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Gina Christian · August 25, 2025
Days after the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem expressed hope that "hearts can change even in the Holy Land," at least 20 people—including five journalists—have been reported killed in Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital, located in southern Gaza.
Catholic Register Staff · August 26, 2025
The Canadian bishops are calling on the power of prayer to diffuse the complex situation that has engulfed the Holy Land for the past 22 months.
Luke Mandato · August 26, 2025
For staff at four school boards across Ontario, back-to-school season is one shrouded in confusion and uncertainty as they return to work under the supervision of government-appointed supervisors.
OSV News · August 27, 2025
The text of the catechesis and appeal from Pope Leo XIV’s Aug. 27 general audience.
Ngala Killian Chimton · August 27, 2025
Cameroonian Bishop Sosthène Bayemi of Obala is facing accusations of alleged sexual misconduct following the circulation of a video on social media.
Expands on theme that has been constant early in papacy
Cindy Wooden · August 27, 2025
Pope Leo XIV’s first World Peace Day message will expand on the prayer he expressed the night of his election when addressing the crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square.
Quinton Amundson · August 27, 2025
In her fourth and ultimately final term in the House of Commons, MP Cathay Wagantall has vowed to keep fighting for her Christian and culture of life convictions during her remaining time on Parliament Hill.
Junno Arocho Esteves · August 27, 2025
A new statue depicting Blessed Carlo Acutis is a message that conveys to the world that the Catholic Church is not an old institution but a young and vibrant Church with a relevant message for today's culture, said the statue's sculptor.
Catholic Register Editorial · August 27, 2025
With just days to go until the start of the new school year, two Catholic school boards find themselves heading into a year of anxiety as Ontario’s Ministry of Education has placed them under provincial supervision.
Kimberley Heatherington · August 27, 2025
Reading, writing, arithmetic — and AI. The modern educational toolkit, of both teachers and students, now includes the use of artificial intelligence and is poised to transform Catholic education.
Holy Spirit Catholic School Division is in ascent mode. The district serving the southern Alberta communities of Lethbridge, Bow Island, Coaldale, Pincher Creek, Picture Butte and Taber boasted a student body of 5,515 students in 2024-25, representing an increase of 600 pupils in three years.
Catholic News Service · August 28, 2025
Cardinal Francis Leo has been named a new member of the Vatican Discastery for Clergy.
Maria Wiering · August 28, 2025
A deadly mass shooting took place the morning of Aug. 27 at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis shortly after the start of the school day during an all-school Mass at the adjacent Annunciation Catholic Church.
OSV News · August 28, 2025
Pope Leo XIV joined his brother bishops and fellow Americans in the U.S. in expressing condolences following a deadly mass shooting that took place Aug. 27 at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis shortly after the start of the school day during an all-school Mass at the adjacent Annunciation Catholic Church.
Barefoot and Preaching
Leah Perrault · August 28, 2025
Over the last few months, I have been thinking a lot about the way that places and spaces hold us. Walking through our old neighbourhood for the last time, I walked under aged elm trees, whose branches provided cover from a gentle rain. In other seasons, that park was a playground of snow, and a mountain of leaves. It was a space that held our family so beautifully over the last few years.
Andrea Mrozek · August 28, 2025
When it comes to caring for kids, there is a mantra that everyone should do what works for their family. This is, of course, true. This being the case, when a mom is clearly agonizing over a choice to use daycare for her 12-month-old, why is it so hard to follow that theme?
Catholic Register Staff · August 28, 2025
Excerpt from a report on “climate migration” written by Lainie Nichols and published by Citizens for Public Justice on Aug. 21, 2025
Faith endures for descendants of Peter Robinson Emigration to Kawarthas
Luke Mandato · August 28, 2025
It’s been 200 years since thousands of Irish settlers, organized by prominent Canadian politician Peter Robinson, transformed the quaint wilderness in Ontario's Kawartha Lakes region and laid the foundation for a close-knit community with strong Catholic roots.
Quinton Amundson · August 28, 2025
Personal traits that catapulted Iain So and Junia Friesen to recognition as two of the Toronto Catholic District School Board’s (TCDSB) 2024-25 Top Scholars have also empowered them to notable successes as instrumentalists.
A priest in the Archdiocese of Toronto has had his priestly faculties restored after charges of indecent assault against him were withdrawn by the Crown Attorney’s office.