FREE access to the digital edition and archives until September 2. Click here. →
Browse › 2024 › December
Luke Mandato · December 1, 2024
Saint Paul University is offering a unique interactive course next spring that will allow students and the public alike to traverse part of a major historic Christian pilgrimage, the Camino de Santiago.
Church gets cold shoulder here
Anna Farrow · December 1, 2024
When Terry Vanderpool moved from Texas to Alberta two years ago, the biggest adjustment wasn’t to the cold winters. It was to the cold shoulder given the Catholic Church in Canada.
Caroline de Sury · December 2, 2024
The world was left stunned when the first images of the rebuilt Notre Dame were published and spread with viral speed as President Emmanuel Macron walked through the bright, unrecognizably beautiful Parisian cathedral on Nov. 29, a week ahead of the Dec. 7-8 official reopening.
Anna Farrow · December 3, 2024
As the Canada Post strike drags on into a third week, Canadian charities worry it is the needy people they serve that will bear the brunt of the protracted labor dispute.
Cindy Wooden · December 3, 2024
Hours after the last visitors and pilgrims left St. Peter's Basilica for the day, a chisel clanged and dust flew as a group of prelates chanted their prayers before a simple wall marked with a cross.
Quinton Amundson · December 3, 2024
There is one apparent gain from incoming U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threat against Canada and Mexico: it has thrust the drug addiction and access issue back to the forefront of the national conversation.
Sr. Surabhila brings healing, hope and love in CNEWA-funded medical clinic
Susan Korah · December 4, 2024
Sr. Surabhila’s face glows with joy and an inner serenity that belies her horrific ordeal at the hands of terrorist kidnappers.
Catholic Register Staff · December 5, 2024
His Excellency Frederick Bernard Henry, Bishop Emeritus of Calgary, died on 3 December 2024, at the age of 81.
Catholics for Justice and Peace in the Holy Land · December 5, 2024
Never has this generation been subjected to such a barrage of disinformation and misinformation as has been generated surrounding the current Israeli military assault on the people of Gaza.
Andrea Mrozek · December 5, 2024
Two recent ads are receiving accolades for their pro-family messaging. The first is a near mini-movie for Volvo, promoting the car’s safety features in protecting a mother with a child in utero. The second commercial for Apple airpods flashes back in time to show us how a new baby became the teenager her father is now watching unwrap the gift of a new guitar.
Barefoot and Preaching
Leah Perrault · December 5, 2024
Twice, I was very pregnant in Advent, and I thought a lot about how riding on a donkey might bring on labour. With each month of pregnancy, babies occupied more of my body – as well as my mind and heart. And with birth, these little people become literal parts of my body and soul existing in the world distinct from me.
The Mustard Seed
Glen Argan · December 5, 2024
The Edmonton police stopped outside the downtown Bissell Centre on Tuesday, as they do most mornings. Their task was to cart away the tarps and belongings of homeless people camped on the street. The previous night, the temperature had fallen to minus 16C, and people were cold.
Editorial
Elizabeth Scalia · December 6, 2024
In these early days of Advent, when we are immersing ourselves in biblical narratives, we can easily forget that nothing we read in Scripture is there by accident.
Catholic Register Staff · December 6, 2024
An excerpt from Pope Francis’ address to the academic community of the John Paul II pontifical theological institute for marriage and the family science.
Bible Book(s)/Chapter(s) to read for week 25: Sunday, December 8 to Saturday, December 14, 2024.
Lea Karen Kivi · December 6, 2024
Study shows 'erosion of care standards'
Quinton Amundson · December 6, 2024
A new survey co-commissioned by the Angus Reid Institute and Cardus found 62 per cent of Canadians are concerned that socially and financially vulnerable citizens will choose euthanasia instead of seeking out adequate and quality health care.
Catholic Register Special · December 6, 2024
Growing up in the shadow of the Second World War, most Canadian children were well aware of tales of sacrifice and derring-do on the part of our parents’ generation in defeating Germany and the Nazi horrors it had unleashed.
Encore of the Register's exclusive interview with Archbishop Leo eight days after becoming Toronto's bishop.
From archdiocese duties to the Vatican, it’s non-stop
What is the core difference between serving as a Cardinal of Toronto rather than an archbishop?
Cardinal Francis Leo’s promotion within the universal Catholic hierarchy also proved to be a gift for Neil MacCarthy, the longtime director of publications and communications for the Archdiocese of Toronto.