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Quinton Amundson · January 18, 2025
Teamwork and ingenuity prevailed over a number of unprecedented obstacles in 2024 for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul's (SSVP) annual North of 60 campaign in western Canada, said the program's president.
Judith Sudilovsky · January 20, 2025
Starting at 4 p.m. on Jan. 19, crowds of Israelis arrived at what has become known as Hostages Square in the centre of Tel Aviv to support the hostage families and watch the release screened on the giant screen in the square.
Carol Glatz · January 20, 2025
God responds to the shortcomings of the faithful with his superabundance, Pope Francis said.
Kate Scanlon · January 20, 2025
Donald Trump was sworn in for a second, nonconsecutive term in the White House Jan. 20, becoming the nation's 47th president four years after he left office as its 45th.
Joanna Kozakiewicz · January 21, 2025
A crew of former Canadians will help lead a Sisters of Life festival at George Mason University in Virginia this week, including an Orillia native who will co-emcee the event.
Board had offending flag removed as per policy
Quinton Amundson · January 21, 2025
Campaign Life Coalition is sounding the alarm after learning that the Progress Pride flag was displayed affixed to a crucifix in a Catholic elementary school in December.
Maria Wiering · January 21, 2025
As Catholics prayed across the United States for President Donald Trump as he was sworn in as the nation’s 47th president Jan. 20, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York was in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington offering an opening prayer.
Leaders of Canada’s pro-life community stand in solidarity with the Thomas More Society in calling on U.S. President Donald Trump to fully and unconditionally pardon 21 American pro-lifers prosecuted, convicted and, in some cases, imprisoned by former president Joe Biden’s Department of Justice.
Mark Carney straddles two divides: man of faith and global elite
Anna Farrow · January 22, 2025
On Jan. 16, Mark Carney launched his campaign for the leadership of the Liberal Party. If successful, the former Governor of the Bank of Canada would become the 11th Catholic prime minister of Canada.
David Agren · January 22, 2025
Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago reassured migrants in his archdiocese that reports of a possible mass deportation by a new administration in Washington that would target the Chicago area “wound us deeply.”
Analysis
Baruch Frydman-Kohl and Richard Marceau · January 23, 2025
The Dalai Lama reminds us, “The very nature (of war) is one of tragedy and suffering.” This is true for both active combatants and civilians. The loss of one life is too many. This is certainly where both of us stand.
Survivors of disastrous war long for their homeland
Susan Korah · January 23, 2025
Siranush Sargsyan is an Armenian journalist who lived through the horrors of the ethnic cleansing of her people, the sudden attack on her homeland, Artsakh, by neighbouring Azerbaijan and the ensuing flight of nearly the entire population of Artsakh (also known as Nagorno-Karabakh) in September 2023.
Judith Sudilovsky · January 23, 2025
Catholic leaders in the Holy Land called on Christian pilgrims to return to the region following the implementation of the long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
Kurt Jensen · January 23, 2025
On the eve of the national March for Life rally in Washington, President Donald Trump announced Jan. 23 he was issuing pardons for 23 protesters arrested for violating the federal Freedom of Access to Clinics (FACE) Act.
Quinton Amundson · January 23, 2025
In a 10-1 vote, Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board (DPCDSB) trustees upheld its policy of not flying the Progress Pride flag outside school facilities with three flagpoles during June.
Editorial
Sister Hosea Rupprecht · January 23, 2025
The Jubilee Year 2025 is upon us, and Pope Francis has asked that we all attempt to be “pilgrims of hope” to witness to the love and power of Jesus Christ in the world today. What does that mean in practical terms? How am I to be a pilgrim of hope to the world?
Catholic Register Staff · January 23, 2025
A blog post by Fr. Matthew M. Durham, the Executive Director, Hospice Palliative Care & Community Development, Saint Elizabeth Foundation, sharing his insights on the ‘HopeLine’ created by the Archdiocese of Toronto and operated by Saint Elizabeth Foundation.
The Bible Book(s)/Chapter(s) to read each day this week: Sunday, January 26 to Saturday, February 1, 2025.
Lea Karen Kivi · January 24, 2025
Pope Paul VI's declaration has opened all kinds of doors to inter-religious dialogue, says Murray Watson
Quinton Amundson · January 24, 2025
Dr. Murray Watson has delivered many lectures about the Vatican II declaration Nostra Aetate as an adult faith educator, university professor and interreligious activist.
Hundreds of Canadian Catholic and public schools across the country ended 2024 victimized by a widespread cyber-attack breach of the PowerSchool student information system.