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Ines San Martin · May 9, 2025
He enjoys gelato after lunch, plays tennis weekly in the gardens of the Augustinian Curia in Rome and roots passionately for the Chicago White Sox.
Luke Mandato · May 9, 2025
While the new Pope's American and Peruvian citizenry, as well as being the first Augustinian friar to be made Pope, was of interest to young Catholics, most are looking beyond that and hold real hope as to what his new mission will bring.
Junno Arocho Esteves · May 9, 2025
Pope Leo XIV will officially inaugurate his papacy with Mass in St. Peter's Square May 18.
Jesuit has a different view on gangs, violence
Luke Mandato · May 10, 2025
Fr. Gregory Boyle has spent the past 40 years transforming lives and communities through the radical power of love.
Quinton Amundson · May 10, 2025
The alarming number of arsons that have defiled or outright destroyed Catholic and Christian houses of worship over the past several years did not garner attention from any of the political parties during the 2025 federal election campaign.
Mickey Conlon · May 11, 2025
For Toronto’s Cardinal Francis Leo, he came to Rome “like an orphan,” and as he and the other 132 cardinal lectors prepare to leave for their home dioceses, they do so with a new head of the family.
Cindy Wooden · May 11, 2025
With a huge and festive crowd gathered in St. Peter's Square, Pope Leo XIV led his first Sunday recitation of the "Regina Coeli" prayer and urged all Catholics to pray for vocations, especially to the priesthood and religious life.
Canadian brothers see Pope ‘rooted in the spirit of St. Augustine’
Luke Mandato · May 13, 2025
It was a historic first for the Order of St. Augustine when one of its own, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, was elected as Holy Father.
Catholic News Service · May 14, 2025
Canadian Cardinal Michael Czerny said that when Cardinal Robert F. Prevost was elected Pope and chose the name Leo XIV, "I rejoiced, I really rejoiced."
Justin McLellan · May 14, 2025
Among his first messages, Pope Leo XIV expressed his intention to strengthen the Catholic Church's ties with the Jewish community.
Maria Wiering · May 14, 2025
As the Catholic Church welcomes its first American pope, here are 10 things to know about Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert F. Prevost.
Pope Leo XIV's devotion to St. Augustine, his life and ministry as a member of the Augustinian order and his focus on the unity of the church are reflected in his episcopal motto and coat of arms.
5 of them are saints
Michael R. Heinlein · May 14, 2025
When Catholics heard on May 8 the new pope had chosen the name Leo XIV, the thoughts of many turned immediately to Leo XIII, the last pope to bear the name.
Ines San Martin · May 14, 2025
In a country where over 90% of the population identifies as Christian—and nearly three-quarters as Catholic—the election of a new pope is more than a Vatican affair. It's personal.
Catholic Register Staff · May 15, 2025
A press release from the Companions of the Cross urging Catholics to “adopt” one, two three or “as many priests as you like.” It seems the adoptees don’t actually move into your house.
Editorial
Jaymie Stuart Wolfe · May 15, 2025
The seagulls perched on the Sistine Chapel rooftop undoubtedly saw the white smoke first. But it didn't take long for the basilica bells to confirm the news we were all waiting for: a new pope had been chosen.
The Bible Book(s)/Chapter(s) to read each day this week, Sunday, May 18 to Saturday, May 24, 2025.
Lea Karen Kivi · May 15, 2025
Church on the Street
Dcn. Robert Kinghorn · May 16, 2025
Students from Marshall McLuhan High school, led by their chaplain Linda Izzo and accompanied by several teachers and helpers, joined Prakash Lohale OP and me for a street retreat in downtown Toronto. They brought food to distribute to the homeless on the streets.
Culture à la Carte
Sr. Helena Burns · May 16, 2025
When I told my elderly mother that I was writing a column about beauty, she asked me: “Are you for it or against it?”
Figure of Speech
Gerry Turcotte · May 16, 2025
Habemus Papam! We have a new pope. Can there be any phrase more joyful to the Catholic ear? And now all eyes will be on him, watching and waiting to see the direction this new successor to Peter will take.