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Junno Arocho Esteves · June 12, 2026
Bishop Alan McGuckian of Down and Connor denounced rioters who have targeted migrants following a second night of violent protests in Belfast and parts of Northern Ireland.
Video series highlights first 100 years
Luke Mandato · June 13, 2026
The Daily TV Mass will be honouring the 100th anniversary of the Martyrs’ Shrine in its own special way, presenting a special four-part series dedicated to the Canadian Martyrs from June 24 to 27.
Luke Mandato · June 14, 2026
With the final bell of the school year soon to ring out, the Archdiocese of Toronto is preparing to head into its biggest summer of Catholic camps to date, with 61 parishes now offering a record 89 weeks of combined programming in July and August.
Catholic Register Staff · June 15, 2026
Pope Leo’s June 3 address in Rome to a delegation of the Association of Catholic Colleges and universities.
Editorial
Catholic Register Editorial · June 15, 2026
The one thing to regret about Pope Leo’s June 7 Mass and Eucharistic procession, which attracted about 1.2 million celebrants, is that it occurred in Madrid, not Montreal.
Luke Stocking · June 15, 2026
I had just arrived back in Toronto from a week-long team meeting in Montreal with all our staff from across Canada. Just before we gathered for the meeting, our executive director, Carl Hétu, passed away after a long battle with cancer.
Joseph Woodard · June 15, 2026
My son and his brood were recently wined-and-dined by another Catholic family and surprised to discover that this faithful and otherwise intelligent couple had fallen prey to “Jewish conspiracy” propaganda.
UFOs: from fringe to mainstream
Scott Ventureyra · June 15, 2026
Given our current cultural “disclosure” moment, the 1997 film Contact, based on Carl Sagan’s 1985 novel, has taken on a strangely prophetic quality.
OSV News · June 15, 2026
Presidents of Catholic bishops' conferences of the G7 member states called on heads of state and government to root governance in human dignity, as national leaders prepare for the G7 Summit.
Canadian Catholic News · June 15, 2026
Canada’s Catholic bishops issued a statement ahead of the June 17 10th anniversary of Bill C-14, which legalized euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada under the term “Medical Assistance in Dying” (MAiD).
Clergy changes for parishes within the Archdiocese of Toronto. The new appointments are as of June 24.
Gina Christian · June 15, 2026
Catholic and Orthodox leaders are expressing shock and outrage after a Russian drone strike heavily damaged a historic monastery complex in Kyiv, Ukraine, with a cathedral set ablaze.
Kate Scanlon · June 16, 2026
After a framework was reached for a deal to end the war in Iran, a Catholic expert in peacekeeping said that while there is cause for optimism, key obstacles remain.
Sacra shares history, theology behind Catholic gems
Luke Mandato · June 16, 2026
In Winnipeg, relics are stepping back into the spotlight of Catholic life through the apostolate Sacra: Relics of the Saints, an initiative helping parishioners rediscover one of the Catholic faith’s most powerful, often-neglected treasures.
Quinton Amundson · June 16, 2026
Professional artists have an opportunity to make a lasting contribution to the artistic collection of the Archdiocese of Montreal’s mother church, Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral.
Luke Mandato · June 17, 2026
Faith leaders in Toronto are joining outreach workers, students and local residents in a march through the city’s downtown core on June 24 demanding no person in Toronto be forced to sleep outside.
Josephine Peterson · June 17, 2026
Reflecting on his weeklong trip to Spain, Pope Leo XIV said one of his clearest impressions came from the Canary Islands, where migration revealed both the challenges facing Europe and what he described as a Christian path toward a "civilization of love."
Junno Arocho Esteves · June 17, 2026
Pope Leo XIV said that although he is considering a final appeal to the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X, the choice to splinter from the Catholic Church falls on them.
Quinton Amundson · June 18, 2026
The Combatting Hate Act, the controversial piece of legislation that abolishes the longstanding sincere religious text defence from Canada’s hate speech laws, completed final passage on June 17.
Next move is in Parliament’s hands
Culture-of-life advocates now await a response from Justice Minister Sean Fraser and Prime Minister Mark Carney on a special joint parliamentary committee's (AMAD) advice to permanently halt the expansion of euthanasia for persons suffering solely from mental illness.