Past Events
Episcopal Resignation for the Archdiocese of Quebec
Monday, June 23 2025
On 11 June 2025, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignation of the Most Reverend Marc Pelchat, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Quebec. Bishop Pelchat submitted his resignation to the Holy Father upon reaching the age of 75, as requested by the 1983 Code of Canon Law. Bishop Pelchat was born on 3 May 1950, in Saint-Samuel de Lac-Drolet, Quebec. He was ordained…
A Call to Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land and the Middle East During the Month of the Sacred Heart
Friday, June 13 2025
Amid the rising tensions and violence in the Middle East, the Catholic faithful in Canada are reminded of the urgent need to pray for peace. During this month—dedicated in the Latin Church to the Sacred Heart of Jesus—we have a unique opportunity to seek the Lord’s mercy, healing, and peace for our divided world. Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus focuses our attention on…
Death of the Most Rev. James MacDonald, C.S.C., Archbishop Emeritus of St. John’s NL
Friday, June 06 2025
OTTAWA, 6 June 2025 – The Most Reverend James MacDonald, C.S.C., Archbishop Emeritus of St. John’s, passed away on 30 May 2025 at the age of 100, at the Hotel Dieu Shaver Hospital in St. Catharines, Ontario, following a lengthy illness. Born on 28 April 1925 in Whycocomagh, Nova Scotia, Archbishop MacDonald entered the Congregation of Holy Cross after high school. He completed novitiate in…
The Church in Canada Prepares for the Liturgical Inauguration of the Petrine Ministry of Pope Leo XIV
Friday, May 16 2025
This Sunday, 18 May 2025, the Fifth Sunday of Easter, the Church celebrates the liturgical inauguration of the Petrine ministry of Leo XIV, Servant of the Servants of God, during a Mass that will take place at Saint Peter’s Square in Vatican City. The faithful and all people of goodwill, wherever in Canada they may be, are invited to share in this moment of great…