July 2026

The political promise of forgiveness

Quinton Peralta-Greenough · July 16, 2026

Laws may govern a people, but they cannot, by themselves, sustain a common future. One of the 20th century’s greatest political theorists believed the answer lays elsewhere.

Death toll in Venezuela nears 5,000 as earthquake recovery intensifies

Junno Arocho Esteves · July 16, 2026

Twin earthquakes in Venezuela have left nearly 5,000 people dead, according to government officials, triggering a massive mobilization of humanitarian aid organizations.

French bishops decry vote legalizing 'assisted dying' as 'turning point' in nation's history

Caroline de Sury · July 16, 2026

France's bishops are strongly criticizing a "radical choice" made by French lawmakers to legalize "assisted dying."

Grandparents are a 'treasure of faith'

‘Vital missionaries of faith’ honoured July 26

Luke Mandato · July 18, 2026

With World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly approaching on July 26, few groups can claim as much credit for its existence as the international, volunteer-run Catholic Grandparents Association.

Priest's museum in India will honour John Paul II, Mother Teresa and offer 'silent evangelization'

Rick Snizek · July 18, 2026

Father Vijay Kiran proudly sports two lapel pins on his clerical suit jacket: one for St. John Paul II and one for St. Teresa of Kolkata.

Pope Leo: God's kingdom grows in the 'little things of daily life'

Courtney Mares · July 20, 2026

Catholics from every inhabited continent gathered in Castel Gandolfo July 19 as Pope Leo XIV led the Angelus prayer from the papal summer palace in the small Italian hill town, where the pope reflected on how the kingdom of God grows through "the little things of daily life."

For Gaza Christians, World Cup final offers brief respite from horrors of war

Junno Arocho Esteves · July 20, 2026

Heated rivalries among soccer fans bubbled to the surface in the lead-up to the World Cup Final that ultimately saw Spain clinch a 1-0 victory over Argentina in an intense match.

Can't go to Assisi? Visit a US replica of the tiny church where St. Francis founded his order

Kimberley Heatherington · July 20, 2026

In Assisi, one of the main pilgrim draws is a tiny church dwarfed by its expansive surroundings, the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels near Assisi, Italy.

Canada’s new bishops reflect on unity in divided Church

Paul Schratz · July 20, 2026

Shortly after receiving the woolen pallium as a symbol of unity from Pope Leo XIV, four Canadian metropolitan archbishops returned from Rome amid a Church confronting fresh division.

Surrogacy lawsuit exposes deeper ethical tensions, bioethicist says

Paul Schratz · July 20, 2026

A Canadian same-sex coupleʼs lawsuit against the surrogate mother who refused their request to abort the unborn baby they had contracted her to carry is drawing attention not only to abortion but also to deeper questions about surrogacy.

Interest surges in U.S. beatification of Georgia Martyrs who died defending marriage

Katie Yoder · July 21, 2026

The venue for the upcoming beatification of the Georgia Martyrs is expanding to accommodate thousands more people after a surge in interest from Catholics around the U.S. and the world.

Swiss scrap clergy military service exemption

Jonathan Luxmoore · July 21, 2026

Catholic Church leaders in Switzerland have protested the “arbitrary” abolition of traditional military service exemptions for clergy.

Nuns fight law to force assisting in patient suicide

New York passes assisted dying law

Kate Scanlon · July 21, 2026

Four orders of women religious and Catholic health-care ministries sued the state of New York July 17 over a new law allowing physicians to aid terminally ill adults in dying by suicide.

Peterson, Lonergan and the search for meaning

A ‘strange’ pairing, but these two Canadian thinkers have more in common than one might think, author says

Quinton Amundson · July 21, 2026

Place the contemporary clinical psychologist and cultural commentator Jordan Peterson alongside the late Jesuit philosopher-theologian Bernard Lonergan (1904–1984). Synthesizing key concepts from these Canadian thinkers opens avenues to self-transcendence and greater consciousness.

Lebanon's cardinal urges prayer, guidance as its president visits White House

Dale Gavlak · July 21, 2026

Lebanon's Cardinal Bechara Rai has urged for prayer and guidance as Lebanese President Joseph Aoun makes a critical visit to the White House.

Church on the Street

Our Saviour lives on the darkest streets

The Church on the Street is about the promise of Jesus

Dcn. Robert Kinghorn · July 22, 2026

The deepest motivation and desire within the ministry of “The Church on the Street” is about hope, not in our own words and strength, but in the promise of Jesus.

Leo XIV’s greeting for “lunch with the pope” at Castel Gandolfo

Catholic Register Staff · July 22, 2026

Leo XIV’s greeting and blessing for a July 11 “lunch with the pope” in the Gardens of the Pontifical Villas of Castel Gandolfo.

Peru: Historic churches severely damaged following earthquakes

Junno Arocho Esteves · July 22, 2026

After a pair of earthquakes struck the mountainous region of Junín in Peru, the Catholic Church in the country expressed solidarity with victims' families and is coordinating humanitarian aid to help victims, as well as efforts to preserve damaged historic churches.

Alberta Badlands play ignites Christian passion

Quinton Amundson · July 23, 2026

I extend my sincerest gratitude and congratulations to the cast and crew who staged the 2026 incarnation of the Badlands Passion Play near Drumheller, Alta., in mid-July.

Canadian Catholic immigration agencies embrace new CCCB ministry

Quinton Amundson · July 23, 2026

Catholic agencies mission-bound in welcoming and supporting newcomers to Canada are applauding the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (CCCB) recently announced decision to create a Service for Migrant and Refugee Ministry (Human Mobility).