July 2026

After three decades, Street Patrol's strength remains the mission

In an ever-changing world, ministry offers sustenance, friendship to Toronto’s homeless

Luke Mandato · July 9, 2026

For 31 years now, Lucio Abbruzzese and the St. Patrick’s Summer Street Patrol have walked the same downtown paths every Wednesday evening to hand out food and offer a few minutes of conversation to the city’s most vulnerable. That very simple, humble mission he started in 1995 has remained unchanged, no matter how greatly the city around it has refused to.

NBA star embodies Catholic values

Ryan Nembhard, four others named York Catholic Distinguished Alumni

Luke Mandato · July 10, 2026

While Ryan Nembhard now runs the floor for the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, his story of global success began in York Catholic District School Board gyms.

SSPX spells schismatics dooming themselves

Joseph Woodard · July 10, 2026

I’ve been praying Mother Teresa’s Flying Memorares for the Society of St. Pius X. I prayed for the miracle that at least one candidate would pull back at the last minute. Now, they’ve excommunicated themselves.

Culture à la Carte

Receiving Jesus through His most precious blood

Sr. Helena Burns · July 10, 2026

July is the month of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ. Just to say those words: “Most Precious Blood of Jesus” feels so sacred—and it is!

UK Church looks with cautious hopes to Catholic prime minister candidate

Jonathan Luxmoore · July 10, 2026

When—and if—Andy Burnham becomes prime minister of the United Kingdom later in July, he'll be the first ever to identify publicly as a Catholic.

At 100, the song is far from over

Riko’ Ziernfeld says his voice gets better with age

Quinton Amundson · July 11, 2026

Henrik “Riko” Ziernfeld, who recently celebrated his 100th birthday, has always had music in him.

Young composer looks back, moves forward

At 28, Tate Pumfrey already a prolific arranger of sacred music

Quinton Amundson · July 11, 2026

Tate Pumfrey is following the example of his Lord Jesus Christ by building bridges.

Exorcist role should be 'private' says cardinal after priest's removal tied to UFO controversy

Josephine Peterson · July 11, 2026

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of Washington said his decision to remove a high-profile priest as an archdiocesan exorcist was driven by the public way he exercised his ministry, not by his specific beliefs about UFOs.

From West Coast frontier to Prairie heartland, BC eparch named Winnipeg metropolitan

Paul Schratz · July 13, 2026

Ten days after four Canadian archbishops received the pallium from Pope Leo XIV, another Canadian bishop learned he would soon become a metropolitan archbishop.

Pilgrims flock to Castel Gandolfo for Pope Leo’s first summer Angelus

Paulina Guzik · July 13, 2026

When the 8:21 a.m. train left Rome's Termini Station to Castel Gandolfo July 12, people were packed like sardines into the regional cars.

Pope Leo shares meal with vulnerable guests at Castel Gandolfo

Paulina Guzik · July 13, 2026

Under the Italian sun of Lake Albano and the shade of Castel Gandolfo's Borgo Laudato si' trees, Pope Leo XIV enjoyed lunch with people experiencing social vulnerability.

How a baseball rosary found its way to Pope Leo XIV

John Knebels · July 13, 2026

About two weeks after what he calls the most surreal moment of his life, Kevin Workman remains in awe.

Laliberté named new Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil

Catholic Register Staff · July 13, 2026

Bishop Martin Laliberté has been appointed Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, succeeding Bishop Charles Hamelin, whose resignation was accepted by Pope Leo XIV July 11.

Venezuela enters recovery stage after earthquakes

Luke Mandato · July 13, 2026

With search-and-rescue missions now concluded, Venezuela's earthquake-affected regions have entered a critical new phase of recovery.

ShareLife, 50 years standing for what Catholics believe

ShareLife stays true to its core

Quinton Amundson · July 14, 2026

ShareLife’s 50th anniversary is elevating the annual parish campaign to new heights.

HIV, AIDS down, children still vulnerable, says Vatican's UN diplomat

Gina Christian · July 15, 2026

Much has been done to mitigate rates of HIV and AIDS, but more work remains as children are still vulnerable to the virus and the disease it causes.

SSPX in Kenya insists on Catholic identity, fighting archdiocese

Fredrick Nzwili · July 15, 2026

As African bishops continue to back Pope Leo XIV over the excommunication of the SSPX, the traditionalist group in Kenya rejected the schismatic tag as it moved to assure followers of its Roman Catholic identity.

Pembroke's St. Ann's pilgrimage on the rise again

Luke Mandato · July 16, 2026

On July 26, the World Day of Grandparents, hundreds of Catholics will quietly make their way to a hidden gem in the rural hills of Cormac, Ont., for the 86th annual St. Ann's Pilgrimage.

Catholic group helps parishes to share a table with the poor, following pope's example

Courtney Mares · July 16, 2026

When Pope Leo XIV sat down to lunch with people experiencing homelessness and poverty at Castel Gandolfo this month, he offered a model that one Catholic organization says any parish can follow.

Las Cruces Diocese demands jury trial, just compensation in feds' effort to seize pilgrimage site

Gina Christian · July 16, 2026

The Diocese of Las Cruces, New Mexico, is demanding a jury trial as it fends off the Trump administration's move to seize a long-revered pilgrimage site for a border wall as part of Trump's hardline crackdown on immigration.