<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Catholic Register | RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lastest news and commentary from Canada's leading source of Catholic news.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 13:46:03 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.catholicregister.org/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 13:46:03 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[All rights reserved 2026]]></copyright><ttl>15</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[God's diplomat: Pope Leo XIV and his strategy to speak Gospel to power]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roughly two months before celebrating a year on the throne of Peter, Pope Leo XIV became one of the most quoted global leaders on the planet.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3854-gods-diplomat-pope-leo-xiv-and-his-strategy-to-speak-gospel-to-power</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3854-gods-diplomat-pope-leo-xiv-and-his-strategy-to-speak-gospel-to-power</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ines San Martin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/a77a7729-aa81-4c71-96a7-8f1152cde44a/2026-03-11-LeoXIVAudience.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The time for Mary]]></title><description><![CDATA[From as far back as I can remember, I always wanted to sing and to perform. Having recognized my “big” singing voice at a very young age, I began piano and theory lessons, soon to be followed by private voice lessons.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3838-the-time-for-mary</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3838-the-time-for-mary</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michelle Iurman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/1bed6da3-7dfe-43e7-8961-3c72a90d7850/2026-04-29-MaryInHeaven.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill C-9 faces scrutiny in the Senate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Based on commentary from Canadian Senators of varying ideological stripes, a robust upper chamber study of the contentious Combatting Hate Act is apparently forthcoming.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3855-bill-c-9-faces-scrutiny-in-the-senate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3855-bill-c-9-faces-scrutiny-in-the-senate</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Quinton Amundson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 17:26:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/c12e8e22-17bd-4965-9237-6b35b15988e5/2026-03-20-senate.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good, bad and ugly of AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[A recent media report extols the capacity of AI to make lives better – and even save them.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3827-good-bad-and-ugly-of-ai</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3827-good-bad-and-ugly-of-ai</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Catholic Register Editorial]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/1b282ede-92eb-4488-9c70-6920e12a1ea1/2025-08-28-AI.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[First-century lifestyle vs. 21st-century living]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the time of Jesus, there was no such thing as planned exercise for health. There was no need to set aside a dedicated time to go to the gym or to wear a device to monitor the number of daily steps.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3837-first-century-lifestyle-vs-21st-century-living</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3837-first-century-lifestyle-vs-21st-century-living</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donna Fagan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/cbca437e-0956-4329-9cb3-4cdd29bfb2b0/2026-04-30-old vs new.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MAiD raised with Vancouver priest, twice, during hospital stay]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Vancouver priest recovering from a hip fracture at Vancouver General Hospital says he was twice offered assisted death by health-care staff who knew he was a priest and opposed to euthanasia.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3830-m-ai-d-raised-with-vancouver-priest-twice-during-hospital-stay</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3830-m-ai-d-raised-with-vancouver-priest-twice-during-hospital-stay</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Terry O'Neill]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 12:21:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/493b0449-d82b-4133-9a00-f4319b9ee779/2026-05-01-LarryHolland.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Filipinos’ faith strengthened entire Church after tragedy, Archbishop Smith says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vancouver Archbishop Richard Smith says the pain of the Lapu-Lapu Day tragedy is still being felt a year later, especially within Vancouver’s Filipino community, which continues to carry the wounds of that day.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3833-filipinos-faith-strengthened-entire-church-after-tragedy-archbishop-smith-says</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3833-filipinos-faith-strengthened-entire-church-after-tragedy-archbishop-smith-says</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Canadian Catholic News]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 12:19:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/7594dc64-e2c8-46d4-bb7c-c378f350cfbc/2026-05-01-Lapu.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV beams with ethical certainty]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Bishop of Rome is definitely capturing the world’s notice and fascination. More than three million pilgrims and visitors attended papal audiences, liturgies and meetings with Pope Leo XIV from May to December 2025, according to the Prefecture of the Papal Household. The value of his being a polyglot – English, Italian, Spanish, French and Portuguese – goes a long way in drawing people to the faith and should not be underrated.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3823-pope-leo-xiv-beams-with-ethical-certainty</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3823-pope-leo-xiv-beams-with-ethical-certainty</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Quinton Amundson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/fa02c65e-8c8a-46d8-b144-ee594d292c12/2026-03-18-LeoXIVAudience.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[From one Leo to another, Pope finds a fan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since voting in the conclave that elevated Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost to the papacy on May 8, 2025, Cardinal Frank Leo of Toronto has cherished the opportunities accorded him over the past year to interact with Pope Leo XIV.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3824-from-one-leo-to-another-pope-finds-a-fan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3824-from-one-leo-to-another-pope-finds-a-fan</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Quinton Amundson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 08:50:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/8a02ef72-7e1a-43ed-84e7-606d44122d3d/2026-04-30-LeoXIVMass.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[4 asteroids just got named for Pope Leo XIII, Vatican astronomers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Vatican Observatory announced in an April 29 press release that an asteroid has been named in honour of Pope Leo XIII, who formally reestablished the observatory in 1891.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3852-4-asteroids-just-got-named-for-pope-leo-xiii-vatican-astronomers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3852-4-asteroids-just-got-named-for-pope-leo-xiii-vatican-astronomers</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gina Christian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/bf163cf1-94a7-45fd-a909-1bd1daf343d9/2026-04-30-LeoXIVVAticanObservatory.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open letter from the chair of the DCDSB on school board trustees]]></title><description><![CDATA[An open letter from Morgan Ste. Marie, chair of the Durham Catholic District School Board, detailing the losses that would follow elimination of local school board trustee positions.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3822-open-letter-from-the-chair-of-the-dcdsb-on-school-board-trustees</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3822-open-letter-from-the-chair-of-the-dcdsb-on-school-board-trustees</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Catholic Register Staff]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspect arrested for assault against French nun in Jerusalem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police in Israel announced the arrest of a man suspected in the assault of a French nun working in Jerusalem as a researcher.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3851-suspect-arrested-for-assault-against-french-nun-in-jerusalem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3851-suspect-arrested-for-assault-against-french-nun-in-jerusalem</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Junno Arocho Esteves]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:29:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/ca5edfbb-5c53-42f4-ad64-f8fd39e8abc4/2026-02-06-JerusalemTempleMount.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why we keep running into love]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, many of us, even our youth, have forgotten how to fall in love. We’ve become controlled, white-knuckled, self-sufficient; wary, informed, smart like phones, scrambling to keep up with artificial smartness. ]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3819-why-we-keep-running-into-love</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3819-why-we-keep-running-into-love</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Marrocco]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/bce31dd6-4e5a-4744-87d1-9aa989c3cab0/2023-02-02-Love-Hearts.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beauty can salve the most brutal pain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every year, my grief lines up with Lent and Easter, with the turning of winter toward spring. The alignment intensifies things in a way that is both beautiful and overwhelming.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3820-beauty-can-salve-the-most-brutal-pain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3820-beauty-can-salve-the-most-brutal-pain</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Leah Perrault]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/edec9011-b25f-41fd-ba97-b7d136e71022/2026-04-29-Perrault picture.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Journey Home eased for most vulnerable]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fr. Matthew Durham touted the end-of-life care advancements made at the Saint Elizabeth (SE) Foundation’s Journey Home Hospice since its 2018 inception during a Lectures in Catholic Experience presentation.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3813-journey-home-eased-for-most-vulnerable</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3813-journey-home-eased-for-most-vulnerable</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Quinton Amundson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:32:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/4e798ea7-f93b-48a0-8f7f-9e6607e68225/2026-04-29-JourneyHomeHospiceLogo.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Papal trip put spotlight on local injustices, joy of Christian faith, Pope Leo says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV wanted his journey to Africa to highlight the serious injustices continuing there and propose a message of peace to a world marred by conflict and violations of international law.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3850-papal-trip-put-spotlight-on-local-injustices-joy-of-christian-faith-pope-leo-says</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3850-papal-trip-put-spotlight-on-local-injustices-joy-of-christian-faith-pope-leo-says</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Carol Glatz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:24:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/0b356f71-f5d9-47aa-b81d-64fa41a15b6d/2026-04-29-LeoXIVAudience.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The blasphemous temptations of AI Jesus]]></title><description><![CDATA[You would think, given thousands of years of evidence, that we would wise up and recognize a come-on without waiting for the inevitable devolution into tatters and chaos. But the grift is always compelling.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3826-the-blasphemous-temptations-of-ai-jesus</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3826-the-blasphemous-temptations-of-ai-jesus</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anna Farrow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:47:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/dfbf3986-ee49-42dc-a3ec-04c623273499/2023-01-12-ComputerInternetTechnology.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope softens speech in Equatorial Guinea]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the final leg of his apostolic journey to Africa, Pope Leo XIV struck a more measured tone, delivering a message to the faithful while navigating one of the continent’s most politically sensitive environments.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3832-pope-softens-speech-in-equatorial-guinea</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3832-pope-softens-speech-in-equatorial-guinea</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Josephine Peterson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:41:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/2bd449e3-ffc3-44ae-ab0e-01554a001f77/2026-04-29-Guinea.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Jesus — crossing the line?]]></title><description><![CDATA[With each day bringing seemingly new technological discoveries and advancements it can become daunting to keep track the changes. Every so often, however, one such advancement is so eye-catching and jarring that you cannot help but engage with curiosity.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3809-ai-jesus-crossing-the-line</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3809-ai-jesus-crossing-the-line</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Luke Mandato]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:38:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/28f79883-4136-4c05-bd32-689f0769ffc5/2026-04-29-AIJesus.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patron saints named for World Youth Day 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[Organizers in Seoul, South Korea, announced five patron saints for World Youth Day 2027 that reflect the themes of truth, peace and love that are at the heart of the youth gathering.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3829-patron-saints-named-for-world-youth-day-2027</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3829-patron-saints-named-for-world-youth-day-2027</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Junno Arocho Esteves]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:33:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/cdc3a3a6-d89c-4e9f-9e40-635a9334d5b9/2026-04-29-WYDSaints.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prayer sought for seafarers trapped by war]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the U.S. and Iran face off over the Strait of Hormuz, Catholic maritime ministry leaders are calling for prayer and support for the thousands of souls trapped at sea amid the war.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3828-prayer-sought-for-seafarers-trapped-by-war</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3828-prayer-sought-for-seafarers-trapped-by-war</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gina Christian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:30:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/3276d1c9-243a-437f-98e2-37b27023394d/2026-04-29-EpaminondasHormuz.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[King Charles invokes faith, 'shared values' as he calls for peace in address to Congress]]></title><description><![CDATA[King Charles III appealed to the Christian faith and invoked "shared values" between the United Kingdom and the United States as he called for peace around the globe during an address to a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress April 28.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3831-king-charles-invokes-faith-shared-values-as-he-calls-for-peace-in-address-to-congress</link><guid 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Canterbury.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3825-anglicans-catholics-must-work-to-overcome-differences-pope-tells-archbishop-of-canterbury</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3825-anglicans-catholics-must-work-to-overcome-differences-pope-tells-archbishop-of-canterbury</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Junno Arocho Esteves]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:38:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/bde20686-2986-48f8-899f-b84e5c1af539/2026-04-27-LeoXIVSarahMullally.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo to new priests: Keep Church door open, don't be an obstacle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Priests are called each day to leave the doors of the Church open to a "suffering humanity" in need and not "be an obstacle to those who wish to enter," Pope Leo XIV told 10 deacons just before ordaining them to the priesthood.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3816-pope-leo-to-new-priests-keep-church-door-open-dont-be-an-obstacle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3816-pope-leo-to-new-priests-keep-church-door-open-dont-be-an-obstacle</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Junno Arocho Esteves]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 19:16:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/7a0e2588-4a41-402a-871d-f58b753daf65/20260426T1327-POPE-PRIEST-ORDINATION-1819023.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[US bishops' head calls for prayer after gunman attacks White House press dinner attended by Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following a gunman's attempted assault on the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, forcing the evacuation of the president, first lady and members of the Cabinet, the head of the U.S. Catholic bishops' conference denounced the violence and called for all to resort to prayer.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3815-us-bishops-head-calls-for-prayer-after-gunman-attacks-white-house-press-dinner-attended-by-trump</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3815-us-bishops-head-calls-for-prayer-after-gunman-attacks-white-house-press-dinner-attended-by-trump</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gina Christian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 19:09:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/32d5fee3-6dd6-48ec-9b07-ac97e7b25206/20260426T1303-POPE-AFRICA-MALABO-MASS-1819011.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Province to cover $45.8 million of St. John's abuse victims' settlement]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has agreed to pay $45.8 million to individuals abused at Catholic-run institutions across the province, including the notorious Mount Cashel Orphanage, parishes and government-funded schools.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3810-province-to-cover-45-8-million-of-st-johns-abuse-victims-settlement</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3810-province-to-cover-45-8-million-of-st-johns-abuse-victims-settlement</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Quinton Amundson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/cdef3041-7256-4e1a-b9f8-693f698723f5/Mount-Cashel-sex-abuse (1).png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo encourages death penalty abolitionists as US brings back firing squad and electric chair]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV sent a message of support to participants at a 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