Bishop William McGrattan won’t pretend to be as “very bold” as his predecessor, but hopes to be just as steadfast as Bishop Fred Henry as he assumes leadership of Calgary’s diocese.
Higher Education Special Section
The Catholic Register's latest special feature is on higher Catholic education. Click here to check out all of our feature stories!
Easter Drawing Contest 2021
The Catholic Register is conducting its ninth annual children’s Easter drawing contest. The top entry in each of 3 categories will receive a $75 Amazon gift certificate. The winning drawings will appear in The Register’s Easter edition, April 4, 2021.
Little Sisters fighting contraception order: News and Notes
List of top stories from 2016 reflect wide interests of Register readers
One of the more interesting annual exercises for just about any media website is to see which stories gathered the most attention over the last 12 months.
2016 Christmas Features
The Catholic Register's final special section of the year is our Christmas issue! Click here to read all of our holiday special features.
Nativity puts Byzantine art on grand scale at Winnipeg Ukrainian Church
Nativity scenes are common during the Christmas season but few in Canada can match a stained glass window in a Winnipeg church for size and splendour.
Fr. Thomas Raby: Just skip the fancy ribbons on my Christmas present
For five decades, Fr. Thomas Raby held a very special place for readers of The Catholic Register. His weekly column — The Little World of Fr. Raby — was a favourite, with stories and messages that continue to resonate, even three years after his death at age 95. At right, we present one of his Christmas poems, which were a tradition for almost 40 years. As well, here is one of his Christmas columns, published Dec. 24, 1960, when the the Cold War was escalating.
Winners of the 2016 Christmas Drawing Contest
One of the joys of Christmas at The Catholic Register is judging what has become perhaps our most popular annual feature — the children’s Christmas drawing contest.