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Quinton Amundson · March 25, 2026
Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, advanced to the Senate. The House of Commons adopted it with a 186-137 vote at third reading.
The Mustard Seed
Glen Argan · March 26, 2026
Over the past year, Prime Minister Mark Carney has become a politician. It is galling to see the former member of a parish social justice group so reserved about condemning an unprovoked war.
André Escaleira · March 26, 2026
It was a quiet Saturday afternoon. I found myself in my parish's chapel, yelling at God, angry at him for calling a dear friend to move away. Between tirades came a reply that echoed in the silence.
Canadian bishops understand, but say process is in motion
Quinton Amundson · March 26, 2026
Lay Catholics devoted to realizing synodality at the parish, diocesan and national levels are urging the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) to provide more visible leadership on this ecclesiastical mandate.
Peter Jesserer Smith · March 26, 2026
The Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has released a new document describing the "Anglican heritage" of the Catholic Church's personal ordinariates as a permanent reality that makes a "distinctive contribution" to the Church's evangelizing mission.
Junno Arocho Esteves · March 26, 2026
Pope Leo XIV lamented the divisions surrounding the celebration of the Latin Mass and called on the French bishops' conference to find solutions that include those attached to the old form of Mass.
More than 20,000 welcomed into Church
Over 20,000 catechumens in France are expected to be baptized during the Easter Vigil, marking a 20% increase compared to baptisms in 2025.
ARC Canada probes church apologies
Luke Mandato · March 26, 2026
What does it mean to be sorry? To some, perhaps an apology is nothing more than a mere expression of remorse. Others question whether or not apologies require subsequent action as a step toward a restored relationship to be considered genuine.
At St. Padre Pio Parish in Kleinburg, Ont., this year’s We Believe will add a striking new chapter to the parish’s young Passion Play legacy.
Peter Copeland · March 27, 2026
Nearly six decades ago, biologist Paul Ehrlich wrote The Population Bomb, predicting a population explosion that would threaten famine and environmental collapse in a decade. With his death on March 13, it is worth reflecting on a legacy that was as influential as it was wrong.
Possible future Toronto saint shows joy of redemptive suffering
Quinton Amundson · March 27, 2026
As young Canadian Catholic filmmaker Joseph D’Amario’s love for his craft deepened, certainty grew that a documentary venerating Sr. Carmelina Tarantino’s (1937-1992) legacy of service and redemptive suffering would emerge as a future passion project.
Luke Mandato · March 27, 2026
It was on Good Friday in the heart of Old Montreal many years ago when, amid the quiet of faithful footsteps, John Zucchi had an interaction with a young girl he remembers to this day.
OSV News · March 27, 2026
Pope Leo XIV has assured Archbishop Sarah Mullally, the 106th archbishop of Canterbury and the first female to lead the Church of England, of his prayers and invoked "grace, mercy, and peace … in truth and love."
Joseph Woodard · March 29, 2026
Travelling recently, we stopped at a local parish where the walls are draped with a score of banners, encouraging virtues like generosity, toleration, service, and friendliness. My gut-reaction was that all those virtues are cheerfully embraced by socialists.
Figure of Speech
Love Thy Neighbour?
Gerry Turcotte · March 29, 2026
Canada has a troubling habit of creating policy that unintentionally harms its own interests. Decisions are often made to address legitimate concerns, but without sufficient attention to their wider economic and social consequences. We have seen this in inter-provincial trade barriers, restrictions on resource development, and most recently in federal policy limiting international student enrolment in Canada’s post-secondary system.
Editorial
Catholic Register Editorial · March 29, 2026
Biologist Paul Ehrlich’s 1968 book prophesying that human apocalypse was at hand bombed in all its predictions. Still, it left behind political and cultural craters that bedevil us still.
Junno Arocho Esteves · March 30, 2026
Cardinal Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, and Franciscan Father Francesco Ielpo, the custos of the Holy Land, were prevented from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre by Israeli police on Palm Sunday.
An agreement has been reached with Israeli authorities to allow Holy Week and Easter celebrations to take place at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
Courtney Mares · March 30, 2026
In his first Palm Sunday homily, Pope Leo XIV proclaimed that Jesus, the King of Peace, embraces all suffering in human history and cries out from the cross against war.
In the principality known for super yachts and sports cars, Pope Leo XIV urged Monaco's wealthy citizens to remember the poor and protect every human life, calling on them to remember that the Last Judgment "places the poor at its centre."