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Junno Arocho Esteves · January 5, 2026
Pope Leo XIV expressed "deep concern" following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, by the United States in a large-scale attack.
Judith Sudilovsky · January 5, 2026
Caritas Internationalis and Caritas Jerusalem are among the 37 international aid organizations that Israel's Ministry of Diaspora Affairs has banned from operating in Gaza by March 1.
Josephine Peterson · January 5, 2026
An estimated 33 million visitors and pilgrims came to the Vatican to celebrate the Jubilee Year, exceeding early forecasts, officials said at a news conference at the Vatican Jan. 5.
Kate Scanlon · January 6, 2026
As deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro made his first appearance Jan. 5 in a New York courtroom on narco-terrorism charges, uncertainty about immigration status lingered for some Venezuelan migrants in the U.S.
Carol Glatz · January 6, 2026
The powerful and violent cannot control, suppress or commodify God's grace, friendship and will to usher in a new dawn, Pope Leo XIV said.
But they wait to see what comes next
Quinton Amundson · January 6, 2026
Venezuelan Canadian Augusto Figuera and his wife, Laura Ortega, were awakened after 2 a.m. on Jan. 3 by a call from a Toronto friend. She informed the couple that a military operation was underway in their homeland and shared videos and posts from social media.
Cindy Wooden · January 6, 2026
Seventeen Catholic priests, sisters, seminarians and lay workers were murdered in 2025, according to Fides, the Vatican's missionary news agency.
Paul Samasumo · January 6, 2026
Following the liberation of all the children and staff abducted from St. Mary's School in the Nigerian town of Papiri, the Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles, who manage the school, have expressed deep gratitude for the support received during the trying period.
Animated feature continues strong performance track record of faith-based films
David did not conquer the Goliath known as Avatar: Fire and Ash during the opening weekend box office showdown before Christmas.
Luke Mandato · January 7, 2026
It was the cries of a newborn girl that drew the attention of parishioners of St. Monica's Church in midtown Toronto to a shelf just outside of the church's second-floor bathroom. There, before 11 a.m. Mass on Dec. 21, they found an abandoned child placed in a shoebox.
Junno Arocho Esteves · January 7, 2026
As the new year begins and the Jubilee Year comes to a close, Pope Leo XIV will hit the ground running with an extraordinary consistory taking place in Rome this week.
Church on the Street
Dcn. Robert Kinghorn · January 8, 2026
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in God so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Carol Glatz · January 8, 2026
The teachings of the Second Vatican Council are still "the guiding star" the Catholic Church is meant to follow, Pope Leo XIV said.
Luke Mandato · January 8, 2026
Christians from across Toronto will unite later this month to echo Christ's own plea that we may all be one as part of this year’s Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
Quinton Amundson · January 8, 2026
Priest and bioethicist Fr. Michael Baggot, a prominent Catholic voice on artificial intelligence, urges more faithful to become active developers and ethical contributors in the field in 2026.
Artificial intelligence became so culturally ubiquitous over the past calendar year that Time magazine crowned these technologies mimicking human intelligence as the “2025 Person of the Year.”
Catholic Register Staff · January 8, 2026
From the website of the Archdiocese of Toronto, a callout for the week of ecumenical prayer and celebration from January 18 to 25.
Paulina Guzik · January 8, 2026
Pope Leo XIV gathered cardinals present for the extraordinary consistory this week for an early morning Mass Jan. 8 in St. Peter's Basilica, telling them they're together not to promote "agendas," but to take part in a "discernment" that "comes from the Lord."
Figure of Speech
Gerry Turcotte · January 8, 2026
Recently I gave bottles of a whimsically-named wine to colleagues who, like me, lead faith-based post-secondary institutions. The wine is called “Foolish.” I was not being passive-aggressive with this gesture.
Rebecca Omastiak · January 8, 2026
Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda is continuing his call for prayers after police said a woman was pronounced dead following a shooting involving a federal agent in Minneapolis Jan. 7.