March 2026

Easter boom: a Catholic ‘revival’?

In a world of gray, Church offers certainty

Kimberley Heatherington · March 30, 2026

While the religiously unaffiliated are on the rise globally, something curious is also happening: Some American dioceses are reporting significant upticks in adults preparing to enter the Catholic Church this Easter.

1,500 to be welcomed into Toronto Church

Increase in new Catholics a trend seen in dioceses from coast to coast

Luke Mandato · March 30, 2026

The Archdiocese of Toronto will welcome more than 1,500 new adult Catholics across Easter Vigil celebrations this season.

Vatican flag will fly one more time in Toronto

Future beyond this year is in doubt however

Luke Mandato · March 30, 2026

A new ban on foreign flags being flown at Toronto City Hall and civic centres will not prevent the Vatican flag from flying this year on Oct. 22 for Pope John Paul II.

The final Holy Week journey of Pope Francis

In peaceful passing, Francis died as he lived

Junno Arocho Esteves · March 30, 2026

The Church’s celebration of Holy Week is a solemn time for Catholics around the world to contemplate the final days of Jesus Christ and commemorate His passion, death and resurrection.

St. Paul's shares lost art of Tenebrae

Ancient service brings Christ's Passion to life

Luke Mandato · March 30, 2026

Catholics across the Archdiocese of Toronto are being given a unique chance to step into the shadows of Holy Week, courtesy of a time-honoured medieval tradition.

Pope Leo XIV introduces changes in Secretariat of State leadership

Junno Arocho Esteves · March 30, 2026

Pope Leo XIV named Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, the substitute secretary for general affairs at the Vatican Secretariat of State, as the apostolic nuncio to Italy and the Republic of San Marino.

Faith and flowers: Special rules for God’s house

Carol Glatz · March 31, 2026

Of the many traditions and penitential practices observed during the season of Lent, one of the more visible is the stark change in church decor and a complete absence of flowers.

Monaco converts: from fast lane to dramatic conversion

Courtney Mares · March 31, 2026

Daniela Boutsen is one of Monaco’s 70 people preparing to enter the Catholic Church this year.

Former astrologer rediscovers Catholic roots

Daniel Meloy · March 31, 2026

For most of her life, Molly Curtis was looking everywhere for answers, but the truth seemed to be just out of grasp.

Cardinal Frank Leo’s Holy Thursday message to his brother priests

Catholic Register Staff · March 31, 2026

Excerpt from Cardinal Frank Leo’s Holy Thursday message to his brother priests in the Archdiocese of Toronto.