October 2025

Pope Leo meets with coalition of survivors of clergy abuse

Carol Glatz · October 21, 2025

Pope Leo XIV met with a coalition of survivors of abuse and victims' advocates for the first time at the Vatican Oct. 20.

Amid post-war healing, Catholic youth in Israel find unity through faith

Judith Sudilovsky · October 21, 2025

At first, Grace Rofa, 20, a Catholic Palestinian from Jerusalem, and Reign Arpon, 19, a Filipino member of the Hebrew-speaking Catholic community in Tel Aviv, were unsure what the Oct. 18 "Be Happy Youth Festival" would be like.

'Fundamental change' needed to protect humanity amid arms race, says Vatican diplomat

Gina Christian · October 21, 2025

Amid a new and more dangerous arms race -- and the deterioration of international dialogue -- the Vatican's top diplomat to the United Nations has called for a "fundamental change in perspective" to safeguard the increasingly imperiled international community.

'Grand bargain' could bridge end-of-life divide

Quinton Amundson · October 22, 2025

Dylan McGuinty Jr. has a vision of a coalition that could strike “a grand bargain” to pave the way for more traditional palliative care options in a Canada increasingly embracing euthanasia.

The transformation of Mary Magdalene

Quinton Amundson · October 23, 2025

Mary Magdalene’s discipleship legacy and the transformative impacts of spiritual curiosity are personal for Fr. Tim Uniac, CR.

Saint Paul U honours its bilingual soul

Luke Mandato · October 23, 2025

It was on a rainy morning that Ottawa’s Saint Paul University planted the seeds, both literally and figuratively, for a lasting legacy with the Place de la Francophonie, the newest vibrant space celebrating the school’s bilingual soul and the enduring spirit of Ontario’s French and Catholic community.

Don’t buy Hollywood’s lies about Lucifer

Quinton Amundson · October 23, 2025

Tinseltown’s Devil often splits into two archetypes: the cartoonish, red-skinned, horned figure delivering campy one-liners, as in The Simpsons or South Park, or the suave, histrionic charmer with a mischievous smile and guttural cackle, like Al Pacino in The Devil’s Advocate or Jack Nicholson in The Witches of Eastwick

FDLP Sisters’ donation to fund reconciliation Chair

Catholic Register Staff · October 23, 2025

A $5-million donation, the largest single gift ever to St. Thomas More College, will establish the Chair for Indigenous Spirituality and Reconciliation at the Saskatoon college.

Vatican watchers eyeing new bishops’ prefect

Michael Heinlein · October 23, 2025

A common complaint among the Vaticanisti has been that, so far, Pope Leo XIV has had a rather “boring” pontificate. Compared to the early days of the Francis pontificate, that could be true. Given the swirl of off-the-cuff remarks and unorthodox approach in those days that sometimes led to confusion and division in the Church, is finding Leo a bit uneventful really a problem?

Pope Leo, King Charles III share historic prayer in Sistine Chapel

Cindy Wooden · October 23, 2025

Pope Leo XIV welcomed Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla to the Vatican for a unique visit combining ceremonial flourishes and a historic moment of prayer in the Sistine Chapel.

A text posted by the Archdiocese of Toronto on the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation

Catholic Register Staff · October 23, 2025

Text posted by the Archdiocese of Toronto on the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.

Prayer, preaching, sacrament keys for Toronto’s Oratory

Religious community marks 50 years, the last 46 in Toronto

Luke Mandato · October 23, 2025

The Toronto Oratory, a Catholic community of priests and lay brothers, have indeed come a long way since its founding a half century ago, having spent the last 46 years living together in Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood.

OCY's Spiritus York pushing youth engagement in Mass

Luke Mandato · October 23, 2025

Spiritus York of the Office of Catholic Youth is aiming to engage young adults more intimately with the liturgy through a deeper understanding of the four ends of the Mass.

New program will develop pastoral leadership

Aim is to make St. Mike’s courses accessible to parish leaders across Canada

Quinton Amundson · October 24, 2025

A Canadian Centre for Catholic Pastoral Leadership (CCCPL) is coming to the University of St. Michael’s College (USMC) in 2026, thanks to a $1.4 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.’s Pathways for Tomorrow initiative.

Year of celebration at St. Mark’s-Corpus Christi

Journey shapes students, leaders, people of faith

Catholic Register Special · October 24, 2025

Faced with adversity and resistance from the beginning, St. Mark’s and Corpus Christi Colleges at the University of British Columbia have persevered and continue to deliver quality Catholic higher education.

A key pillar of the Church’s mission today

35 years on, the message of St. John Paul II’s Ex Corde Ecclesiae remains as essential as ever

Patrick Craine · October 24, 2025

On Aug. 15, 1990, St. John Paul II issued Ex Corde Ecclesiae, an apostolic constitution on Catholic higher education. He meant the document to serve as a kind of magna carta for Catholic universities.

Light in the East gala to mark CNEWA’s 20 years in Canada

Susan Korah · October 24, 2025

CNEWA Canada is preparing a special celebration to mark the 20th anniversary of the humanitarian organization’s inception in Canada.

Former Anglican bishop predicts new wave of conversions to Catholic Church

Jonathan Luxmoore · October 24, 2025

A former Anglican bishop has urged church leaders to prepare for a surge of Catholic conversions, as a historic Vatican visit by King Charles III coincided with a deepening division in the worldwide Anglican Communion.

The Mustard Seed

The Church’s place is the social margins

Glen Argan · October 24, 2025

In his book, Spirituality: A Brief History, Philip Sheldrake describes the emergence of new spiritual emphases in different historical periods as a response to the changing circumstances of the Christian Church.

Editorial

Be intelligent about AI

October 24, 2025

In a world where it is easy to be disheartened by the nattering of nabob negativism about AI, Calgary Bishop William McGrattan offers a refreshing reassurance of the good old Good News.