Editorial

Sacred Heart of Jesus’ reality

June 5, 2025

If The Catholic Register were written by nattering nit pickers of negativism, we would find two unfortunate things to say about Cardinal Leo’s recent meditation about June being dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

What Leo Says

May 29, 2025

Pope Leo has committed to an AI-aware papacy. As our media expert columnist, Sr. Helena Burns, writes in this issue, nothing could be more timely or essential. Sr. Burns also has some vital advice for ways to avoid as much as possible AI scams on the Internet.

The spirit prevails

May 22, 2025

Our Holy Mother the Church has once again proven, as if proof were needed, that the “rates of yell” will not prevail against her.

First and foremost, a pastor

Jaymie Stuart Wolfe · May 15, 2025

The seagulls perched on the Sistine Chapel rooftop undoubtedly saw the white smoke first. But it didn't take long for the basilica bells to confirm the news we were all waiting for: a new pope had been chosen.

‘Love your enemies’

May 8, 2025

Catholics globally are understandably infuriated at U.S. President Donald Trump for laughing off a disgraceful AI-generated image of himself as the Pope.

Accept democracy’s verdict

May 1, 2025

Prior to Election Night, few Canadians would have identified Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre as an embodiment of Catholic charity.

Charitable servant to the end

April 22, 2025

How fitting – how Francis! – that the Holy Father’s final day on earth was spent in part meeting with U.S. Vice-President JD Vance to press the case for Christian charity toward migrants and refugees.

Truly Good News

April 16, 2025

On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb.

Judge leaders by actions

Greg Erlandson · April 10, 2025

Scoring presidential administrations on some kind of Christian scale would seem an effort doomed to fail. Political agendas and actions rarely align easily with the teachings of the Gospel.

Bureaucracy gone wild

April 3, 2025

The late Soviet dictator Mikhail Gorbachev lacked the bureaucratic cheek to tell Pope John Paul II to go fly a kite.