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Despite threats to remove status, organizations continue fight for the poor
Quinton Amundson · April 10, 2025
Despite threats to the charitable status of faith-driven and pro-life non-profits, the Catholic and Christian organizations remain committed on carrying out their respective mandates.
Questions asked on language and identity bills
Anna Farrow · April 10, 2025
The consensus seems to be that Quebecers, like Canadians in general, are far more focused on the impact of U.S. tariffs on the Canadian economy than on the typical concerns that usually dominate a federal election cycle.
Editorial
Greg Erlandson · April 10, 2025
Scoring presidential administrations on some kind of Christian scale would seem an effort doomed to fail. Political agendas and actions rarely align easily with the teachings of the Gospel.
Patricia Heaton navigates all three
Gigi Duncan · April 10, 2025
In a world where material success often takes centre stage, what does true success mean for women today? How can they navigate the delicate balance of career, family and personal fulfillment, all while staying true to their core values and priorities?
Catholic Register Staff · April 10, 2025
A blog post by Sue Wilson, CSJ, for KAIROS, a joint venture ecumenical program administered by the United Church of Canada.
David Agren · April 10, 2025
Pope Francis prayed for the victims of a nightclub disaster in the Dominican Republic that claimed more than 200 lives and has provoked mourning across the Caribbean country.
Luke Mandato · April 10, 2025
The Society of St. Vincent De Paul’s London chapter has broken ground on its affordable housing development initiative, a project in dire need in the face of a growing housing crisis in the region.
Lea Karen Kivi · April 10, 2025
There she sat wearing a neck brace. The contrast between her warm, empathetic smile and her seemingly petrified upper body was striking.
He has a plan for clockwork outrage, indignation and unfettered hate
Elizabeth Scalia · April 10, 2025
Like many writers, Flannery O’Connor once observed that she didn’t really know what she thought about anything until she’d written about it, and I suspect that became true for many as we became a keyboarding, text-based digital society.
Hard turn toward secularism could affect Easter tradition
Anna Farrow · April 11, 2025
Christians in Quebec will be taking to the streets on Good Friday, April 18, to follow behind a Cross and witness to their faith in Jesus. However, they will do so under a curious political shadow: open discussions around the possibility of forbidding public prayer.
The Bible Book(s)/Chapter(s) to read each day this week, Sunday, April 13 to Saturday, April 19, 2025.
Lea Karen Kivi · April 11, 2025
Luke Mandato · April 11, 2025
Interim staff at St. Joseph’s at Fleming are continuing their work to bring the Catholic long-term care home back to its former condition following the resignation of its board last fall.
Church on the Street
You must hear before you talk
Dcn. Robert Kinghorn · April 12, 2025
I have always been a night owl. Even at university I felt that 11 o’clock in the evening was a good time to start cramming for exams the next day. Later I learned that this was not a good way to study, and often the results confirmed it.
Reminder of dark past, invincible Christian hope
Filip Mazurczak · April 12, 2025
In Bydgoszcz, Poland, a powerful Passion Play performed on Palm Sunday is bringing new life to one of World War II’s darkest chapters.
Justin McLellan · April 14, 2025
Carrying the cross means more than bearing personal suffering -- it means stepping into the pain of others and walking beside them, Pope Francis wrote at the start of Holy Week.
Judith Sudilovsky · April 14, 2025
For the second year in a row, few foreign pilgrims were in attendance at the traditional Palm Sunday procession from the Mount of Olives into the Old City of Jerusalem due to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. But even the grey skies that threatened rain didn't dampen the spirit of the 4,000 participants.
Register reported on bishop threatened for speaking out on Christian persecution
Quinton Amundson · April 14, 2025
The Catholic Register’s exclusive April 8 report about the threats two Nigerian clerics are facing for speaking abroad about Christian persecution in Benue State has sparked condemnations against religious intimidation from the U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria, an international religious freedom alliance and by U.S. and U.K. politicians.
Luke Mandato · April 14, 2025
This Easter marks a rare occurrence for Christians as Catholic and Orthodox Churches celebrate the holy day on the same date, Sunday, April 20, for the first time in eight years.
Could it be a step to unity?
Kimberley Heatherington · April 14, 2025
Does Easter belong to Jesus Christ, or to a calendar? For Pope Francis, the answer is clear.
OSV News · April 14, 2025
From the silent era through the mid-1960s, Bible-based films were a reliable staple of Hollywood’s output. At Easter, viewers of faith may want to dip into this store of vintage offerings.