2024
The pro-life advocacy organization Campaign Life Coalition (CLC) is weighing its legal response after being publicly labelled a “far right Christian nationalist group” by a federally-subsidized anti-fascist network.
Cindy Wooden · August 15, 2024
Mary is not a "motionless wax statue," but a disciple who wants to share the good news of Jesus with everyone and reaches out to help and comfort them, Pope Francis said.
Lea Karen Kivi · August 15, 2024
Readings for week 11: Sunday, Aug. 18 to Saturday, Aug. 24
Caroline de Sury · August 15, 2024
If there is one place in the world where it's worth spending the Aug. 15 feast of the Assumption at least once in a lifetime, it's the Marian shrine of Lourdes. The national pilgrimage to Lourdes is currently underway -- Aug. 12 to 16, attracting a record number of pilgrims.
Quinton Amundson · August 16, 2024
A panel of Ontario Court of Appeal judges ruled Aug. 7 that the Christian pro-life group 40 Days for Life may sue parties conducting digital activism designed to impede their prayer vigils.
Fredrick Nzwili · August 19, 2024
On the first day of talks in Geneva aimed at ending the 16-month Sudanese conflict, a Catholic bishop in the region stressed that addressing the humanitarian situation in the northeast African country cannot not wait for "tomorrow."
Cindy Wooden · August 19, 2024
When receiving the Eucharist, Catholics should respond with gratitude and awe that Jesus offers himself as nourishment and salvation, Pope Francis said.
The Mustard Seed
Glen Argan · August 20, 2024
Perhaps nowhere in society is the loss of the sacred more evident than in marriage and in the wedding ceremonies which solemnify a marriage.
Leah Perrault · August 20, 2024
The etymology of tending is from the Latin “tendere” to stretch, in a certain direction. What a fabulous way to think about the way we care!