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CHRIST IS THE NEW ADAM June 21, 2026
St. Paul in today’s 2nd reading from the Epistle to the Romans contrasts Our Lord with Adam, the first man. Strictly speaking, Paul does more than contrast them; he explains that Christ is the New...
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THE APOSTLES June 14, 2026
Today’s Gospel clearly shows the compassion of Christ our Lord in His appointment of the twelve Apostles. It was because He saw the crowds of people who thronged to hear Him as “harassed and dejected, like sheep...
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A Golden Jubilee of Priestly Service: Fr. Andrzej Glaba
All Saints Roman Catholic Church in Etobicoke, Ont., was filled with joy, gratitude, and the spirit of celebration on Sunday, May 31 as the parish community gathered to honour an extraordinary milestone: the 50th Anniversary of Ordination of their beloved...
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THE GREATEST SACRAMENT June 7, 2026
Last Sunday we celebrated the greatest of all mysteries, the Blessed Trinity. Today we celebrate the greatest of all Sacraments, the Eucharist.
All the Church’s Sacraments are instituted by Christ, and in them all He is...
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Encountering Our Spiritual Mother at “A Day with Mary”
Beneath clear skies and with the sun shining brightly over a crowd of close to 2,400 people at Villanova College in King City, Ontario, the Archdiocese of Toronto held its 2nd annual Day with Mary on Saturday, May 30...
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POPE LEO XIV HOMILY FOR PENTECOST 2025
Dear brothers and sisters, “The day has dawned upon us when…, glorified by his ascension into heaven following his resurrection, the Lord Jesus Christ sent the Holy Spirit” (Saint Augustine, Serm. 271, 1). Today, too, what took...
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Neophyte Mass Celebrates the “Newly Planted”
On Sunday, May 17, nearly 300 neophytes from across the archdiocese gathered to celebrate the annual Neophyte Mass at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica. His Eminence Frank Cardinal Leo presided at the Mass, joined by clergy, parish initiation team...
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Celebrating 60 Years of the Feast of Santo Cristo
Toronto’s Portuguese Community celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Feast of Santo Cristo on May 10 at St. Mary’s Portuguese Church on Bathurst Street.
The devotion to Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres — the Holy...
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FROM MESSAGE FOR MOTHER’S DAY - 10 MAY 2026
- HIS EMINENCE FRANK CARDINAL LEO -
… We live in a pluralistic, multicultural and complex society where the Christian faith can no longer be assumed or simply inherited from the surrounding culture, where Christian ideals and truths...
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Celebrating 60 Years of Faith at Holy Redeemer Parish
Holy Redeemer Parish in Pickering joyfully welcomed His Eminence Frank Cardinal Leo on April 26 as part of the parish’s 60th anniversary celebrations. Cardinal Leo celebrated Mass with the faithful, bringing together clergy, parishioners, and distinguished guests including...
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His Church Will Endure April 26, 2026
The new spirit of the age was seemingly burying the Spirit of Christ. Books and articles were shot from the press, and in 1907 there hardly was an article written that did not say that the Church had now definitely...
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THE CHURCH ALWAYS RISES AGAIN April 12, 2026
At least a dozen times in history, the world has buried the Church and each time she has come to life again. I shall mention but a few such instances.
In the days of the Roman...
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Easter Sunday – He is Risen!
Easter Sunday marks Christ’s victory over death with His glorious Resurrection. By his death on the Cross, we today are freed from sin and its destructive grip on our lives.
I am the Living One; I was dead...
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Easter Vigil Celebrations Baptize 2,000 Catholics
After months of preparation and prayer through the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) program, a total of 2,050 catechumens were baptized at Easter Vigil celebrations across the Archdiocese of Toronto on Holy Saturday. This compares to 1...
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EASTER - Our Lord’s “Great Work” April 5, 2026
When we celebrated the coming of Christ into the world at Christmas and its associated feasts, Epiphany and Candlemas, they were the preparation for Our Lord’s “great work”, for which He had been sent to earth...