In this episode, correspondent Luke Mandato and associate editor Quinton Amundson join host Mickey Conlon to discuss this week's Catholic news. The conversation opens with Amundson's story detailing the delay of Bill-C9, the Combatting Hate Act. Mandato and Conlon explore the recent International Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony put on by the Archdiocese of Toronto’s Office for Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations in conjunction with the Christian-Jewish Dialogue of Toronto, and it's continued importance in today's world. Mandato and Amundson then highlight their conversations with Bishop Joseph Dabrowski of Hamilton and Archbishop Stephen Hero of Edmonton. Amundson wraps up discussions with a look into the importance of Catholic presence in the online world through his talk with Bishop Thomas Dowd and Archbishop Albert LeGatt.

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• Two sides of the digital coin | The Catholic Register - One pioneer, one dinosaur, but both see value of online presence for Church
• Dabrowski aims for a ministry of presence | The Catholic Register - For new Hamilton bishop, renewal starts with people
• An Edmonton homecoming for native son Hero | The Catholic Register - Archbishop called archdiocese home more than 40 years
• Remembering the Shoah: solidarity against hatred | The Catholic Register - While many around the world mark 81 years since the liberation of the Nazis' Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, Catholics, fellow Christians and Jews will gather at Toronto’s Darchei Noam Congregation to remember the Shoah.
• Hate speech Bill C-9 delayed | The Catholic Register - Free speech proponents hope it will be permanently shelved

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Mickey Conlon: Is the Editor of The Catholic Register and has been a reporter and columnist for the Register.

Luke Mandato: Is a reporter for The Catholic Register.

Quinton Amundson: Quinton is a reporter for The Catholic Register.

In this episode, correspondent Luke Mandato and associate editor Quinton Amundson join host Mickey Conlon to discuss this week's Catholic news. The conversation opens with the surprising growth of Christianity in Iran amid ongoing unrest, as Amundson shares insights from recent conversations with Iranian Christians in Canada. Mandato, Conlon and Amundson then delve into the geopolitical tensions, including President Trump's pursuit of Greenland and the  joint statement from U.S. Cardinals calling for a genuinely moral foreign policy. Mandato highlights signs of strengthening faith at home, including his interview with professor Randy Boyagoda on why "Catholicism is cool again." Amundson covers the momentum in faith-based media with the upcoming I Can Only Imagine 2, while Mandato looks at local efforts like Hamilton's Reel Justice film festival, spreading socially conscious messages.

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• Christianity is Iran's forbidden fruit - Iran is home to the fastest-growing Christian movement in the world. Religious watchdogs, on-the-ground charitable organizations and even Reza Pahlavi, the exiled and dissident crown prince of Iran, have uttered this proclamation.
• In search of Reel Justice | The Catholic Register - The Diocese of Hamilton and Development and Peace - Caritas Canada are hoping a unique combination of film and post-screening discussions will spark dialogue and sustained change with its ninth Reel Justice Film Festival collaboration.
• Imagine that: MercyMe hits inspire faith films | The Catholic Register - Christian filmmaker Andrew Erwin presented the proposition of I Can Only Imagine 2 to lead actor J. Michael Finley in a mock-threatening manner.
• Trendsetting Catholic Church? | The Catholic Register - Randy Boyagoda has examined why Catholicism at large seems to have shifted in fashion — it's "cool again" as per a recent column he wrote — and why that isn’t automatically a “good” thing.
• Cardinals seek ‘genuinely moral’ U.S. foreign policy | The Catholic Register - Three U.S. cardinals have issued a joint statement urging the creation of a “genuinely moral foreign policy for our nation,” as the U.S. faces “the most profound and searing debate about the moral foundation for America’s actions in the world since the end of the Cold War.”
• 'Morally acceptable' for troops to disobey 'morally questionable' orders on Greenland | The Catholic Register - The head of the U.S. military archdiocese said in a Jan. 18 radio interview that U.S. soldiers could in good conscience disobey orders to participate in an invasion of Greenland.

About the Hosts:

Mickey Conlon: Is the Editor of The Catholic Register and has been a reporter and columnist for the Register.

Luke Mandato: Is a reporter for The Catholic Register.

Quinton Amundson: Quinton is a reporter for The Catholic Register.

In this episode, correspondent Luke Mandato and associate editor Quinton Amundson join host Mickey Conlon to discuss this week's Catholic news. Mandato and Conlon kick off discussions around Midland's Martyrs' Shrine's upcoming centenniel celebrations in 2026, as Amundson goes on to highlight his recent story on the ongoing Christian Heritage Party case. Amundson and Conlon then discuss the story of the burning of St. Jean Baptiste Church in Morinville, Alta., which has since risen from the ashes. Mandato wraps up discussions with an overview of Catholic charitable giving seemingly defying trends of the lowest charitable giving rates across the last two decades in Canada. 

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• A new lease on life for fire-ravaged Alberta parish | The Catholic Register - 'Joyful moment' as Morinville parishioners welcome new church
• Freedom of religious expression on trial | The Catholic Register - The Christian Heritage Party (CHP) of Canada and the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) are taking to the courts next month to defend freedom of political and religious expression.

About the Hosts:

Mickey Conlon: Is the Editor of The Catholic Register and has been a reporter and columnist for the Register.

Luke Mandato: Is a reporter for The Catholic Register.

Quinton Amundson: Quinton is a reporter for The Catholic Register.

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In this episode, correspondent Luke Mandato and associate editor Quinton Amundson join host Mickey Conlon to discuss this week's Catholic news. The three share their thoughts on the current situation in Venezuela, where Nicolás Maduro was captured and overthrown by United States Armed Forces on January 3. Amundson highlights his recent story on the matter, with Conlon and Mandato giving their thoughts on what may come next. Amundson and Conlon then discuss the Christmas strikes on militants linked to the Islamic State group in north-western Nigeria. Mandato wraps up discussions with an overview of his story on Birthright International, promoted by the discovery of an abandoned baby at St. Monica's Catholic Church in Toronto just before Christmas. 

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• U.S. strikes are freeing Christians from bondage, Nigerians say | The Catholic Register - Nigerian Catholic priest Fr. Oliver Ortese characterized the U.S. military airstrikes on Islamic State terrorist targets in Sokoto state on Christmas Day as “Christians being freed from bondage.”
• St. Monica's baby shows desperation some mothers face | The Catholic Register - It was the cries of a newborn girl that drew the attention of parishioners of St. Monica's Church in midtown Toronto to a shelf just outside of the church's second-floor bathroom. There, before 11 a.m. Mass on Dec. 21, they found an abandoned child placed in a shoebox.
• End of Maduro's reign a relief for Venezuelans in Canada | The Catholic Register - Venezuelan Canadian Augusto Figuera and his wife, Laura Ortega, were awakened after 2 a.m. on Jan. 3 by a call from a Toronto friend. She informed the couple that a military operation was underway in their homeland and shared videos and posts from social media.

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Mickey Conlon: Is the Editor of The Catholic Register and has been a reporter and columnist for the Register.

Luke Mandato: Is a reporter for The Catholic Register.

Quinton Amundson: Quinton is a reporter for The Catholic Register.

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In this episode, correspondent Luke Mandato joins host Mickey Conlon for Registered's final episode of 2025. Together, the two reflect on a year full of Catholic Register coverage, highlighting events such as Pope Francis' passing, the election of Pope Leo XIV, Jubilee celebrations and Canada's election. Mandato shares some of his favourite coverage from 2025, including Tyler's Family Homes, Ottawa's March for Life, Grandparents Day and the Jays Care Foundation. Looking forward to another year ahead, the two extend their best wishes for a happy New Year to Registered's listeners before signing off with hopes for further podcast episodes in 2026. 

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Mickey Conlon: Is the Editor of The Catholic Register and has been a reporter and columnist for the Register.

Luke Mandato: Is a reporter for The Catholic Register.

Quinton Amundson: Quinton is a reporter for The Catholic Register.

In this episode, correspondent Luke Mandato joins host Mickey Conlon for Registered's heartwarming Christmas edition, sponsored by QS Travel and Tours. As the secular rush of the season remains, the two reflect on Cardinal Frank Leo's timely Christmas message, reminding us that the heart of Christmas remains the little Child in the manger, a truth too often overshadowed amid the hustle. Mandato highlights his Christmas coverage and ShareLife's annual Parish Campaign, including its current progress, and the generous matching donor who continues to maximize Catholic giving each Advent. Conlon celebrates the 15th year of The Catholic Register's beloved Christmas Drawing Contest, where hundreds of young entrants capture the true meaning of Christmas through their joyful depictions of the Nativity. The conversation closes with Conlon and Mandato sharing personal family traditions and extending Registered's best Christmas wishes.

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• Christmas Drawing Contest winners 2025 | The Catholic Register - What would Christmas be like at The Catholic Register without the joy of seeing so many children who understand the true meaning of Christmas?
• ‘The Word became flesh’ | The Catholic Register - A Christmas message from Cardinal Frank Leo

About the Hosts:

Mickey Conlon: Is the Editor of The Catholic Register and has been a reporter and columnist for the Register.

Luke Mandato: Is a reporter for The Catholic Register.

Quinton Amundson: Quinton is a reporter for The Catholic Register.

In this episode, correspondents Quinton Amundson and Luke Mandato join host Mickey Conlon and special guest Peter Stockland, whose discussion kicks off with Bill C-9's controversial amendment threatening religious exemptions in hate speech laws. Stockland shares his firsthand account of the Vatican’s return of 62 Indigenous artifacts, with Amundson adding context from his prior coverage. Turning to Ontario, Mandato and Conlon unpack Bill 33's crackdown on school board mismanagement and the OCSTA's fears for Catholic identity in schools. As Advent continues, the Registered team celebrates Vaughan council's commitment to an annual Nativity display, which was recently unveiled in a celebration attended by Auxiliary Bishop John A. Boissonneau.  

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• Vaughan vows permanent home for Nativity | The Catholic Register - In contrast to the ever-growing trend of holiday secularism, the City of Vaughan has commemorated a large, unapologetic Nativity scene in the heart of its City Hall, with Mayor Steven Del Duca and company promising its return every Christmas from now on.
• Repatriated Indigenous artifacts 'just the beginning' | The Catholic Register - A deeply prayerful celebration greeted the return of 62 Indigenous artifacts to Canada from the Vatican at Montreal’s Trudeau Airport Dec. 6.
• Committee approves to remove religious speech defence in hate bill | The Catholic Register - Liberal MPs on the justice and human rights committee voted Tuesday evening to approve a controversial Bloc Québécois amendment to Bill C-9 that removes the religious speech defence from Canada’s hate speech law.
• Catholic schools under Bill 33 gun, trustees say | The Catholic Register - Even before Ontario’s Bill 33, the Supporting Children and Students Act, was officially passed Nov. 20, the Ontario Catholic School Trustees’ Association had voiced concerns about the problems it could cause and the lack of input from its members.

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Mickey Conlon: Is the Editor of The Catholic Register and has been a reporter and columnist for the Register.

Luke Mandato: Is a reporter for The Catholic Register.

Quinton Amundson: Quinton is a reporter for The Catholic Register.

In this episode, correspondents Luke Mandato and Quinton Amundson join host Mickey Conlon to discuss this week's Catholic Canadian news. Mandato shares insights from his conversation with Gary Langen, a 78-year-old father still hard at work and looking to find a permanent caregiver for his son, Tyler. Amundson highlights the fight for Ontario to declare December as 'Christian Heritage Month', before Conlon explores the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem Canada - Toronto Lieutenancy Christmas Gala. Turning back to heritage, Mandato and Conlon chat about Fifty Irish Lives in Canada, 1661-2017, an encapsulation of Irish-born Canadians’ significant contributions to all areas of Canadian life as edited by Dr. Mark McGowan. 

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• Ontario 'not too keen' on Christian Heritage Month | The Catholic Register - It has become apparent to Molly Banerjei the Government of Ontario has no enthusiasm nor urgency to join with nearly 60 municipalities, three regions and the province of Saskatchewan in declaring December as Christian Heritage Month.

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Mickey Conlon: Is the Editor of The Catholic Register and has been a reporter and columnist for the Register.

Luke Mandato: Is a reporter for The Catholic Register.

Quinton Amundson: Quinton is a reporter for The Catholic Register.

In this episode, Registered host Mickey Conlon and correspondent Quinton Amundson review and discuss the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops’ new pastoral letter about food insecurity, an issue of ever-increasing concern. The two then chat about correspondent Luke Mandato’s cover story centred on Holy Martyrs of Japan’s St. Philip of Jesus (San Felipe de Jesús) Mission, which provides spiritual and physical accompaniment for migrant agricultural workers. Episode 13 concludes with a preview of Archbishop-Elect Susai Jesu’s homecoming to Keewatin-Le Pas.

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• Jesu comes home to Keewatin-Le Pas | The Catholic Register - The missionary from India returns to the archdiocese where he started his Canadian ministry, at the invitation of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI), back in 2007.
• Bishops' pastoral letter takes on food security | The Catholic Register - The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (CCCB) Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace is striving to chart a promising path forward with its release of a pastoral letter on Nov. 16, the World Day of the Poor.

About the Hosts:

Mickey Conlon: Is the Editor of The Catholic Register and has been a reporter and columnist for the Register.

Luke Mandato: Is a reporter for The Catholic Register.

Quinton Amundson: Quinton is a reporter for The Catholic Register.

In this episode, Registered host Mickey Conlon and correspondent Quinton Amundson return alongside Luke Mandato to share their experiences from the past week in Europe, Amundson filing from Rome as part of the Archdiocese of Toronto's Jubilee Pilgrimage and Conlon's last second excursion.  The three chat and give overview of the paper's coverage of the Archdiocese of Toronto's Jubilee pilgrimage in Rome and Conlon's personal travels, before Mandato summarizes what's been going on locally in Canada — Most notably updates on RightNow's Exposé of late-term abortion clinics in Toronto and Montreal and his own interview with Sister Laura Manso of Canadian Jesuits International. 

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• Pregnant mom uncovers late-term abortions | The Catholic Register - Two years ago, a visibly pregnant pro-life activist undertook an undercover operation in abortion clinics in several Canadian cities. Her mission was to gather evidence on whether or not late-term abortions are routinely procured by Canadian women regardless of medical justification.

About the Hosts:

Mickey Conlon: Is the Editor of The Catholic Register and has been a reporter and columnist for the Register.

Luke Mandato: Is a reporter for The Catholic Register.

Quinton Amundson: Quinton is a reporter for The Catholic Register.