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Andrea Mrozek · December 11, 2025
There is such a thing as a “radical pro-choicer.” There is actually no such thing as a “radical pro-lifer.” There are only people who see that the genesis of human life at its earliest stages is of the deepest moral significance, and then there are those who do not. If you recognize that we all started out as an embryo, and that our own value hinges on the value of that embryo, then you are pro-life. Not radically, but reasonably so.
Quinton Amundson · December 11, 2025
God always offers a pathway back to restoration if we desire it in our hearts and exhibit our yearning for Him through our actions. If we burst through our comfort zones and embrace the frontier of bold faith, our Lord offers spiritual blessings in our fleeting time on Earth and eternal life with Him.
Luke Mandato · December 11, 2025
In contrast to the ever-growing trend of holiday secularism, the City of Vaughan has commemorated a large, unapologetic Nativity scene in the heart of its City Hall, with Mayor Steven Del Duca and company promising its return every Christmas from now on.
Editorial
Catholic Register Editorial · December 11, 2025
Only the uninformed, the stubborn, or the mischievously contrarian would kick against accepting that Canadians missed the boat when we abandoned our historic compacts with Indigenous peoples in the northern half of the continent.
Target is $14.5 million for parish campaign
With a few weeks to go, ShareLife finds itself 86 per cent of the way to its $14.5 million parish campaign goal.
Religious communities produce ‘healthy social ecology’
Faith-filled Canadians are almost three times more likely to be deeply involved in their communities, a key finding from a joint study by the Christian think tank Cardus and the Angus Reid Institute.
Anna Farrow · December 12, 2025
Sometimes it takes an outsider to see what’s really going on inside your own home. That was certainly the case with the September 2025 issue of The Atlantic. The American magazine’s take on Canada’s experience with Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) caused deep consternation among MAID advocates across the country.
Justice and human rights committee suspends hearings until Parliament reconvenes in early 2026
Quinton Amundson · December 12, 2025
A charged justice and human rights committee debate over Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, will persist into 2026 as the Liberal Chair, James Maloney, suspended sittings for the rest of the year.
Luke Mandato · December 13, 2025
It’s been over a quarter-century of dedicated service for Ganesh Subramaniam, who has spent the last 26 years making sure every dollar raised for Catholic Charities reaches the needy. Now, the organization’s long-standing finance manager has made the decision to retire, but not from caring.
Cindy Wooden · December 15, 2025
Condemning the attack on Jews celebrating Hanukkah in Sydney, Pope Leo XIV said, "Enough with these forms of antisemitic violence! We must eradicate hatred from our hearts."
Junno Arocho Esteves · December 15, 2025
After two gunmen targeted Jewish beachgoers at an event celebrating the first day of Hanukkah in a terror attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach, Pope Leo XIV said he is "deeply saddened" by the attack he called "horrific."
Paulina Guzik · December 15, 2025
Hong Kong's prominent Catholic, media tycoon and pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai has been convicted of national security offences under the city's controversial national security law.
Quinton Amundson · December 15, 2025
Holy Name of Mary College School will close at the end of the academic year, in June 2026, bringing its long history to a close.
Quinton Amundson · December 16, 2025
Persistence in faith by two Calgary Catholic families, over seven years, has helped establish an eternal resting place for miscarried babies.
Canadian Catholic News · December 16, 2025
Canadian Catholics must persevere in the vision “of Indigenous and non-Indigenous people walking together in prayerful and respectful ways towards a stronger, shared future,” said the Canadian Catholic Indigenous Council in its annual message for the National Day of Prayer in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples, Dec. 12.
Catholic Register Staff · December 16, 2025
A Christmas message from Cardinal Frank Leo
Concrete steps are already being made under the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops' new National Ecumenical Strategy (NES), publicly unveiled mere weeks ago on Nov. 24, said Regina Archbishop Don Bolen.
Jonathan Luxmoore · December 17, 2025
A Catholic Nobel Peace Prize winner who was unexpectedly freed from jail in Belarus has paid tribute to supporters who helped secure his release, while warning that over a thousand political prisoners still languish in his country’s penal colonies.
Carol Glatz · December 17, 2025
Christmas is a reminder that people can encounter God in ordinary, everyday places, Pope Leo XIV said.
Effie Caldarola · December 17, 2025
In the Advent season, memories rise to the surface like so many twinkling lights on the tree. We remember those we love who have passed, the happy Christmases, the sad ones.