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Pope Leo XIV’s address to pilgrims from Villanova and Notre Dame universities

Catholic Register Staff · November 5, 2026

Text of Pope Leo XIV’s Oct. 31 address to pilgrims from Villanova and Notre Dame universities in which he links the good of sports to humanity’s race for the “imperishable crown of glory” that is Christ.

Text by Krista Carr to honour the death of Tracy Latimer, a 12-year-old with cerebral palsy

Catholic Register Staff · October 29, 2026

Text of an appeal by Krista Carr, CEO of Inclusion Canada, to honour the Oct. 24,1993 death of Tracy Latimer, a 12-year-old with cerebral palsy who was killed by her father placing her in the cab of his pickup truck and pumping in poison gas for 30 minutes.

An open letter from Andy Harrington to celebrate World Food Day

Catholic Register Staff · October 22, 2026

An open letter from Andy Harrington, executive director of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, to celebrate World Food Day earlier this month.

From Cardinal Leo's letter on engagement with municipal elections

Catholic Register Staff · October 15, 2026

Letter from Cardinal Frank Leo on Catholic engagement with municipal and Catholic School Board Trustee elections.

Text from “A Journey of Hope” to mark the 60th anniversary of "Nostra Aetate"

Catholic Register Staff · September 23, 2026

Introductory text from “A Journey of Hope” from the Vatican dicasteries for the Doctrine of the Faith, Promoting Christian Unity and Interreligious Dialogue to mark the upcoming 60th anniversary of Nostra Aetate.

Cardinal Frank Leo’s message for the Solemnity of St. Michael the Archangel

Catholic Register Staff · September 9, 2026

Cardinal Frank Leo's message for the Solemnity of Saint Michael the Archangel 27 September 2026

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.