Potential Gaza Ceasefire. Peace Prizes. Canadian Fertility & Families.
In this episode, correspondents Luke Mandato and Quinton Amundson join host Mickey Conlon to dissect the breaking news of a potential ceasefire in Gaza. Register staff explore Conlon’s latest column on the Nobel Peace Prize, floating people and organizations as contenders, weighing merits against those of Pope Francis. Shifting to domestic concerns, Amundson unpacks Canada’s plummeting fertility rates and the contradiction of federal policies funding abortion and MAiD while chasing population growth. Finally, Mandato speaks about his talk with Noah MacDonald on the topic of this year’s Indigenous Reconciliation Fund collection and the growing consideration of Truth & Reconciliation.
Read these related stories from catholicregister.org:
- Canada's fertility rate reaches new low | The Catholic Register - Canada’s total fertility rate (TFR) has sunk to an all-time low for a third year in a row.
- Francis' penitential pilgrimage bears fruit | The Catholic Register - As Catholics joined Canadians nationwide in marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Sept. 30, and the following weekend in supporting the Church's Indigenous Reconciliation Fund (IRF) collection, many are seeing how Pope Francis' penitential pilgrimage is continuing to resonate.
- Donald Trump for Nobel? How about Pope Francis? | The Catholic Register - Nelson Mandela, Bishop Desmond Tutu, Mikhail Gorbachev, the Dalai Lama, our own Lester Pearson — just some of the names that justifiably have been honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize. Could that list soon include Donald Trump?
- Israel, Hamas sign off on first phase of peace proposal | The Catholic Register - Israel and Hamas "have both signed off" on the first phase of a White House peace proposal for Gaza, U.S. President Donald Trump said late Oct. 8 in a social media post.
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.
