<?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[Latest news and commentary from Canada's leading source of Catholic news.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 18:23:28 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.catholicregister.org/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 18:23:28 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[All rights reserved 2026]]></copyright><ttl>15</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Filled to the brim in gladness]]></title><description><![CDATA[In *The Brothers Karamazov*, widely considered the greatest novel ever written, Fyodor Dostoevsky presents early on a pivotal scene involving a reading of the Wedding Feast of Cana.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4709-filled-to-the-brim-in-gladness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4709-filled-to-the-brim-in-gladness</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Catholic Register Editorial]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 17:57:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/158361c2-12a6-4b44-9c5b-71a258ed8f29/2026-11-12-WeddingAtCana.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[D&P joins churches in expressing ‘deep concern’ over military spending]]></title><description><![CDATA[Development and Peace-Caritas Canada is among 29 Canadian denominations and church groups that signed a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney expressing “deep concern” over his government’s national security focus on militarization and military spending.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4719-d-and-p-joins-churches-in-expressing-deep-concern-over-military-spending</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4719-d-and-p-joins-churches-in-expressing-deep-concern-over-military-spending</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Longhurst]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 16:49:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/a70fad83-59ff-4ae3-921b-1f13d9f4879c/2026-11-12-CanadianMilitaryFieldTraining.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Priests seek guidance for pastoral response to Catholics seeking MAiD]]></title><description><![CDATA[A national initiative is urgently needed to address the “real problem” of Catholics accessing medical assistance in dying (MAiD), said Fr. Thomas Lynch, president of Priests for Life Canada.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4718-priests-seek-guidance-for-pastoral-response-to-catholics-seeking-m-ai-d</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4718-priests-seek-guidance-for-pastoral-response-to-catholics-seeking-m-ai-d</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Terry O'Neill]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 16:44:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/8c1279ee-152c-4bce-b668-695ee17e8e45/2025-02-26-Wheelchair.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 million people give Pope Leo XIV a warm welcome as he arrives in Peru, his home for two decades]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV arrived in Lima Nov. 11 for the much-anticipated final leg of his 12-day apostolic journey to South America, landing in the country that the pope described as "one of my many homes."]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4720-3-million-people-give-pope-leo-xiv-a-warm-welcome-as-he-arrives-in-peru-his-home-for-two-decades</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4720-3-million-people-give-pope-leo-xiv-a-warm-welcome-as-he-arrives-in-peru-his-home-for-two-decades</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Mares]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 14:31:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/7cc08d51-31af-447d-8de5-a7e8f40b1a4f/2026-11-12-LeoXIVPeruArrival.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[In memory of those who remembered Catholic Missions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catholic Missions In Canada (CMIC) held its annual Memorial Mass at the Archdiocese of Toronto’s Pastoral Centre, taking a moment on Remembrance Day to reflect on the lives of the country’s armed forces members as well as the many donors and supporters who have passed over the past year.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4717-in-memory-of-those-who-remembered-catholic-missions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4717-in-memory-of-those-who-remembered-catholic-missions</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Luke Mandato]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 19:50:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/be35917c-112a-45f2-a06b-210c7ac7fa52/2026-11-11-CMICAnniversaryMass.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[God calls each of us to a higher standard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Magnanimity and humility are necessary virtues that can develop children’s character and teach them how to become great leaders, said Alexandre Havard, an internationally-renowned author and speaker on virtuous leadership.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4716-god-calls-each-of-us-to-a-higher-standard</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4716-god-calls-each-of-us-to-a-higher-standard</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheila Nonato]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 19:46:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/0ce3a55a-96a3-484b-b740-fba165e3d16d/2026-11-11-Havard.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[McQueen honoured with CCRL’s Exner Award]]></title><description><![CDATA[From serving as a lawyer in her native Scotland to becoming one of Canada’s most esteemed bioethicists and theologians, Dr. Moira McQueen has followed a remarkable path.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4697-mc-queen-honoured-with-ccrl-s-exner-award</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4697-mc-queen-honoured-with-ccrl-s-exner-award</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Quinton Amundson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 19:35:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/96076feb-c0cf-4af2-aa3f-64b1802af0f9/2026-11-11-McQueen.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young set to Renew]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of young adults from across the Archdiocese of Toronto and beyond will gather Nov. 20-21 for Renew 2026, the annual conference focused this year on finding the courage to defend the faith in today’s world.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4674-young-set-to-renew</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4674-young-set-to-renew</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Luke Mandato]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 19:18:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/382317da-7e3e-498f-9006-3b86d694502c/2025-11-13-SteadfastWorship.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beware politicos who claim God’s with them]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Catholic Church does not endorse political parties or candidates, but it may favour certain policies. Pope Leo XIV voted in the Nov. 3 American midterm election, apparently the first time a pope has voted in a democratic election.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4700-beware-politicos-who-claim-god-s-with-them</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4700-beware-politicos-who-claim-god-s-with-them</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Argan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:54:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/a1caaef9-1651-47f1-8441-aeec836a2d9e/2026-11-11-Vote.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keep the heat on climate change fight]]></title><description><![CDATA[The goal of limiting global warming to 1.5ºC to avoid some of the most dangerous consequences of climate change is officially dead.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4706-keep-the-heat-on-climate-change-fight</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4706-keep-the-heat-on-climate-change-fight</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Luke Stocking]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:46:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/a92e543b-a29d-4a64-af07-5ff44a41cad5/2023-04-03-WindTurbinesEnvironment.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[French bishops defend Catholic schools amid unrest]]></title><description><![CDATA[France’s bishops used their Nov. 3-5 plenary assembly in Lourdes to confront the country’s deepening education crisis, as strikes, school blockades and political battles over funding have pushed the issue to the forefront of public debate.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4712-french-bishops-defend-catholic-schools-amid-unrest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4712-french-bishops-defend-catholic-schools-amid-unrest</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline de Sury]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 15:18:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/ec027989-93b1-491d-aa52-d68b7b2a0f17/2026-11-11-FranceProtests.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 tells Argentine youth: Stand firm, become saints, 'go and proclaim']]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly four decades after young Argentines filled the streets of Buenos Aires for a historic World Youth Day with St. John Paul II, over 1 million gathered in the same city Nov. 10 for an outdoor prayer vigil with Pope Leo XIV.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4714-pope-leo-tells-argentine-youth-stand-firm-become-saints-go-and-proclaim</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4714-pope-leo-tells-argentine-youth-stand-firm-become-saints-go-and-proclaim</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Inés San Martín]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 15:13:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/206c9357-7424-4152-acf8-9425ff0f8c86/2026-11-11-LeoXIVArgentinaYouthVigil.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saskatchewan moves to block advance MAiD requests as Ottawa tries to open the door]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe’s government is moving to block advance requests for medical assistance in dying (MAiD), even as Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government seeks to permit them under Bill C-41.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4710-saskatchewan-moves-to-block-advance-m-ai-d-requests-as-ottawa-tries-to-open-the-door</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4710-saskatchewan-moves-to-block-advance-m-ai-d-requests-as-ottawa-tries-to-open-the-door</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Schratz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 17:52:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/e24f0607-01cb-4692-ae33-6b62298dce70/2023-10-26-HospitalMAID.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Filling the jars to the brim]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new Archdiocese of Toronto 2026-33 Pastoral Plan, *Filling the Jars to the Brim*, draws inspiration from the Wedding Feast at Cana in John’s Gospel (2:1-11).]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4707-torontos-new-pastoral-plan-leads-to-jubilee-of-redemption</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4707-torontos-new-pastoral-plan-leads-to-jubilee-of-redemption</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Quinton Amundson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/158361c2-12a6-4b44-9c5b-71a258ed8f29/2026-11-12-WeddingAtCana.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pregancy centre' charitable status survives ’26 budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the second year in a row, pro-life Canadians greeted the official unveiling of the federal budget with a sigh of relief.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4705-pregancy-centre-charitable-status-survives-26-budget</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4705-pregancy-centre-charitable-status-survives-26-budget</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Quinton Amundson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 14:05:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/6543cf79-f40d-4950-87d9-d4366918e124/2025-01-21-CentreBlockParliamentHillOttawa.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mass of Remembrance to be held at Ottawa's Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Roman Catholic Military Ordinariate will offer the annual Solemn Mass of Remembrance for the Fallen Wednesday at Ottawa’s Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4695-mass-of-remembrance-to-be-held-at-ottawas-notre-dame-cathedral-basilica</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4695-mass-of-remembrance-to-be-held-at-ottawas-notre-dame-cathedral-basilica</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Catholic Register Staff]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 13:52:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/5c6d4444-a57c-42ce-a2f9-14045a37e521/2025-11-07-RemembranceDay.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 celebrates Mass with 2.5 million people in heart of Buenos Aires]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass with 2.5 million people in the heart of Buenos Aires on Nov. 9, drawing the largest crowd of his pontificate so far.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4708-pope-leo-celebrates-mass-with-2-5-million-people-in-heart-of-buenos-aires</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4708-pope-leo-celebrates-mass-with-2-5-million-people-in-heart-of-buenos-aires</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Mares]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 13:50:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/aaa8ff64-8d9f-4b1d-b9d5-be6c7058a58e/2026-11-10-LeoXIVArgentinaMass.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kraków's cardinal after deadly shooting: The final word does not belong to hatred, but love]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Kraków mourned the victims of a mass shooting Nov. 7 that left six people dead in the city's historic Main Market Square, Cardinal Grzegorz Rys urged residents not to surrender to fear and hatred, delivering a powerful homily Nov. 8 on suffering, faith and the hope that death does not have the final word.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4703-krakows-cardinal-after-deadly-shooting-the-final-word-does-not-belong-to-hatred-but-love</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4703-krakows-cardinal-after-deadly-shooting-the-final-word-does-not-belong-to-hatred-but-love</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katarzyna Szalajko]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 18:44:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/b0681510-7d94-4092-9a2c-6ef237cfdb5f/2026-11-09-PolandKrakowAttackRys.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 arrives in Argentina, meets President Milei while urging respectful dialogue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV arrived in Buenos Aires Nov. 8 urging Argentina's civil leaders to safeguard democracy, protect the unborn, and engage in respectful dialogue across political divides after meeting with President Javier Milei at the Casa Rosada presidential palace.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4696-pope-leo-xiv-arrives-in-argentina-meets-president-milei-while-urging-respectful-dialogue</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4696-pope-leo-xiv-arrives-in-argentina-meets-president-milei-while-urging-respectful-dialogue</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Mares]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 14:16:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/fcabc037-d70c-4d82-a17a-b5f9856fed83/2026-11-09-LeoXIVArgentinaMilei.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. John's archdiocese moves into next stage of bankruptcy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of St. John’s (RCECSJ) is transitioning into bankruptcy starting this month, a move signalling an end to a five-year restructuring process that resulted in 132 church properties being sold to generate compensation for abuse victims.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4693-st-johns-archdiocese-moves-into-next-stage-of-bankruptcy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4693-st-johns-archdiocese-moves-into-next-stage-of-bankruptcy</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Quinton Amundson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 13:29:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/06dc8492-1133-44bd-83a6-719c3d2ac22a/2023-06-08-MountCashel.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 shares advice for Catholic parents whose children left the faith at Uruguay's national shrine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV made a pilgrimage to Uruguay's national Marian shrine Nov. 8, where he shared a message of hope for mothers who feel the grief of seeing their children fall away from practicing the faith they were raised in.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4692-pope-leo-shares-advice-for-catholic-parents-whose-children-left-the-faith-at-uruguays-national-shrine</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4692-pope-leo-shares-advice-for-catholic-parents-whose-children-left-the-faith-at-uruguays-national-shrine</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Mares]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 20:44:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/bca1316e-7035-4287-b7ee-88babb96e643/20261108T1100-POPE-SOUTH-AMERICA-URUGUAY-NATIONAL-SHRINE-1830004-resized-1200x800.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fr. J.J. O’Gorman a hero of the Somme]]></title><description><![CDATA[The reams of literature chronicling and contextualizing the Battle of the Somme during the First World War illuminate several overarching themes.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4656-fr-j-j-o-gorman-a-hero-of-the-somme</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4656-fr-j-j-o-gorman-a-hero-of-the-somme</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Quinton Amundson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:45:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/13801c1d-ca19-45af-8864-330203c02811/2026-11-05-WWIMarch.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 joins with Church and Poland in mourning Krakow mass shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six people were killed and over a dozen wounded in Poland Nov. 7 when a gunman opened fire at random passersby in Kraków's Main Market Square, turning one of Europe's best-known pilgrimage and peaceful tourist destinations into a scene of terror.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4691-church-and-poland-mourn-after-mass-shooting-in-krakows-historic-main-market-square</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4691-church-and-poland-mourn-after-mass-shooting-in-krakows-historic-main-market-square</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katarzyna Szalajko]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:44:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/0c8b1292-d7b9-4b6f-821b-63b416a7f814/20261107T1805-POLAND-KRAKOW-ATTACK-1829839-resized-1200x800.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[In 1st FIFA World Cup stadium, Pope Leo tells 70,000 Uruguayans life in Christ is the ultimate goal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The stadium built for the first-ever FIFA World Cup in Uruguay was filled with cheers on Saturday night, not for a soccer match, but for Pope Leo XIV, who told the 70,000 people inside that becoming a saint is the ultimate goal.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4690-in-1st-fifa-world-cup-stadium-pope-leo-tells-70-000-uruguayans-life-in-christ-is-the-ultimate-goal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/4690-in-1st-fifa-world-cup-stadium-pope-leo-tells-70-000-uruguayans-life-in-christ-is-the-ultimate-goal</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Mares]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:20:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/15368293-b3ff-4d8b-890e-9b8ad7411910/20261107T1816-POPE-SOUTH-AMERICA-URUGUAY-STADIUM-VIGIL-1829919-resized-1200x800.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 makes call for evangelization in secular 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for more concrete expressions of communion between the pope and the Catholic bishops in China at a conference marking the centenary of the consecration of the first six native-born bishops of the modern era.
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