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Carol Glatz · February 11, 2026
Ignorance of sacred Scriptures is ignorance of Jesus Christ, Pope Leo XIV said during his weekly general audience.
Courtney Mares · February 11, 2026
Pope Leo XIV prayed with the sick at the Lourdes grotto in the Vatican Gardens on Feb. 11, asking Our Lady of Lourdes to accompany all those who suffer in the world.
Lauretta Brown · February 11, 2026
With billions tuned in to the Winter Games in Italy, many will recall highlights from past Winter Olympics over the decades. The Catholic athletes at the Games this year are joining a long tradition of Catholic Olympians.
B.C. Catholic · February 11, 2026
Bishop Stephen Jensen called the people of northern British Columbia to prayer and penance following the mass school shooting that killed at least 10 people in Tumbler Ridge. Catholic leaders across B.C. echoed the call for prayer and solidarity with the grieving community.
Catholic Register Staff · February 12, 2026
Excerpt from Pope Leo’s Feb. 6 letter On the Value of Sport as the Olympic Games opened in Italy.
Canadian Catholic News · February 12, 2026
There was a quiet but significant change to how World Day of the Sick was observed in Vancouver this year as the Archdiocese of Vancouver hosted the World Day of the Sick Mass in the wake of Catholic Health Association of B.C. winding down its mission.
Fr. Luis Ignacio Rois Alonso, OMI · February 12, 2026
Today we celebrate the 210th anniversary of the beginning of our community and missionary life. We do so in 2026, the year in which we also mark the bicentennial of our pontifical approval.
Junno Arocho Esteves · February 12, 2026
The bishops of Cuba have postponed their planned visit to Rome after government authorities announced that airlines could no longer refuel due to U.S. tariff threats against countries supplying oil to the island nation.
Courtney Mares · February 12, 2026
The Vatican's doctrine chief proposed a path of theological dialogue with the Society of St. Pius X, the traditionalist Catholic group threatening to defy Rome by ordaining bishops without papal approval, during a meeting at the Vatican on Feb. 12.
The Mustard Seed
Glen Argan · February 12, 2026
Dietrich von Hildebrand (1889-1977) was one of the great Catholic philosophers of the 20th century. Hildebrand’s central contribution to philosophy was his focus on the emotional life, human affectivity.
Figure of Speech
Gerry Turcotte · February 12, 2026
I have done a great many things as a university president, some expected and others completely unanticipated.
Fr. Yaw Acheampong · February 12, 2026
On Ash Wednesday Feb. 18, our journey of life brings us to the beginning of Lent. As a hospital priest-chaplain, people often want to know what it is like to celebrate Lent with the sick in the hospital.
Church on the Street
Dcn. Robert Kinghorn · February 12, 2026
There are many ways in which we meet Jesus in the Church on the Street, often in the guise of the homeless, the suffering, and the addicted. But we must stop and listen to their stories, listen to their pain, listen to their hopes and dreams, to see hidden behind their appearance the suffering Christ.
Five-times platinum hit the best-selling Christian song of all time
Quinton Amundson · February 13, 2026
It is a five-times platinum hit hailed by the Recording Industry Association of America as the best-selling Christian song of all time.
Culture à la Carte
Sr. Helena Burns · February 13, 2026
I first met Sr. Margaret Joseph when I was a novice. We had many adventures together in our old-truck-camper-converted-into-bookmobile, with the Pauline Family emblem and Ephesians 3:10 emblazoned on the side.
Tony Kerigan was renowned mentor to med students, trainees
Canadian Physicians for Life (CPL) is fostering greater contemplation and appreciation of the importance of ethical practice through its newly created Tony Kerigan Memorial Prize.
Courtney Mares · February 13, 2026
The ancient practice of fasting from food during Lent can free us from complacency and lead us to "hunger" for God, Pope Leo XIV said in his 2026 Lenten message.
As one Body in Christ we are led to the joy of the Resurrection
Catholic Register Staff · February 13, 2026
Our Lenten journey, from the desert to the joy of the Resurrection, is one we take together, as one Body in Christ, Cardinal Frank Leo tells Catholics in his 2026 Lenten message.
Renovations unveil frescoes at Kingston cathedral dating back to 1800s
Luke Mandato · February 14, 2026
After more than two decades of planning and persistent fundraising, restorers of a nearly complete restoration project at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Kingston peeled back layers of history to uncover a stunning fresco dating back to the 1870s.
Editorial
Catholic Register Editorial · February 14, 2026
High on the list of the most frequent letters we receive from readers are calls for Prime Minister Mark Carney to start demonstrating his Catholic bona fides.