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.
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Life & Family Special Section
Catholic Register's latest special is about life and family. Click here to check out all of our feature stories!
Cuba grants pardons to 787 prisoners
Cuba is granting pardons to to 787 prisoners in response to Pope Francis' call for clemency during the Year of Mercy.
Say no to ideologies and intellectualism in Christian love
Pope Francis warned Christians on Friday against ideologies on love and intellectual theories, saying these strip away the Flesh of the Church and ruin it. He was speaking during his Mass celebrated on Friday morning at the Santa Marta residence.
Beware of 'false mercy' in helping to end a life, Cardinal Collins tells annual dinner audience
Showing respect for human dignity should never include the "false mercy" of helping someone prematurely end their life, Cardinal Thomas Collins told a packed audience Nov. 10 at the 37th annual Cardinal's Dinner in Toronto.
Estate Planning, Planned Giving Special Section
Catholic Register's latest special is about estate planning and planned giving. Click here to check out all of our feature stories!
On the front lines with the Padre
Rev. Major Mike Dalton is Canada’s most decorated Roman Catholic chaplain, but that only tells us he did his job very well. A greater part of his story is what is revealed in his diaries written from the World War II battlefields of Europe, of the humanity and spirituality that could be found even in the most grim of settings.