The Catholic Register

The Catholic Register is rated 3 out of 5 in the category newspapers. Read and write reviews about The Catholic Register. The Catholic Register, Canada's oldest English Catholic weekly in Canada, traces its roots back more than 170 years to 1830 when Ontario's pioneer bishop, Most Reverend Alexander Macdonell, started The Catholic at Kingston. Based in Toronto, Ontario and circulated nationally, it is owned by the Archdiocese of Toronto, and published weekly in tabloid format, with 47 issues per year. News coverage includes local, national, and international Church-related news (frequently reprinted from other Catholic news syndication services), plus various columns and editorials. The newspaper is distributed in Catholic churches in Canada, through subscription, and on their Internet web site.