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Paulina Guzik, Junno Arocho Esteves · July 1, 2026
Despite a personal appeal from Pope Leo XIV, the Society of St. Pius X went ahead July 1 with the unauthorized consecration of four new bishops at its seminary in Écône, Switzerland, with Mass broadcasted live and thousands of faithful attending.
Quinton Amundson · July 2, 2026
A new three-part report from an American Christian think tank specializing in championing family, faith and constitutional government communicates the flourishing impacts religion has on physical, mental and social health.
What does it mean?
Paulina Guzik · July 2, 2026
The Vatican has declared the Society of St. Pius X to be "in schism" after the traditionalist group consecrated four bishops without the papal mandate.
Kimberley Heatherington · July 3, 2026
Following the July 1 illicit consecration of four bishops by the Society of St. Pius X, what happens next isn't simply a question of Church politics.
Gina Christian · July 3, 2026
Religious liberty "holds sacred the inner sphere of the person where convictions are formed and where conscience can guide the decisions made in the intimacy of the human heart," said Pope Leo XIV, as he accepted a major civic award for upholding freedom of belief on the eve of the nation's 250th anniversary.
Catholic Register Staff · July 6, 2026
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Frank Cardinal Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto, as a member of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Evangelization.
Paulina Guzik and Junno Arocho Esteves · July 6, 2026
When the papal coat of arms was hung at the balcony of the papal Castel Gandolfo residence July 5, locals knew that their main summer protagonist was on the way.
Quinton Amundson · July 7, 2026
Canadian Catholics remain well ahead of pace in accruing the promised $30 million for the Indigenous Reconciliation Fund (IRF) within five years.
Terry O'Neill · July 7, 2026
An internal B.C. government document obtained by Canadian Catholic News through a freedom of information request shows doctors, nurse practitioners and pharmacists in the province made thousands of errors in managing euthanasia in 2024.
Bills 22, 34 simmer over summer before Parliament return in fall
Quinton Amundson · July 8, 2026
Traditionally, the arrival of July and August means the supportive or critical reaction to government bills goes slightly to the back burner until parliamentarians return to the House of Commons Sept. 21.
Caroline de Sury · July 8, 2026
French Catholics attached to the traditional Latin Mass but loyal to Rome are expressing deep sadness after the Society of St. Pius X consecrated four bishops without papal approval, prompting the Vatican to declare the group in schism and excommunicate six SSPX bishops.
Fredrick Nzwili · July 8, 2026
A Catholic priest working for peace and reconciliation in the Central African Republic was killed by armed men near his residence in the town of Zemio on June 29.
Bishop Mata had been detained by Nicaraguan authorities
David Agren · July 8, 2026
Another Nicaraguan bishop remains missing after being apprehended by police.
Paulina Guzik · July 8, 2026
The Vatican has released the framework for a fall meeting with the heads of Eastern Catholic Churches and presidents of bishops’ conferences, marking the 10th anniversary of Amoris Laetitia and focusing on the Church’s pastoral approach to families.
Celebrations to launch in Ottawa
The 2,000th anniversary of Jesus Christ’s salvific passion, death and resurrection in 2033 is set to receive the multi-year buildup befitting such an extraordinary occasion.
Catholic Register Staff · July 8, 2026
Text of Pope Leo XIV’s letter on the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America.
The Mustard Seed
Glen Argan · July 9, 2026
Canada Day has come and gone for another year. However, as we retreat into our individual lives, we might ponder where our country is headed in this time of global crises.
Church on the Street
Dcn. Robert Kinghorn · July 9, 2026
When I started out on the street, I immediately met my namesake, “Robert Kinghorn.” Before I spoke a word, he gave me an update.
Everyone deserves dignity, equality
Quinton Peralta-Greenough · July 9, 2026
For much of the 20th century, Catholic philosopher Jacques Maritain argued that modern democracy was not the creation of secular liberalism but the fruit of a civilization shaped by Christianity.
Editorial
Catholic Register Editorial · July 9, 2026
The Lefebvrites are again in full schism with the Catholic Church.