September 2026

Culture à la Carte

Make Confession consciousness of your sins

Sr. Helena Burns · September 26, 2026

Is it hard to go to Confession? For most people, yes, and we may never get over the discomfort. Deal with it.

ShareLife is more than a collection

For 50 years it has spread the kingdom of God among us

Catholic Register Staff · September 26, 2026

The homily delivered by Cardinal Frank Leo at the Aug. 22 ShareLife Anniversary Mass.

Dignity, inclusion, hope: everyone is special

Luke Mandato · September 26, 2026

As ShareLife marks its 50th anniversary, one of its enduring commitments remains upholding the dignity and inclusion of people with special needs.

Original agencies’ legacy carries on today

ShareLife in harmony with Catholic faith

Anna Farrow · September 26, 2026

ShareLife came into existence in response to a moral problem. When Planned Parenthood was added as a recipient of United Way funding in 1975, Pocock made the momentous decision to remove the Council of Catholic Charities from the integrated fundraising entity.

Today, and always, ShareLife matters

Agencies respond to the issues of our times

Quinton Amundson · September 26, 2026

Responsiveness is not the most stirring word to explain why ShareLife remains as vibrant and vital today as it was during its formative years. Nevertheless, it’s an essential part of the answer.

Keen eye connects human spirit and divine

Photographer Majid Khodabandehloo preserves church heritage

Quinton Amundson · September 26, 2026

Majid Khodabandehloo is passionate about creating digital twins and 3D virtual tours of Canadian heritage buildings. To date he has captured over 50 houses of worship across four different continents using a variety of photographic styles.

A never-ending crisis as Church marks World Day of Refugees

Luke Mandato · September 26, 2026

The Archdiocese of Toronto will mark the 112th World Day of Migrants and Refugees with a special Mass at Pickering’s St. Isaac Jogues Church Sept. 27.

London diocese's centennial week remembers past, looks to future

Luke Mandato · September 26, 2026

As the Diocese of London marks the 100th anniversary of its landmark Catholic Centennial Week, parishioners and faithful from afar are finding themselves able to look back at a pivotal chapter in local Church history.

In Lourdes, Pope Leo rejects 'false compassion' of assisted dying, condemns abortion of the disabled

Courtney Mares · September 28, 2026

Amid the wheelchairs, crutches, and prayer intentions of the 150,000 pilgrims in Lourdes, France, Sept. 27, the pope spoke out strongly against the practice of assisted suicide for the sick and abortion of the disabled, designating the Marian shrine as a blessed place for "professing the beauty and sanctity of life."

Pope: Europe must return to path of dialogue, not military buildup, to end 'senseless slaughter'

Junno Arocho Esteves · September 28, 2026

Pope Leo XIV urged European leaders to courageously choose peaceful dialogue and guard themselves against the illusion that military buildups are the answer to conflicts threatening the continent.

100-foot cross a beacon for the sanctity of life

Kiply Lukan Yaworski · September 28, 2026

On a sunny Sunday in September, pilgrims gathered on top of a hill north of Aberdeen, where the Knights of Columbus erected a 100-foot-cross to mark the new millennium, to pray for the protection of life from conception to natural death.

Moved by Pope Leo's empathy, French abuse survivors urged action on 'systemic' failures

Junno Arocho Esteves · September 28, 2026

French survivors of clergy sexual abuse who met with Pope Leo XIV in Lourdes said they were struck by the pontiff's deep personal empathy and his frank acknowledgment of the institutional failures that allowed the crisis to fester within the Church.

Pope Leo urges Europe to stave off increased nationalism, barbaric relations

Josephine Peterson · September 28, 2026

In a French city that changed hands between France and Germany through two world wars, Pope Leo XIV used the final day of his apostolic journey to France to call on Europe to resist a return to nationalism and conflict and recommit itself to cooperation, dialogue and peace.

Pope Leo XIV says he's not losing sleep over AI apocalypse fears

Courtney Mares · September 28, 2026

On the return flight to Rome from his four-day visit to France Sept. 28, Pope Leo XIV said that the prospect of artificial intelligence destroying humanity does not keep him up at night.

Reconciliation fund changing lives

Special collection at this week's Masses

Quinton Amundson · September 28, 2026

Cardinal Frank Leo is inviting Toronto Catholics to continue their support of the annual parish collection on behalf of the Indigenous Reconciliation Fund (IRF) set for liturgies Oct. 3 and 4.

Quebec election puts secularism before Catholic voters

Paul Schratz · September 28, 2026

As Quebecers head into the Oct. 5 provincial election, the longstanding issue of secularism, or laïcité, looms on several fronts, with Catholic organizations and the province’s bishops offering voters guidance on a range of issues, including religious freedom, through the lens of Catholic social teaching.

'Something big is happening' at St. Joseph's Oratory

Rosary movement looks to rekindle Quebec's faith

Quinton Amundson · September 29, 2026

A prayerful phenomenon in the forecourt of St. Joseph’s Oratory on Montreal's Mount Royal continues to grow in size and remarkableness as it surpasses the 175-day mark.

A call to support our Indigenous brethren

Catholic Register Staff · September 30, 2026

Cardinal Frank Leo’s letter to the faithful on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Universal health care a 'moral imperative,' Vatican's top diplomat tells UN

Gina Christian · September 30, 2026

Universal health care is "a moral imperative," as "the Holy See has consistently reiterated," the Vatican's top diplomat told the United Nations.

Pope's blessing of special needs daughter recognizes 'segment of humanity often set aside'

Caroline de Sury · September 30, 2026

A photograph of Pope Leo XIV blessing Marie-Garance, a 10-year-old girl in a blue dress who has multiple disabilities, went viral after the pope encountered her in Paris Sept. 26.