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Josephine Peterson · April 3, 2026
A message of nonviolence and quiet endurance marked the Good Friday liturgy at the Vatican, during which the Passion of Christ offers an example of breaking the cycle of violence that continues today.
Courtney Mares · April 3, 2026
Inside the ancient arena of the Roman Empire that crucified Christ, Pope Leo XIV carried the cross through the darkness of night on Good Friday at Rome's Colosseum.
Editorial
Catholic Register Editorial · April 5, 2026
The Gospel according to St. Luke – Chapter 24
Carol Glatz · April 5, 2026
God's love is stronger than any evil, capable of "driving out hatred" and "bringing down the mighty," Pope Leo XIV said.
Courtney Mares · April 5, 2026
Pope Leo XIV offered Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square Sunday proclaiming that with Christ's resurrection "death has been conquered forever” and "no longer has power over us."
Speaking from the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica on Easter, Pope Leo XIV delivered a passionate appeal for peace, declaring that the power of the risen Christ is "entirely nonviolent."
Quinton Amundson · April 6, 2026
Senator Sharon Burey said she is humbled and surprised to be named the 2025-26 recipient of Assumption University’s Christian Culture Series Gold Medal.
Junno Arocho Esteves · April 7, 2026
Pope Leo XIV sent Easter greetings to Catholics in Gaza as they celebrate Easter amid the fear and uncertainty of war, said Father Gabriel Romanelli, pastor of Holy Family Parish.
Gina Christian · April 7, 2026
As the astronauts of NASA's first crewed lunar flyby in half a century reached their closest approach to the moon, the team's pilot reminded the Earth of Jesus Christ's command to love both God and neighbour.
Caroline de Sury · April 7, 2026
For the past 17 years Alessandro de Franciscis has headed the Office of Medical Observations at the Lourdes Sanctuary in France. As he retired on the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes on Feb. 11, the entire congregation burst into applause at Mass for the feast day.
Josephine Peterson · April 8, 2026
Pope Leo XIV welcomed the newly announced ceasefire in the Middle East as “a sign of genuine hope” after what he described as “hours of extreme tension.”
Luke Mandato · April 9, 2026
Hundreds of new Catholics from across the Diocese of Hamilton will join together and be recognized Saturday at the Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King to celebrate a surge in faith, with Bishop Joseph Dabrowski set to lead the annual Mass for New Catholics.
Situation, 'quite frankly, is dire'
Quinton Amundson · April 9, 2026
Both the 2025 Who’s Hungry Report, co-released by Daily Bread Food Bank and North York Harvest Food Bank, and the 2025 HungerCount from Food Banks Canada have presented the most unsettling accounts of Canadian food insecurity to date.
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Toronto is launching a two-part expert panel series that explores how poverty and disability intersect to deepen barriers to food and housing, with virtual sessions set for April 20 and 27.
Catholic Register Staff · April 9, 2026
Excerpt from Pope Leo’s March 28 address to young people and catechumens in the principality of Monaco.
The Mustard Seed
Glen Argan · April 9, 2026
The Biblical story for our postmodern era is that of Jesus and the two disciples on the road to Emmaus. We don’t know the nature of the new age we are entering, only that it is postmodern.
Luke Stocking · April 9, 2026
“Why should we take care of people in other countries when our own people in Canada need help?”
Luke Mandato · April 10, 2026
As the world grapples with global conflict and ongoing division, the Daughters of St. Paul in Toronto are bringing Pope Leo XIV’s hopeful vision of an unarmed and disarming peace down to Earth.
Urged to move beyond fear
With artificial intelligence increasingly shaping how Catholic students are taught, Ontario parents are being called to learn about the changes their children face in our digital age.
Yet where does Church stand?
Quinton Amundson · April 10, 2026
April 11 marks 80 years since Pope Pius XII issued the apostolic constitution Quotidie Nos, which established the ordinary ecclesiastical hierarchy of the Catholic Church in China and raised it from centuries of missionary status.