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Luke Mandato · May 27, 2026
Canada’s Men’s National Soccer Team heads into the FIFA World Cup on home ground without a designated chaplain.
Procession will take place despite Quebec's secularism law
Quinton Amundson · May 27, 2026
There still appears to be space for large outdoor collective worship demonstrations in Quebec despite the passage of Bill 9 by the Quebec provincial government back on April 2.
Catholic Register Staff · May 27, 2026
A message from the Capuchins of Central Canada marking their serving of 1.5 million meals to those in need during the decades-long operation of St. Francis Table.
First encyclical tackles challenges of a new digital world
Josephine Peterson · May 27, 2026
Presenting the first encyclical of his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV warned that artificial intelligence must be “disarmed,” urging governments, tech leaders and society to confront the rapidly growing technology before it weakens human relationships, critical thinking and peace itself.
Susan Korah · May 28, 2026
After a two-year battle with cancer, Carl Hétu passed away surrounded by family in the early hours of May 27. He was 66.
Homage paid to our soldiers, religious heritage
Quinton Amundson · May 28, 2026
Three soulful features immediately become evident when strolling through the picturesque streets of Caen on a Sunday afternoon.
Donna Fagan · May 28, 2026
When asked which food you could you go without, many people reply “never bread.” Bread is a form of identity.
Iran war, foreign aid cuts deepen crises
Ethiopia adopted Christianity as its state religion in 330. It is now home to 77.5 million Christians, about 67 per cent of its total population.
Class of ’51 shares an ever-lasting bond
Luke Mandato · May 29, 2026
It’s been 75 years since one class walked out of Toronto’s St. Joseph’s College School donning white gowns while crowned with gold wreaths. Now, women from the same group of peers will gather once more to connect, reminisce and celebrate an unbreakable bond.
Distance may separate us from Uganda, but disease does not
Dr. Samuel Wanendeya Watulatsu, Austin Mardon and Catherine Mardon · May 29, 2026
The case remains unconfirmed. But the headline itself is a reminder that cannot be ignored: infectious disease does not respect borders. In a world connected by flights, trade and shared vulnerability, a missed case in a Ugandan village can become a public health alert in Canada within 24 hours.
Catholic Register Staff · May 29, 2026
Oblate Father Kenneth Thorson has been chosen the next Bishop of the Prince Albert diocese.
A New Chapter of Ministry Begins!
Nine men responding to God’s call were ordained to the Sacred Order of Deacons on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica.
And for 25 years as a bishop, Boissonneau has worked to earn it
Luke Mandato · May 30, 2026
Bishop John A. Boissonneau is set to mark 25 years of episcopal service with a joyful Anniversary Mass at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica on June 3.
Those in the know agree with the Pope: morality, dignity have key role to play in technology
Quinton Amundson · May 30, 2026
Matthew Harvey Sanders has long presaged the choice civilization must make between the golden path of artificial intelligence development leading to human flourishing and a dark road defined by existential dread and transhumanism.
For more than 20 years, Deacon Robert Kinghorn has walked some of Toronto’s roughest streets with a simple mission: Show up, listen, don’t judge and don’t fix. In his latest book, The Church on the Street: Ministry of Presence, Kinghorn captures the quiet power of his two decades plus of accompaniment among the city’s homeless, addicted and forgotten.
Anna Farrow · May 30, 2026
Questions of life, death and suffering are squarely at the center of the discourse around MAiD, and it is clear from listening to the Dutch psychiatrists that the Netherlands is now floating in the windless waters that the modern, secular mind struggles to navigate.