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Quinton Amundson · October 5, 2024
Dr. Tristan Azbej came to Ottawa determined to recruit allies in the mission to support oppressed followers of Christ around the world.
Luke Mandato · October 5, 2024
A new project from the deVeber Institute for Bioethics and Social Research is shining a much-needed light on uplifting palliative care stories across the country.
It’s not ‘supernatural,’ however, dicastery says
Quinton Amundson · October 6, 2024
Sally Fong is among the thousands upon thousands who say they have received blessings and witnessed dramatic change in others from a pilgrimage to Medjugorge.
Catholic Register Staff · October 6, 2024
Toronto Archbishop Francis Leo is among 21 new Cardinals elevated to the College of Cardinals.
Cindy Wooden · October 8, 2024
Popes have made a habit of exceeding the statutory limit on the number of cardinals under the age of 80, but Pope Francis is planning to set a record.
Carol Glatz · October 8, 2024
Evangelization does not have to be complicated or "sophisticated," even in highly secularized places, Pope Francis told Jesuits living in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
Editorial
Catholic Register Editorial · October 9, 2024
Toronto Archbishop Francis Leo’s elevation to Cardinal this week gives added cause for the celebration of Thanksgiving this weekend.
Quinton Amundson · October 9, 2024
Archbishop of Toronto Francis Leo woke up at 6:20 a.m. on Oct.6 to a text-tone chorus.
Junno Arocho Esteves · October 9, 2024
Without a ceasefire, the upcoming Jubilee year in Rome will be marred by the suffering and bloodshed in the Holy Land, Palestine's ambassador to the Holy See said.
Justin McLellan · October 10, 2024
The Vatican group studying the question of women's ministry, including the ordination of women to the diaconate, will expand its consultative phase to include women who do not serve as consultors to the dicastery in charge of the study group, synod officials announced.
With fertility rates at record lows, question is, how will Canada repopulate?
Quinton Amundson · October 10, 2024
Glen Argan · October 10, 2024
Remi De Roo named a bishop just as the Second Vatican Council opened in October 1962. He was 38 years old, the youngest bishop in the world. De Roo attended all four sessions of Vatican II, and the experience changed him for life. He gained a new understanding of the Church, one more inclusive than the hierarchical model he had learned in the seminary.
Figure of Speech
Gerry Turcotte · October 10, 2024
“Every day is Thanksgiving. That’s what the Eucharist is for."
Catholic Register Staff · October 10, 2024
Vancouver Archbishop J. Michael Miller’s letter to MPs in the Archdiocese of Vancouver, urging them to support legislation restricting young people’s access to sexually explicit online material. It follows an earlier letter written by Toronto Archbishop Francis Leo.
From the Web Archive
October 10, 2024
The true story of how Prime Minister Winston Churchill appeased Stalin, and the way his British government abandoned Poland, should be known by everyone, especially since we just commemorated the 85th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Poland.
Bible Book(s)/Chapter(s) to read for week 18: Sunday, October 13 to Saturday, October 19.
Lea Karen Kivi · October 11, 2024
Culture à la Carte
Sr. Helena Burns · October 11, 2024
Did you ever make an Hour of Adoration before the Blessed Sacrament and wonder if there was a more fruitful way?
Andrea Mrozek · October 11, 2024
Infants born alive after abortion has come up recently. But why discuss this most electric of third rail issues? Babies born alive after an abortion in the second trimester is “common.”
Justin McLellan · October 11, 2024
Before the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter’s Basilica, a symbol of the Catholic Church’s unity behind the successor of St. Peter, 15 men laid prostrate to express their humility and take vows of chastity and obedience to their bishop.
Quinton Amundson · October 11, 2024
Canadian archdiocesan and diocesan vocation directors assembled at the FCJ Retreat & Conference Centre in Calgary from Oct. 1-4 to contemplate how they can join forces to inspire more calls to the priesthood and consecrated life.