December 2025

U.S. strikes are freeing Christians from bondage, Nigerians say

Nigerian clergy mostly welcome Christmas Day attacks on Islamic State groups

Quinton Amundson · December 27, 2025

Nigerian Catholic priest Fr. Oliver Ortese characterized the U.S. military airstrikes on Islamic State terrorist targets in Sokoto state on Christmas Day as “Christians being freed from bondage.”

Figure of Speech

The play’s passion reveals its Truth

Gerry Turcotte · December 28, 2025

I have always been connected to theatre throughout my life. The pinnacle of this for me was when I was commissioned to write and perform a piece based on my novel Flying in Silence for the Sydney Opera House.

Editorial

Our Catholic moment

December 29, 2025

It delights us to affirm that whether readers who engage with the Register through our website or traditional newspaper in 2026, they will join the ranks of the trendy and uber cool.

Sacred Covenant marks first year of ‘walking together’

Canadian Catholic News · December 29, 2025

As Canadian Catholics see the year 2025 to a close, the Church on Canada’s western shores looked back on 2025 as a significant moment in reconciliation history.

Habs’ legend drops gloves in aid of Montreal parish

Luke Mandato · December 29, 2025

From the penalty boxes of NHL arenas to parish halls, infamous hockey tough-guy and Stanley Cup champion Chris Nilan will join parishioners of St. John Brébeuf in LaSalle, Que., Jan. 9 for an evening of fellowship and fundraising towards the church’s roof fund.

Families fostering Gospel values provide hope in dark world, Pope Leo says

Carol Glatz · December 29, 2025

Christian families must not let today's tyrants suffocate their love and witness to Gospel values, Pope Leo XIV said.

As Holy Doors close, cardinals emphasize God's arms are always open

Cindy Wooden · December 29, 2025

The path to conversion, the door to God's mercy and the call to live in Christian hope all continue beyond the Jubilee Year, said the three cardinals who closed the Holy Doors at three major basilicas in Rome.

Leo XIV: a Pope for his time

Elizabeth Scalia · December 30, 2025

The words went out over a social media platform, made more poignant for the accompanying image of Pope Leo XIV consoling a weeping Lebanese woman.

2025: the year of Pope Leo XIV

Mickey Conlon · December 30, 2025

When Pope Francis opened the Holy Door in St. Peter’s Basilica to officially launch Jubilee Year 2025, little did anyone know that when it would close just over a year later, it would be at the hands of his successor on the See of Peter.

Make the most of a Catholic New Year’s

A time for review and spiritual pause

Luke Mandato · December 31, 2025

As the ball drops and the champagne bottles pop, Catholics can easily find themselves in a post-Christmas rut, unsure of how to make the most out of a time which has become something of a secular limbo as the new year is ushered in with little to no thought.