Saints

Francis of Assisi found that inner truth, wisdom

He is filled with joy

Sr. Mary-Ellen Francoeur, SOS · January 30, 2026

As the Church celebrates the Jubilee Year of St. Francis on the 800th anniversary of his death, a very accessible new book by Leonard Desroches is a perfect way to deepen our understanding of St. Francis and his message to us today.

Heavenly intercessor for Venezuela has family connection in Vancouver

Nicholas Elbers · January 9, 2026

As Pope Leo responded to the recent U.S. capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro by invoking the intercession of newly canonized Saint Jose Gregorio Hernandez, the moment carried special meaning for a B.C. man who is related to the Venezuelan saint.

Halloween taken back to its roots

Origins celebrated saints, life after death

Luke Mandato · October 25, 2025

While keeping Christ in Christmas has long been a tagline to preserve the religious significance of Our Lord's birth date, Catholics are increasingly pushing to put the "halo" back in Halloween and reclaim the festivity's Catholic roots.

Pope Leo to declare St. John Henry Newman doctor of the Church Nov. 1

Cindy Wooden · September 29, 2025

Pope Leo XIV announced he will proclaim St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the Church Nov. 1 during the Jubilee of the World of Education.

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

Catholic Register Staff · September 17, 2025

An excerpt from Cardinal Francis Leo’s messages for the Sept. 29 Solemnity of St. Michael Archangel and the Novena to St. Michael from September 20 to September 28.

St. Maximilian Kolbe’s story is one of hope, new film’s director says

New film portrays Kolbe's time in Auschwitz starvation cell

Katarzyna Szalajko · August 16, 2025

Rather than beginning with St. Maximilian Kolbe's early life or missionary work, the new film Triumph of the Heart opens at the moment many accounts conclude: his entry into the starvation cell.

Thousands visit Blessed Frassati's remains in Rome for Jubilee of Youth

Carol Glatz · July 31, 2025

Volunteers watching over the relics of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati gently placed items from the faithful on top of his casket to make a third-class relic for the visitors to the Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, near Rome's Pantheon, one afternoon during the Jubilee of Youth.

Blessed Acutis' relics a reminder for pilgrims that holiness 'is not impossible'

Junno Arocho Esteves · July 31, 2025

Along one of Rome's busiest streets, Via del Corso, traffic moves slowly as hundreds of pilgrims crisscross traffic on foot to get to their destination.

Celebrating Cardinal Newman, one of the 'great teachers of the church'

Carl E. Olson · July 31, 2025

"He is the one Englishman of that era who upheld the ancient creed with a knowledge that only theologians possess, a Shakespearean force of style, and a fervour worthy of the saints."

Pope Leo paves way for St. John Henry Newman to be formally named doctor of the church

Gina Christian · July 31, 2025

St. John Henry Newman -- the 19th-century theologian, intellectual and preacher who journeyed from Anglicanism to Catholicism, powerfully shaping religious thought in both faith traditions -- will be named a doctor of the church by Pope Leo XIV.