October 2024

France mourns Catholic university student murdered by repeat migrant offender

Caroline de Sury · October 1, 2024

It felt as if the whole country mourned and wept as family, friends and 3,000 other people packed the St. Louis Cathedral in Versailles Sept. 27 to say goodbye to 19-year-old student Philippine de Carlan, who was found murdered in Bois de Boulogne, or the Boulogne Forest, in Paris Sept. 21.

Church must recognize, ask pardon for its sins, Pope Francis says before synod

Cindy Wooden · October 1, 2024

The Catholic Church cannot be credible in its mission of proclaiming Christ unless it acknowledges its mistakes and bends down "to heal the wounds we have caused by our sins," Pope Francis said.

Two priestly paths collide

Entwined for three decades, they are now embroiled in lawsuit

Anna Farrow · October 2, 2024

Entwined for three decades, they are now embroiled in lawsuit

Register Exclusive

Sex offender ex-priest in hospital with sick kids

Anna Farrow · October 2, 2024

Former priest and convicted sex offender Brian Boucher has been on a hospital ward with minors present for at least a month, The Catholic Register has learned.

Ending of Synod on Synodality begins

Maria Wiering · October 2, 2024

The second meeting of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops begins this week at the Vatican. Like last year's meeting, it's a four-week-long gathering of 368 voting delegates -- with scores more of nonvoting participants -- from six continents to address the theme "For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, Mission" and experience synodality, a posture of listening, accompaniment and communion in the church.

CCCB renewal plan approved behind closed doors

Anna Farrow · October 2, 2024

Canada’s Catholic bishops spent two full sessions at their recent plenary signing off on a major overhaul of how the national conference of prelates should operate.

Salt + Light shares good news of 'Lives Lived for Life'

Salt + Light dives deeper into stories of everyday pro-life heroes

Luke Mandato · October 3, 2024

Salt + Light Media is producing a special episode of its Behold series this month, diving deeper into the testimonies of four people dedicated to the pro-life cause highlighted in The Catholic Register’s Lives Lived for Life magazine project.

Pro-life collaboration shines light on hope

Luke Mandato · October 3, 2024

The Catholic Register’s special full-colour magazine project Lives Lived for Life is more than just telling 12 stories of Canada’s pro-life faithful, it is also a melding of three distinct Catholic media entities in sharing these stories for the world to see.

Students find healing in Listening Circle

Luke Mandato · October 3, 2024

St. Michael’s College School (SMCS) in Toronto has brought back the Listening Circle initiative, a program implemented last year by a former student looking to ease the burden of grief for himself and his school community.

Vatican doctrinal chief tells synod it's not time for women deacons

Cindy Wooden · October 3, 2024

"Rushing" to open the diaconate to women in the Catholic Church would short-circuit a necessary reflection on the relationship between ordained ministry and charismatic leadership, particularly as it impacts the participation of women in the church, said the head of the Vatican's doctrinal office.

Reconciliation fund already making a difference

Quinton Amundson · October 4, 2024

With over $17.5 million raised in the two-and-a-half years since the Indigenous Reconciliation Fund (IRF) became a registered charity in March 2022, the 73 Canadian Catholic dioceses are poised to exceed the five-year $30-million commitment Canada's Catholic bishops made to the nation's Indigenous peoples.

Editorial

Israel’s moral path

October 4, 2024

In the 12 months since Hamas murderers invaded Israel, the Holy Land tables have entirely turned on those behind the worst massacre of Jews after the Holocaust.

Report by Bishop McGrattan at the CCCB annual plenary

Catholic Register Staff · October 4, 2024

A report by Calgary’s Bishop William McGrattan, president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, at the annual plenary meeting in Quebec City.

Success or failure, God loves us all

Bible Book(s)/Chapter(s) for week 17: Sunday, Oct. 6 to Saturday, Oct 12

Lea Karen Kivi · October 4, 2024

Bible Book(s)/Chapter(s) for week 17: Sunday, Oct. 6 to Saturday, Oct 12

Jubilee prep well underway, marking year of hope

Luke Mandato · October 4, 2024

Preparations are well underway for Canadian Catholics to join faithful worldwide as "Pilgrims of Hope" for jubilee year 2025.

Ad Orientem

Helping Catholics grow as people of The Book

Dcn. Andrew Bennett · October 4, 2024

People new to, or wishing to grow deeper in faith, often ask me to recommend good Catholic books. The height of understatement is to say coming up with such a list is a daunting challenge in a tradition that, beginning with the Holy Scriptures, has an almost inexhaustible treasury of books.

Euthanasia empties life of its meaning

MAiD has nothing to do with good medicine

Charles Lewis · October 4, 2024

In 2013, I wrote a column for the National Post about Dr. Donald Low, a microbiologist at Mt. Sinai Hospital. He spoke about his cancer diagnosis, his fear of tremendous pain that might be looming and the loss of his dignity. He spoke without self-pity and urged Canada to make physician-assisted death legal. He died eight days later.

Roots of faith mean protecting peasants

Luke Stocking · October 4, 2024

Peter Maurin, from the Catholic Worker movement, was known to proudly assert, “I am a peasant. I have roots.” Most would not share Peter’s pride. Thanks to the Middle Ages and Western pop culture’s treatment of it — the word is considered derogatory. That is something that needs to change.

Changing the world with egg-cellent words

Words give shape to our world

Leah Perrault · October 4, 2024

I suppose it is not a surprise to say that a writer loves words. Thinks words are powerful and important. Spends minutes and hours thinking up just the right way to express feelings and ideas with words.

Evil divide

October 4, 2024

“As Democrats, Christians, Catholics, have an advantage on that score.” (The Catholic Register editorial Sept. 22, 2024.)