Amundson is an associate editor and writer for The Catholic Register.
January 16, 2026
Two upcoming talks in Saskatchewan will explore, first, how martyrdom has, time and again, served as a resource for ecumenism, and then how the history of Christians killing Christians can be reckoned with to engender reconciliation and greater unity in the future.
January 14, 2026
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.
For the fourth consecutive year, North Korea was named the country where Christians face the most extreme persecution, according to Open Doors’ World Watch List 2026, but Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's dictatorship just over a year ago has propelled the Mideast nation up the list.
January 13, 2026
Poetically, in the Jubilee Year of Hope, the historic St. Jean Baptiste Parish in Morinville, Alta., rose again from the ashes.
January 8, 2026
Artificial intelligence became so culturally ubiquitous over the past calendar year that Time magazine crowned these technologies mimicking human intelligence as the “2025 Person of the Year.”
Priest and bioethicist Fr. Michael Baggot, a prominent Catholic voice on artificial intelligence, urges more faithful to become active developers and ethical contributors in the field in 2026.
January 6, 2026
David did not conquer the Goliath known as Avatar: Fire and Ash during the opening weekend box office showdown before Christmas.
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.
December 27, 2025
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.”
December 23, 2025
Prominent Catholic author, speaker and educational psychologist Mary Ruth Hackett is among the many Christians around the world who in recent years has become more knowledgeable about, and attuned to, discerning spirits and the concept of spiritual warfare, the unseen battle against evil preternatural forces.