April 2026

DOJ report accuses Biden administration of 'weaponizing' prosecutions of pro-life activists

Kurt Jensen · April 15, 2026

More than a year after President Donald Trump pardoned 23 pro-life activists convicted of violating the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances, or FACE Act, and the Justice Department announced it would severely limit prosecutions of such cases.

Pope Leo XIV sets stage for June consistory with letter to cardinals

OSV News · April 15, 2026

Pope Leo XIV sent a letter to the College of Cardinals thanking them for their participation in the January consistory and preparing the conversation for their next gathering June 26-27.

Vatican foundation announces global events to honour Benedict XVI ahead of 2027 centenary

Junno Arocho Esteves · April 15, 2026

The Joseph Ratzinger-Benedict XVI Vatican Foundation announced a series of initiatives across several continents that will take place throughout 2026 to mark the centenary of Pope Benedict XVI's birth.

The empty suffering of living ‘child free’

Andrea Mrozek · April 16, 2026

Hardly a day goes by where there isn’t an article attempting to explain the Western world’s low and getting lower fertility rates.

Supporting your priest builds up the Church

Quinton Amundson · April 16, 2026

Each pastor answered the call to devote their lives to aiding God amid the ongoing spiritual battle between good and evil. Clergymen preach the Gospel and offer sinners healing and solace through the sanctifying sacraments. Priests also strive to claim lives for Christ, an exceedingly difficult task in a world under the sway of the evil one.

Nicole Scheidl calls out the “deep bias” of MAiD survey in Alberta

Catholic Register Staff · April 16, 2026

Nicole Scheidl, executive director of Canadian Physicians for Life, calls out the “deep bias” of the Alberta Medical Association’s survey on the provincial government’s changes to MAiD survey in the province.

Pope Leo on papal plane to Cameroon: St. Augustine invites all to search for God and truth today

Courtney Mares · April 16, 2026

Pope Leo XIV spoke to journalists aboard the papal plane on April 15 on the five-hour flight from Algeria to Cameroon, underlining St. Augustine's enduring importance today, saying that the saint's invitation "to search for God and to search for truth is something that is very much needed today."

Pope Leo XIV arrives in Cameroon as 'a servant of dialogue' amid violent separatist conflict

Courtney Mares · April 16, 2026

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Cameroon on April 15, delivering a forceful appeal for peace to a nation scarred by years of separatist violence.

At Cameroonian orphanage, Pope Leo tells children they can always find a friend in Jesus

Courtney Mares · April 16, 2026

Pope Leo XIV brought joy to 64 orphaned and abandoned children on the evening of April 15 when he visited the Ngul Zamba orphanage in Cameroon.

Collared: mystery of priesthood

New podcast explores mystery of priesthood

Quinton Amundson · April 16, 2026

A key discernment made by Michael Smolders during his journey of self-catechization back to the Catholic Church over a decade ago is that he “should have been a priest.”

'We can always begin anew': Pope Leo leads peace meeting in heart of Cameroon's conflict zone

Courtney Mares · April 16, 2026

A religious sister in Cameroon who was kidnapped just a few months ago by separatists was among those who shared their testimony with Pope Leo XIV in a peace meeting in Cameroon's northwest city of Bamenda.

St. Augustine's Seminary in Toronto gifted with Gutenberg Bible reproduction

Hand-crafted Bible reproduction gifted to Toronto seminary

Quinton Amundson · April 16, 2026

A reproduction of the first major book printed in Europe using mass-produced metal moving type will be taking up permanent residency at Toronto's St. Augustine’s Seminary.

The death we have made safe

Lee Purcell · April 16, 2026

The intrusion of AI notwithstanding, articles do not write themselves, and so some of you may wonder who this author is. By now, you may have discerned that I am not one who dwells in the realm of vapid religiosity.

Culture à la Carte

Loving God means belonging to Him

The capacity of knowing God is being methodically destroyed

Sr. Helena Burns · April 17, 2026

“Every great spiritual tradition in history has understood that prayer, contemplation, the encounter with the transcendent requires the ability to be still, to focus, to resist distraction. And we are living in a civilization that has systematically dismantled that capacity,” the great Dr. Lennox says.

Daily TV Mass highlights prayers for vocations

Luke Mandato · April 17, 2026

For the 10th consecutive year, the National Catholic Broadcasting Council (NCBC) is inviting Catholics across Canada to join in its powerful week of Masses dedicated to prayers for vocations, airing April 19 to 26 on the Daily TV Mass.

Historic Kingston endures 200 years

Faithful witness of past still marks archdiocese two centuries on

Luke Mandato · April 17, 2026

It's been two centuries since Pope Leo XII erected the then Diocese of Kingston on Jan. 27, 1826, making it the second Catholic diocese in all of Canada and the first English-speaking Roman Catholic diocese in the British Empire since the Reformation.

Reflection from the CCCB on Pope Leo's Call for Peace, Human Dignity, and Moral Responsibility in Public Life

Catholic Register Staff · April 17, 2026

In light of recent public commentary surrounding the Holy Father’s appeals for peace, the CCCB wishes to reiterate several principles of Catholic teaching that remain especially relevant in times of war and international tension.

KAIROS takes call for debt relief to Ottawa

Luke Mandato · April 17, 2026

With more than 70,000 Canadian signatures in hand, KAIROS Canada and faith-based advocates will head to Parliament Hill April 28 to press the federal government to play its part in turning sovereign debt into hope for some of the world’s poorest nations.

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass with 120,000 people in Cameroon: 'Bring the bread of life to your neighbours'

Courtney Mares · April 17, 2026

Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass for more than 120,000 people in Cameroon's largest city on April 17, urging "beloved children of the African continent" to share God's love by feeding the hungry and offering the spiritual nourishment of "the bread of life."

Quebec church destroyed in fire

Quinton Amundson · April 17, 2026

An April 13 fire has destroyed a deconsecrated church in Saint-Romain, Que.