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Pope Leo's address on addiction issues in the Americas

Catholic Register Staff · September 3, 2026

Full text of Pope Leo XIV’s Aug. 27 message to participants at a meeting on addiction issues in the Americas.

Exhibit of the history of medical care at Catholic hospitals in Quebec and France

Catholic Register Staff · August 27, 2026

The Musée des Hospitalières de l’Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal offers a fascinating end to its exhibit of eight centuries of medical care at Catholic hospitals in Quebec and France. The exhibit closes Sept. 13.

Pope Leo's message for the World Day of Migrants

Catholic Register Staff · August 20, 2026

Excerpt from Pope Leo XIV’s message for the Sept. 27 2026 World Day of Migrants and Refugees

Matthew Harvey Sanders on 'Magnifica Humanitas'

Catholic Register Staff · August 6, 2026

Excerpt from a series on the Archdiocese of Toronto website by Matthew Harvey Sanders, creator of Magisterium AI, and a guest for the Vatican launch of Pope Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas.

Peter Jon Mitchell on Taylor Swift prenup

Catholic Register Staff · August 6, 2026

Peter Jon Mitchell, in a recent Cardus Family newsletter, ponders “what Taylor Swift’s prenup says about marriage.”

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.

Pope Leo on the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States

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.

Canadian Physicians for Life response to the Parliament’s Special Joint Committee on MAiD

Catholic Register Staff · June 26, 2026

The response by Canadian Physicians for Life to the landmark report from the Parliament’s Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying.

Ontario Superior Court ruling upholding Campaign Life Coalition’s free speech right

Catholic Register Staff · June 18, 2026

Excerpt from a June 11 Ontario Superior Court ruling upholding Campaign Life Coalition’s free speech right to display anti-abortion images on Parliament Hill.

Pope Leo’s address to the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities

Catholic Register Staff · June 15, 2026

Pope Leo’s June 3 address in Rome to a delegation of the Association of Catholic Colleges and universities.