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A lot, say these Franciscans
Kimberley Heatherington · February 20, 2026
After Pope Leo XIV proclaimed the Jubilee Year of St. Francis from Jan. 10, 2026, to Jan. 10, 2027, the Vatican’s Apostolic Penitentiary also issued a decree granting a plenary indulgence to mark the 800th anniversary year of the popular saint’s death.
Luke Mandato · February 20, 2026
The Archdiocese of Toronto’s Office of Vocations is again hosting its Come and See Weekend Discernment Retreat at St. Augustine's Seminary for single Catholic men 18 years and older.
Like father, like son
Quinton Amundson · February 20, 2026
Allan Smith, the director of the Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Mission Society of Canada, heard just a single line of the famed American radio and television host’s writing in 2009 and was captivated.
Barefoot and Preaching
Leah Perrault · February 20, 2026
This winter finds me in a new micro-climate. Chinook winds blow up over the mountains, creating a rapid warming as the air comes down the other side.
Luke Stocking · February 20, 2026
Have the courage to be challenging as Jesus was. And think about the ways you can share the beauty of things like the rosary, adoration, and above all the Eucharist, so that they point to the powerful ideas in Catholic Social Teaching that guide us in how to live with one another and all creation. How pleasing to God that would be.
Editorial
Catholic Register Editorial · February 20, 2026
“Let us ask for the grace of a Lent that leads us to greater attentiveness to God and to the least among us…for the strength that comes from the type of fasting that also extends to our use of language, so hurtful words may diminish and… our communities (become) places where the cry of those who suffer finds welcome.”
Fr. Joshua Witfield · February 20, 2026
To understand what Jesus means by calling his disciples “the salt of the earth,” St. Augustine said that we should keep in mind the two immediately preceding verses about being reviled and persecuted, and about being slandered for the sake of Jesus.
Former religious freedom ambassador leaving Cardus for Calgary Christian school
Quinton Amundson · February 21, 2026
Fr. Deacon Andrew Bennett is departing from his director of faith community engagement role with the Cardus think tank to pursue a new professional challenge after a decade standing for religious freedom in the public square.
OSV News · February 23, 2026
Pope Leo XIV has renewed his "heartfelt appeal" for an "immediate ceasefire" in Russia's war against Ukraine and again urged dialogue "be strengthened to pave the way toward peace."
Courtney Mares · February 23, 2026
For the first time in eight centuries, the mortal remains of St. Francis of Assisi are being exposed for an extended period of public veneration, drawing hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from around the world to pray before "the Little Poor Man of Assisi."
Pope Leo XIV has urged priests to not to use artificial intelligence to write their homilies or to seek "likes" on social media platforms like TikTok.
Quinton Amundson · February 23, 2026
A fire has destroyed the historic former Saint-Paul Church in Montreal’s Sud-Ouest borough.
Luke Mandato · February 23, 2026
Development and Peace-Caritas Canada has officially launched its Share Lent 2026 campaign, giving faithful across the country another chance for prayer, education, donations and solidarity with the Global South.
B.C. Catholic · February 24, 2026
Parishioners from St. Mary’s Parish in Chilliwack vacationing in Puerto Vallarta are hoping they can return home to Canada as violence appears to be abating following unrest over the weekend.
Canada has “much to share with other countries” when it comes to reconciliation and ministry with Indigenous peoples, says Vancouver Archbishop Richard Smith, as he prepares to attend the International Conference on Catholic Indigenous Ministry in New Zealand.
Shortage of basic necessities a longstanding issue made worse by fuel blockade
Quinton Amundson · February 24, 2026
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) Canada has launched a campaign to help Cubans suffering from severe shortages of food, medicine and basic goods, exacerbated by the U.S. fuel embargo on the nation.
Won’t ‘bolster any protections,’ ‘nothing is changing’
A proposed amendment to Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, will only create greater uncertainty, said Conservative MP Andrew Lawton.
Gina Christian · February 24, 2026
Two prominent Catholic cardinals have expressed their profound concern and sorrow over a recently announced decision by the Society of St. Pius X to ordain bishops this summer without papal approval.
Katarzyna Szalajko · February 25, 2026
Four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war has fundamentally reshaped the Catholic Church’s mission, turning parishes into shelters, priests into chaplains and charity into daily survival.
Fearless service in doing good, 'and do it well'
Luke Mandato · February 25, 2026
At Toronto’s Loretto College School, the spirit and vision of Mary Ward acontinues to pulse through the all-girls Catholic school, as seemingly endless initiatives and day-to-day acts of mentoring, fundraising, inclusion and education carry on, turning faith into fearless service.