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BULL OF INDICTION OF THE ORDINARY JUBILEE OF THE YEAR 2025 FRANCIS BISHOP OF ROME SERVANT OF THE SERVANTS OF GOD June 1, 2025Signs of hope In addition to finding hope in God’s grace, we are also called to discover hope in the signs of the times that the Lord gives us. As the Second Vatican Council observed: “In every...Posted: May-27-2025 -
BULL OF INDICTION OF THE ORDINARY JUBILEE OF THE YEAR 2025 FRANCIS BISHOP OF ROME SERVANT OF THE SERVANTS OF GOD May 25, 2025(continuation from previous bulletin) I further decree that on Sunday, 29 December 2024, in every cathedral and co-cathedral, diocesan bishops are to celebrate Holy Mass as the solemn opening of the Jubilee Year, using the ritual indications that will...Posted: May-20-2025
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BULL OF INDICTION OF THE ORDINARY JUBILEE OF THE YEAR 2025 FRANCIS BISHOP OF ROME SERVANT OF THE SERVANTS OF GOD May 18, 2025The Holy Year of 2025 is itself in continuity with preceding celebrations of grace. In the last Ordinary Jubilee, we crossed the threshold of two millennia from the birth of Jesus Christ. Then, on 13 March 2015, I proclaimed an...Posted: May-14-2025
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Newly Initiated Catholics Gather at St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica for MassOn Sunday, May 11, 2025, Bishop John Boissonneau celebrated Mass at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica with the newest Catholics from across the archdiocese. Several hundreds of newly initiated Catholics attended the archdiocese's 2025 Neophyte Mass along with...Posted: May-13-2025 -
Message from Cardinal Leo on the Election of Pope Leo XIVDear Brothers and Sisters, May Jesus and Mary be in your souls. With hearts filled with joy and deep gratitude, we celebrate the election of our new Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV. This momentous occasion unites the Church in prayer...Posted: May-12-2025 -
Archdiocese of Toronto Celebrates the Ordination of Three PriestsOn Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 10 a.m., the His Excellency John A. Boissonneau, Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, ordained three transitional deacons, Deacon James Cyfko, Deacon Alvin Joys, and Deacon Jesús Fidel Añón with the Sacrament of Holy Orders...Posted: May-10-2025 -
3 Canadian Cardinal Electors Speak to the Media Regarding the Election of Pope Leo XIVThree Canadian cardinal electors (Cardinal Lacroix, Cardinal Leo and Cardinal Collins) met with the media in Rome at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, May 9, 2025 at the Canadian Pontifical College to discuss the election of Pope Leo XIV...Posted: May-09-2025 -
CCCB Welcomes Pope Leo XIV with Rejoicing and PrayersToday, the Church in Canada and throughout the world rejoices, as His Eminence Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost, O.S.A., after being duly elected by the College of Cardinals, has accepted to become the 267th Bishop of Rome, successor of...Posted: May-08-2025 -
Habemus Papam! Pope Leo XIV named 267th successor of PeterCardinal Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A. of the United States has been elected the 267th Pope and has stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as Pope Leo XIV. Born in 1955 in Chicago, Illinois, the...Posted: May-08-2025 -
BULL OF INDICTION OF THE ORDINARY JUBILEE OF THE YEAR 2025 FRANCIS BISHOP OF ROME SERVANT OF THE SERVANTS OF GOD May 11, 2025A journey of hope This interplay of hope and patience makes us see clearly that the Christian life is a journey calling for moments of greater intensity to encourage and sustain hope as the constant companion that guides...Posted: May-08-2025 -
Frank Cardinal Leo's Message for Mother's DayMessage for Mother’s Day11 May 2025His Eminence Frank Cardinal LeoMetropolitan Archbishop of Toronto Dear Brothers and Sisters, May Jesus and Mary be in your souls. Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers in the Archdiocese of...Posted: May-06-2025 -
President of Canada’s Catholic Bishops Conference Invites Faithful to Pray for ConclaveThe Most Rev. William T. McGrattan, Bishop of Calgary and President of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops released the following letter to all the Catholic faithful in Canada. As the conclave to elect the 267th Successor of St. Peter begins...Posted: May-06-2025 -
Message from His Eminence Frank Cardinal Leo on the Preparation for the Election of the Roman PontiffMessage on the Preparation for the Election of the Roman Pontiff5 May 2025His Eminence Frank Cardinal LeoMetropolitan Archbishop of Toronto To the faithful of the archdiocese of Toronto: Dear Brothers and Sisters, May Jesus and Mary be in your souls...Posted: May-05-2025 -
Frank Cardinal Leo's Message for Catholic Education WeekMessage for Catholic Education Week4 May 2025His Eminence Frank Cardinal LeoMetropolitan Archbishop of Toronto Frank Cardinal Leo's Message for Catholic Education Week My dear friends, I greet you with joy as we celebrate Catholic Education Week, occurring this...Posted: May-02-2025 -
Frank Cardinal Leo's Message for the Month of the Blessed MotherMessage for the Month of the Blessed Mother1 May 2025His Eminence Frank Cardinal LeoMetropolitan Archbishop of Toronto My Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, May Jesus and Mary be in your souls. I am writing to you at the...Posted: Apr-30-2025
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Neophyte Mass to Take Place May 11 at St. Michael’s Cathedral BasilicaOn Sunday, May 11 at 2:30 p.m., Most Rev. John Boissonneau, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Toronto, will be celebrating Mass at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica with the newest Catholics from across the archdiocese. The...Posted: Apr-30-2025 -
BULL OF INDICTION OF THE ORDINARY JUBILEE OF THE YEAR 2025 FRANCIS BISHOP OF ROME SERVANT OF THE SERVANTS OF GOD TO ALL WHO READ THIS LETTER MAY HOPE FILL YOUR HEARTS May 4, 2025Saint Paul is a realist. He knows that life has its joys and sorrows, that love is tested amid trials, and that hope can falter in the face of suffering. Even so, he can write: “We boast in our...Posted: Apr-29-2025
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Statement from the CCCB regarding the tragedy at the Lapu Lapu Filipino Festival in VancouverThe Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) issued the following statement from president Most Rev. William T. McGrattan, regarding the tragedy at the Lapu Lapu Filipino Festival in Vancouver: As President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, I...Posted: Apr-28-2025
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Funeral of Pope Francis & Related Events - Livestream CoverageThe funeral for Pope Francis will be held on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Rome time which will be 4:00 a.m. in Toronto. For those who may wish to watch the funeral and related...Posted: Apr-25-2025 -
FRANCIS BISHOP OF ROME SERVANT OF THE SERVANTS OF GOD TO ALL WHO READ THIS LETTER MAY HOPE FILL YOUR HEARTS April 27, 2025Hope is born of love and based on the love springing from the pierced heart of Jesus upon the cross: “For if while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more...Posted: Apr-23-2025
