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Catholic Register Staff · June 1, 2026
Message on the Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus from His Eminence Frank Cardinal Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto.
Quinton Amundson · June 1, 2026
The Canadian Catholic community finally had its voice heard May 28 during the fourth and final Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights meeting on Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act.
OSV News · June 2, 2026
Pope Leo XIV on June 1 praised Venerable Fulton J. Sheen as “a light of faith, hope and love” whose pioneering radio and television broadcasts brought the Gospel to millions of Americans, including the Pope himself as a child.
Luke Mandato · June 2, 2026
A newly released 10th anniversary edition of Fr. James Mallon’s Divine Renovation aims to fuel the next wave of parish renewal by helping communities move from inward-looking maintenance to outward-focused mission.
Analysis
Quinton Amundson · June 2, 2026
Encrypted messaging services, social media companies, VPN providers, civil liberty organizations, everyday Canadians, even the U.S. judiciary and foreign affairs committees, have increasingly sounded the alarm about Bill C-22, “an act respecting lawful access.”
First stop is homeless centre
Paulina Guzik · June 2, 2026
When Pope Leo XIV lands in Spain June 6, he will be greeted by King Felipe VI in the Royal Palace — a traditional welcome for a head of state arriving in the country.
An amendment to stop the expungement of the good-faith religious text defence from Canada’s hate speech laws was voted down 4-3 (one abstention) by the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights on June 1 during clause-by-clause consideration of Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act.
Quinton Amundson · June 3, 2026
Like many Canadians, Mark Joseph has felt an increasing unease about the number of churches, synagogues and other places of worship being vandalized and torched over the past five years.
Josephine Peterson · June 3, 2026
The rites and symbols of the liturgy are not arbitrary ceremonies but the means through which Catholics encounter God and are formed in faith, Pope Leo XIV said June 3.
Catholic Register Staff · June 3, 2026
A letter of invitation from Cardinal Frank Leo for the celebration of the Solemnity of Corpus Christi with details on procession and resources.
Responding to aging readership, declining revenue
Canadian Catholic News · June 3, 2026
Changing demographics and the rise of artificial intelligence are forcing Christian communicators to confront the future of church media.
Courtney Mares · June 4, 2026
Pope Leo XIV appointed Maria Montserrat "Montse" Alvarado, president and chief operating officer of EWTN News, as prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery for Communication on June 2.
Martyrs’ Shrine: a history of encounter
Catholic Register Staff · June 4, 2026
Although Canada doesn’t have the history, and in turn the magnificent cathedrals, to match the ancient cities of Europe, we do have something, so quintessentially Canadian, that does not take a back seat to these marvels.
Mission field
Luke Mandato · June 4, 2026
With the 2026 World Cup expected to draw the eyes of more than five billion this summer, one ministry is challenging Christians to turn their living rooms into unlikely mission fields, using soccer and hospitality to spark genuine relationships and lasting hope as matches kick off this June.
Quinton Amundson · June 4, 2026
It was immediately evident to Greg Spagnoli that Jonathan Osorio, Cyle Larin and Tajon Buchanan each possessed a “diamond in the rough persona” during their respective playing tenures with the St. Edmund Campion Catholic Secondary School senior soccer team in Brampton, Ont.
Combatting Hate Act now back in the hands of MPs
Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, advanced out of the Senate on June 4 by a 45-13 vote, to be sent back to the House of Commons with no movement on providing protection for religious speech.
Paul Schratz · June 5, 2026
The Globe and Mail has admitted to a “failure of journalism” in 2021 with its reporting of “mass graves” at the Kamloops Indian Residential School.
Fr. Yaw Acheampong · June 5, 2026
How would you describe your experience of receiving your first Holy Communion?
The Mustard Seed
Glen Argan · June 5, 2026
Albertans will go to the polls on Oct. 19 to vote on various referenda, including one that asks whether we want to hold another referendum on separating from Canada.
Time to advance God’s vision to counter threats to the common good
Michael R. Heinlein · June 5, 2026
It can be easy for Catholics to lose sight of the forest for the trees. Sometimes we can lose sight of the bigger global picture, get distracted from what matters most for humanity.