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Justin McLellan · January 2, 2025
Pope Francis was "deeply saddened" to learn of deaths and injuries caused by the attack in New Orleans on New Year's Day, which killed 15 people.
OSV News · January 2, 2025
The archbishop of New Orleans offered prayers for victims of the attack perpetrated by a man who drove a Ford pickup truck through crowds celebrating the New Year in New Orleans' French Quarter around 3:15 a.m. Jan. 1.
Amid the turmoil of war, the custos of the Holy Land, has a unique perspective on the plight of Christians in the region.
Father Patrick Briscoe · January 2, 2025
Post-COVID has seen a 25-per-cent increase in people being trafficked worldwide
Quinton Amundson · January 2, 2025
The UNODC 2024 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons shows the number of victims identified in 2022 and beyond is 25-per-cent higher than pre-pandemic levels.
Editorial
Laura Kelly Fanucci · January 2, 2025
Imagine two doors before you. One wide. One narrow. You stand on the threshold. A moment of decision. The wide door hints at busy brightness behind. But the mere presence of another door is intriguing.
Catholic Register Staff · January 2, 2025
In the newsletter of Catholic Charities of the Toronto Archdiocese, Executive Director Agnes Thomas pinpoints the divine-human connection at the heart of the consistory where Archbishop Francis Leo was made a cardinal.
A blog post Fr. Troy Nguyen, Chaplain of St. Francis Xavier Chaplaincy in the diocese of Calgary.
The Mustard Seed
Glen Argan · January 3, 2025
The Globe and Mail interviewed business leaders about Dominic LeBlanc’s appointment as finance minister, so it set the parameters for the resulting story. These men are entitled to their opinions, but their assumption that Canada’s finance minister needs to be “one of us” shows a lack of regard for broader concerns.
Figure of Speech
Gerry Turcotte · January 3, 2025
Perhaps most relevant at this time is that there is a well-known phobia fearing the arrival of the new year — neoannophobia — and as one would expect, a saint to counter this unease — St. Sylvester.
The Bible Book(s)/Chapter(s) to read each day this week, Sunday, January 5 to Saturday, January 11, 2025.
Lea Karen Kivi · January 3, 2025
Cecilia Hadley · January 3, 2025
J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth — the world of The Lord of the Rings and now the new animated film The War of the Rohirrim — was born, first and foremost, from Tolkien’s intense and lifelong love for language.
OSV News · January 3, 2025
Father Henrykh Akalatovich, pastor of the Catholic parish in Valožyn, was sentenced to 11 years in a penal colony in Belarus in a move that highlights the growing persecution of Catholics in the Russia-aligned country.
Luke Mandato · January 3, 2025
A Muslim scholar at a Catholic university is set to offer his take on how the two faiths can build "bridges for dialogue."
John Longhurst recognized for media contributions
John Longhurst is as one of 88 Canadians to be appointed to the Order of Canada for his contributions to the country’s religious and spiritual media.
Quinton Amundson · January 4, 2025
Assumption University in Windsor, Ont., and the University of St. Thomas (UST) in Houston, Texas, two Catholic institutes informed by Basilian tradition, have signed a historic collaborative agreement that will take immediate effect in the upcoming Winter 2025 semester.
Quinton Amundson · January 6, 2025
“Why does God care about us?” is a question that's been on Msgr. James Shea's mind lately and one he posed to more than 500 young adult missionaries attending Catholic Christian Outreach’s (CCO) annual Rise Up Conference from Dec. 29 to Jan. 1.
Catholic Register Editorial · January 6, 2025
Fundamental political leadership demanded that Prime Minister Trudeau unequivocally declare before Christmas whether he would try to continue leading Canada or resign.
A Catholic university political scientist says Justin Trudeau seems to have seen himself as the last man standing in Ottawa — until he wasn’t.
Justin McLellan · January 7, 2025
More than half a million pilgrims crossed the threshold of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica in the first two weeks after Pope Francis opened it.
Archbishop to take reins from Gagnon in Winnipeg
Quinton Amundson · December 31, 2024
The CCCB officially announced on Dec. 30 that Archbishop Richard Gagnon, 76, will retire as bishop of Winnipeg after Pope Francis accepted his resignation request and that Chatlain, currently Archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas, will be his successor.