Saints

September’s prime time for the Martyrs’ Shrine

Sr. Helena Burns · September 5, 2026

Martyrs’ Shrine in Midland, Ontario, is one hundred years old this year, and the Canadian Martyrs feast day is just around the corner on September 26.

Pope Leo prays at St. Augustine's tomb in Pavia, calling all to be signs of Jesus' love

Courtney Mares · June 22, 2026

Pope Leo XIV knelt in prayer at the tomb of St. Augustine June 20, returning to the basilica where he once guided the late Pope Benedict XVI as the leader of the Augustinian order, only this time as the first Augustinian pope in history.

‘Where the saints once walked’

Martyrs’ Shrine: a history of encounter

Catholic Register Staff · June 4, 2026

Although Canada doesn’t have the history, and in turn the magnificent cathedrals, to match the ancient cities of Europe, we do have something, so quintessentially Canadian, that does not take a back seat to these marvels.

Diocese of Peoria releases schedule of pilgrimage events for Sheen beatification

OSV News · April 23, 2026

Ahead of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen's Sept. 24 beatification, the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, recently released a schedule of events, inviting those who plan to travel to The Dome at America's Center in St. Louis, Missouri, for the beatification to "go deeper" and "transform your trip into a sacred journey."

The St. Joseph Lenten model

‘He became small so that God could become great’

Quinton Amundson · March 19, 2026

Discipline, self-sacrifice and love. These are all traits Catholics strive to nurture during Lent, and all were exemplified so innately and gracefully by St. Joseph, the patron saint of Canada, during his lifetime.

St. Francis' relics open to public for first extended veneration in 800 years

Courtney Mares · February 23, 2026

For the first time in eight centuries, the mortal remains of St. Francis of Assisi are being exposed for an extended period of public veneration, drawing hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from around the world to pray before "the Little Poor Man of Assisi."

What Year of St. Francis can do for the world

A lot, say these Franciscans

Kimberley Heatherington · February 20, 2026

After Pope Leo XIV proclaimed the Jubilee Year of St. Francis from Jan. 10, 2026, to Jan. 10, 2027, the Vatican’s Apostolic Penitentiary also issued a decree granting a plenary indulgence to mark the 800th anniversary year of the popular saint’s death.

Little Flower’s vessel of love

Quinton Amundson · February 19, 2026

My February pilgrimage to the Normandy Region of France in the company of seven Canadian Catholic priests, a representative from Air Canada and the great team from the Connaissance Travel and Tours was spiritually satisfying and visually entrancing.

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen beatification advances after 6-year pause

OSV News · February 9, 2026

The Diocese of Peoria announced Vatican approval for the beatification of Venerable Fulton J. Sheen, the renowned 20th-century evangelist known as 'God's microphone,' ending a six-year delay caused by controversies over his remains and concerns about his tenure as Rochester's bishop.

Pope Leo adds feast day of St. John Henry Newman to universal calendar

Carol Glatz · February 3, 2026

Pope Leo XIV has elevated St. John Henry Newman's feast day to the universal church calendar, to be celebrated Oct. 9. The British theologian, recently proclaimed a Doctor of the Church, will now be honored worldwide for his profound contributions to faith and intellect.