<?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>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:00:51 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.catholicregister.org/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:00:50 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[All rights reserved 2026]]></copyright><ttl>15</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Quebec church destroyed in fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[An April 13 fire has destroyed a deconsecrated church in Saint-Romain, Que.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3764-quebec-church-destroyed-in-fire</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3764-quebec-church-destroyed-in-fire</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Quinton Amundson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:53:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/eba4507d-ae64-4824-8bc5-3386ca3745ed/2026-04-17-ChurchFireStRomain.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 celebrates Mass with 120,000 people in Cameroon: 'Bring the bread of life to your neighbours']]></title><description><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass for more than 120,000 people in Cameroon's largest city on April 17, urging "beloved children of the African continent" to share God's love by feeding the hungry and offering the spiritual nourishment of "the bread of life."]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3766-pope-leo-xiv-celebrates-mass-with-120-000-people-in-cameroon-bring-the-bread-of-life-to-your-neighbours</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3766-pope-leo-xiv-celebrates-mass-with-120-000-people-in-cameroon-bring-the-bread-of-life-to-your-neighbours</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Mares]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:49:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/e420f694-c407-4238-9a93-e093ec0024cb/2026-04-17-LeoXIVMassCameroon.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[KAIROS takes call for debt relief to Ottawa]]></title><description><![CDATA[With more than 70,000 Canadian signatures in hand, KAIROS Canada and faith-based advocates will head to Parliament Hill April 28 to press the federal government to play its part in turning sovereign debt into hope for some of the world’s poorest nations.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3763-kairos-takes-call-for-debt-relief-to-ottawa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3763-kairos-takes-call-for-debt-relief-to-ottawa</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Luke Mandato]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:02:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/6e738215-d187-4e5f-ac3c-ce0d059add59/2026-04-17-DebtPoster.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reflection from the CCCB on Pope Leo's Call for Peace, Human Dignity, and Moral Responsibility in Public Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[In light of recent public commentary surrounding the Holy Father’s appeals for peace, the CCCB wishes to reiterate several principles of Catholic teaching that remain especially relevant in times of war and international tension.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3765-reflection-from-the-cccb-on-pope-leos-call-for-peace-human-dignity-and-moral-responsibility-in-public-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3765-reflection-from-the-cccb-on-pope-leos-call-for-peace-human-dignity-and-moral-responsibility-in-public-life</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Catholic Register Staff]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:56:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/2d2202c4-d358-42a3-bc94-001c32d9547c/2026-04-08-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[Historic Kingston endures 200 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been two centuries since Pope Leo XII erected the then Diocese of Kingston on Jan. 27, 1826, making it the second Catholic diocese in all of Canada and the first English-speaking Roman Catholic diocese in the British Empire since the Reformation.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3721-historic-kingston-endures-200-years</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3721-historic-kingston-endures-200-years</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Luke Mandato]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/607d373b-6c55-4386-abe8-9ca5e5f69176/2026-04-16-StMarysCathedralKingstonInterior.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daily TV Mass highlights prayers for vocations]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the 10th consecutive year, the National Catholic Broadcasting Council (NCBC) is inviting Catholics across Canada to join in its powerful week of Masses dedicated to prayers for vocations, airing April 19 to 26 on the Daily TV Mass.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3734-daily-tv-mass-highlights-prayers-for-vocations</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3734-daily-tv-mass-highlights-prayers-for-vocations</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Luke Mandato]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:45:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/da3b84ce-510a-4be3-b6b0-aee454701cc1/2026-04-16-DiaconateOrdinationsNY.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loving God means belonging to Him]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Every great spiritual tradition in history has understood that prayer, contemplation, the encounter with the transcendent requires the ability to be still, to focus, to resist distraction. And we are living in a civilization that has systematically dismantled that capacity,” the great Dr. Lennox says.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3738-loving-god-means-belonging-to-him</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3738-loving-god-means-belonging-to-him</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helena Burns]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/03430922-bbd8-4d7e-a955-3a4fc9a4182c/2024-11-15-Prayer.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 death we have made safe]]></title><description><![CDATA[The intrusion of AI notwithstanding, articles do not write themselves, and so some of you may wonder who this author is. By now, you may have discerned that I am not one who dwells in the realm of vapid religiosity.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3754-the-death-we-have-made-safe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3754-the-death-we-have-made-safe</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lee Purcell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:28:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/2e472d05-9705-4d84-91b7-88bfa8cc656f/2026-04-16-Crucifix.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. Augustine's Seminary in Toronto gifted with Gutenberg Bible reproduction]]></title><description><![CDATA[A reproduction of the first major book printed in Europe using mass-produced metal moving type will be taking up permanent residency at Toronto's  St. Augustine’s Seminary.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3729-st-augustines-seminary-in-toronto-gifted-with-gutenberg-bible-reproduction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3729-st-augustines-seminary-in-toronto-gifted-with-gutenberg-bible-reproduction</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Quinton Amundson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:47:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/29858859-37c5-4e00-a06d-3a2a6e4bdf31/2026-04-16-GutenbergBibleReproduction.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA['We can always begin anew': Pope Leo leads peace meeting in heart of Cameroon's conflict zone]]></title><description><![CDATA[A religious sister in Cameroon who was kidnapped just a few months ago by separatists was among those who shared their testimony with Pope Leo XIV in a peace meeting in Cameroon's northwest city of Bamenda.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3761-we-can-always-begin-anew-pope-leo-leads-peace-meeting-in-heart-of-cameroons-conflict-zone</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3761-we-can-always-begin-anew-pope-leo-leads-peace-meeting-in-heart-of-cameroons-conflict-zone</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Mares]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:35:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/b932bf01-0329-4bc9-910a-505ca8928cbb/2026-04-16-LeoXIVPeaceMeetingCameroon.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Collared: mystery of priesthood]]></title><description><![CDATA[A key discernment made by Michael Smolders during his journey of self-catechization back to the Catholic Church over a decade ago is that he “should have been a priest.”]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3730-collared-mystery-of-priesthood</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3730-collared-mystery-of-priesthood</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Quinton Amundson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:30:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/fb1402ed-37f7-44e4-905d-243b82f9b5ad/2026-04-16-TheCollarPodcast.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[At Cameroonian orphanage, Pope Leo tells children they can always find a friend in Jesus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV brought joy to 64 orphaned and abandoned children on the evening of April 15 when he visited the Ngul Zamba orphanage in Cameroon.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3760-at-cameroonian-orphanage-pope-leo-tells-children-they-can-always-find-a-friend-in-jesus</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3760-at-cameroonian-orphanage-pope-leo-tells-children-they-can-always-find-a-friend-in-jesus</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Mares]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:23:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/b2412d54-2ae6-4d1e-bf90-dfaab900411f/2026-04-16-LeoXIVOrphanageCameroon.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 Cameroon as 'a servant of dialogue' amid violent separatist conflict]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV arrived in Cameroon on April 15, delivering a forceful appeal for peace to a nation scarred by years of separatist violence.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3759-pope-leo-xiv-arrives-in-cameroon-as-a-servant-of-dialogue-amid-violent-separatist-conflict</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3759-pope-leo-xiv-arrives-in-cameroon-as-a-servant-of-dialogue-amid-violent-separatist-conflict</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Mares]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:19:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/1c90213a-2854-477b-9576-92fd1743647f/2026-04-16-LeoXIVCameroon.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 on papal plane to Cameroon: St. Augustine invites all to search for God and truth today]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV spoke to journalists aboard the papal plane on April 15 on the five-hour flight from Algeria to Cameroon, underlining St. Augustine's enduring importance today, saying that the saint's invitation "to search for God and to search for truth is something that is very much needed today."]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3758-pope-leo-on-papal-plane-to-cameroon-st-augustine-invites-all-to-search-for-god-and-truth-today</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3758-pope-leo-on-papal-plane-to-cameroon-st-augustine-invites-all-to-search-for-god-and-truth-today</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Mares]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:15:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/3a275c02-7f18-46bc-bd03-b2d8d42a8a95/2026-04-16-LeoXIVPapalFlightCameroon.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nicole Scheidl calls out the “deep bias” of MAiD survey in Alberta]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nicole Scheidl, executive director of Canadian Physicians for Life, calls out the “deep bias” of the Alberta Medical Association’s survey on the provincial government’s changes to MAiD survey in the province. ]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3744-nicole-scheidl-calls-out-the-deep-bias-of-the-changes-to-m-ai-d-law-in-alberta</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3744-nicole-scheidl-calls-out-the-deep-bias-of-the-changes-to-m-ai-d-law-in-alberta</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Catholic Register Staff]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:09:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supporting your priest builds up the Church]]></title><description><![CDATA[Each pastor answered the call to devote their lives to aiding God amid the ongoing spiritual battle between good and evil. Clergymen preach the Gospel and offer sinners healing and solace through the sanctifying sacraments. Priests also strive to claim lives for Christ, an exceedingly difficult task in a world under the sway of the evil one.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3741-supporting-your-priest-builds-up-the-church</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3741-supporting-your-priest-builds-up-the-church</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Quinton Amundson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/b0f97191-59c3-4146-a31b-c59683807852/2024-05-02-Priest.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 empty suffering of living ‘child free’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hardly a day goes by where there isn’t an article attempting to explain the Western world’s low and getting lower fertility rates. ]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3737-the-empty-suffering-of-living-child-free</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3737-the-empty-suffering-of-living-child-free</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrea Mrozek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/0b3083f4-6984-4e1a-99db-676e6d644fe8/2026-04-15-Donald Trump.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vatican foundation announces global events to honour Benedict XVI ahead of 2027 centenary]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Joseph Ratzinger-Benedict XVI Vatican Foundation announced a series of initiatives across several continents that will take place throughout 2026 to mark the centenary of Pope Benedict XVI's birth.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3757-vatican-foundation-announces-global-events-to-honor-benedict-xvi-ahead-of-2027-centenary</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3757-vatican-foundation-announces-global-events-to-honor-benedict-xvi-ahead-of-2027-centenary</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Junno Arocho Esteves]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:15:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/a85ad25e-22c3-4efe-89cf-e8bbec294aee/2025-02-06-BenedictXVIWashington.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 sets stage for June consistory with letter to cardinals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV sent a letter to the College of Cardinals thanking them for their participation in the January consistory and preparing the conversation for their next gathering June 26-27.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3756-pope-leo-xiv-sets-stage-for-june-consistory-with-letter-to-cardinals</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3756-pope-leo-xiv-sets-stage-for-june-consistory-with-letter-to-cardinals</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[OSV News]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:11:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/942668d8-1890-4b7a-92dc-0b957ec89e96/2026-04-15-LeoXIVConsistory.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[DOJ report accuses Biden administration of 'weaponizing' prosecutions of pro-life activists]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than a year after President Donald Trump pardoned 23 pro-life activists convicted of violating the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances, or FACE Act, and the Justice Department announced it would severely limit prosecutions of such cases.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3755-doj-report-accuses-biden-administration-of-weaponizing-prosecutions-of-pro-life-activists</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3755-doj-report-accuses-biden-administration-of-weaponizing-prosecutions-of-pro-life-activists</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kurt Jensen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:08:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/e05d8512-1d99-499c-a9ea-c62b51030bba/2026-04-15-USDepartmentOfJustice.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Chaldean patriarch elected for Iraq]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iraqi Archbishop Amel Shamon Nona has been elected patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, taking the name Paul III and succeeding Cardinal Louis Sako. ]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3753-new-chaldean-patriarch-elected-for-iraq</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3753-new-chaldean-patriarch-elected-for-iraq</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[OSV News]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:01:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/a008d252-3ebb-4c98-8b6d-e6f5b37db7d7/2026-04-15-LeoXIVChaldeanChurchVaticanSynod.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump draws backlash over Pope Leo rant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catholic bishops and lay leaders across the political spectrum are expressing their shock and disapproval following U.S. President Donald Trump’s online screed against Pope Leo XIV.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3752-trump-draws-backlash-over-pope-leo-rant</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3752-trump-draws-backlash-over-pope-leo-rant</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gina Christian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/1c8028e5-912f-4aa7-93c7-a245e544830e/2026-04-15-Trump.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 gets second reading in Senate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bill C-9’s journey in the Canadian Senate began with the second reading debate session on April 14.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3751-bill-c-9-gets-second-reading-in-senate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3751-bill-c-9-gets-second-reading-in-senate</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Quinton Amundson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:45:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/48f5bb69-a5f8-41da-82b3-f00637c83cfc/2022-06-24-CanadaFlagParliament.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Floor-crosser Gladu turns back on pro-life past]]></title><description><![CDATA[With MP Marilyn Gladu crossing the floor of Parliament to join the Liberals, Campaign Life Coalition is asking if this development could signify a departure from the Liberal Party’s ban on pro-life candidates instituted under Justin Trudeau.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3745-floor-crosser-gladu-turns-back-on-pro-life-past</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3745-floor-crosser-gladu-turns-back-on-pro-life-past</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Quinton Amundson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:01:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/ab181af7-c17c-41fd-9e6d-b1cb6848f972/2026-04-14-GeorgiaMartyrs.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italy: Church leaders, politicians denounce Trump's online attack against Pope Leo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Italian bishops reiterated their support for Pope Leo XIV in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's online tirade against the pontiff.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3749-italy-church-leaders-politicians-denounce-trumps-online-attack-against-pope-leo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3749-italy-church-leaders-politicians-denounce-trumps-online-attack-against-pope-leo</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Junno Arocho Esteves]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:52:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/872690b9-4c6f-4aa2-b069-1e1b7398716d/2025-04-10-QuebecFlag.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 praises witness of Algeria's Christian martyrs at meeting with local Catholics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV honoured the memory of Algeria's Christian martyrs Monday evening, telling the country's tiny Catholic community that the blood of those who died for their faith remains "a living seed that never ceases to bear fruit."]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3748-pope-leo-praises-witness-of-algerias-christian-martyrs-at-meeting-with-local-catholics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3748-pope-leo-praises-witness-of-algerias-christian-martyrs-at-meeting-with-local-catholics</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Mares]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:00:00 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One of the great symbols of Easter is light. In fact the Easter Candle that we light at the beginning of the Easter Vigil celebration represents the Risen Christ as the “Light of the World.” ]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3736-sharing-the-light-of-the-resurrection-in-a-hospital-community</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3736-sharing-the-light-of-the-resurrection-in-a-hospital-community</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yaw Acheampong]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:54:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/b83213d4-bd4c-43e3-b059-49124db8cb87/2024-04-12-ResurrectionStainedGlass.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 responds to Trump: 'Blessed are the peacemakers']]></title><description><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV said April 13 he has "no fear" of President Donald Trump's administration and responded to Trump's criticism by telling journalists that his message to the U.S. president is "the message of the Gospel: Blessed are the peacemakers."]]></description><link>https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3740-pope-leo-responds-to-trump-blessed-are-the-peacemakers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.catholicregister.org/item/3740-pope-leo-responds-to-trump-blessed-are-the-peacemakers</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Mares]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:51:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://ems.catholicregister.ca/assets/2d539a44-bdc1-4599-a20c-d671d19afcc7/2026-04-13-LeoXIVPlane.png?fit=cover&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;quality=75&amp;format=jpg" length="1200" type="image/jpg"/></item></channel></rss>