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Quinton Amundson · February 25, 2026
“A heroic man is one who worships the God he is created in the image of,” said the Calgary-based Catholic. “He loves his family, protects them and contributes to his community as God calls him to.”
Courtney Mares · February 25, 2026
Pope Leo XIV will travel to six countries over the next four months, including a 10-day tour of Africa and trips to Monaco and Spain, the Vatican announced Feb. 25.
Catholic Register Staff · February 26, 2026
A timely warning in the latest newsletter of Canadian Physicians for Life.
The Canadian Council of Churches urges continued Christian witness against Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Judith Sudilovsky · February 26, 2026
As Lent begins in Jerusalem, the usually crowded streets of the Old City remain quiet, with only a small number of international pilgrims.
Luke Mandato · February 26, 2026
After a decade of discernment, Victor Valdés finds himself on the threshold of priesthood in the Archdiocese of Toronto, the culmination of a vocation that began with a tender nudge from the Holy Spirit in a Scarborough parish pew.
Making transition from the farm to the priesthood
Quinton Amundson · February 26, 2026
A “soil man who became a soul man” is now the apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island.
Dr. S.R. Watkins, in his book Biblical Economics 101: Living Under God’s Financial Blessing, champions monetary giving — especially tithing — as a practice that yields transformative benefits.
Luke Mandato · February 27, 2026
For over four decades, Steve Sellers has walked alongside some of the top athletes in the world as a sports chaplain. With a quiet but steadfast presence, his ministering spirit has been with those chasing success from junior hockey rinks in Calgary and Canmore to Olympic ski hills half a world away.
Rock’n’roll legend on a faith Journey
While the band has already expressed its excitement, for Jonathan Cain, Journey’s long-time keyboardist and co-writer of many of its most enduring anthems, the heartfelt run is marking more than just the end of an era; it’s the closing of one door and the opening of another.
Blessed Trinity Parish is welcoming a cybersecurity specialist to help parishioners interested in harnessing AI’s unique benefits while staying ever-vigilant against its growing dangers.
The Mustard Seed
Glen Argan · February 27, 2026
On Jan. 24, the feast of St. Francis de Sales, Pope Leo XIV released the 60th annual message for World Communications Day, celebrated on the Solemnity of the Ascension.
Joseph Woodard · February 27, 2026
Twenty years ago, sociologist Philip Jenkins warned that anti-Catholicism was the last respectable bigotry, but, alas, that was too optimistic.
Junno Arocho Esteves · February 27, 2026
Legislation to legalize assisted suicide in the United Kingdom appears headed for collapse, but local measures are advancing -- drawing sharp criticism from Catholic leaders.
B.C. Catholic · February 28, 2026
More than 65 years after it was established, St. Mary’s Parish in Prince George will close July 26, 2026, as the Diocese of Prince George cites declining Mass attendance, financial pressures, and long-term demographic trends.
Toronto Pontifical Institute receives first-edition Douay-Rheims Bible
Luke Mandato · February 28, 2026
Thanks to a donation from Tony Comper, the former Bank of Montreal CEO and longtime board chair of the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies at the University of St. Michael’s College, a complete first-edition Douay-Rheims Bible now belongs to the institute’s Toronto library.