This Tuesday is the feast of St Luke who was a physician and a Gentile, probably from Greece, and was the author of the third Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles. He was the only evangelist to record Our...
When hearing reports of the war in Ukraine, and the millions of Ukrainians that have been forced to flee their homeland, many have asked what they can do to help. Over 80,000 Ukrainians have already arrived to Canada through...
The Church keeps the memorial of St Teresa of Avila, a Carmelite nun in 16th century Spain, this Saturday.
She is rightly called the 'Great Teresa.’ Why great? Because she personally reformed and renewed the...
Devastating floods in Pakistan have displaced hundreds of thousands, at one point leaving a third of the country inundated with water. More than 1,500 people have died following record rainfall with 33 million throughout the country affected by this...
The Apostles ask Our Lord to “increase our faith!”
His reply is “if you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and...
This year’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation will take place on Friday, September 30. Cardinal Collins will preside at the 7:30 a.m. Mass from St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica with participation from Indigenous members...
Saturday begins the month of October; the month of the Holy Rosary; in which we contemplate how God has brought us life in Christ through Mary. The connection between the Rosary and the month of...
The first phase of the “Synod on Synodality,” listening at the diocesan level, has concluded. Synthesis Reports were prepared by each of Canada’s four Regional Episcopal Assemblies — Western, Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic regions. These four...
“I am a very spiritual person, but I am not religious”.
One hears this increasingly. The word religion derives from the Latin word religare, meaning ‘to bind’. Although this particular...
The Archdiocese of Toronto joins so many throughout our country and the world who are mourning the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.
For 70 years, she served with dignity and grace.
May her kind and faith-filled witness be fondly...
In 1822, St. Paul’s Basilica was established as the first Catholic parish in Toronto. In honour of this centuries-long milestone, Cardinal Thomas Collins will celebrate a 200th anniversary Mass on Sept. 18 at 11 a.m.
This...
Thursday is the feast of the birth of Our Blessed Lady.
The Church does not usually celebrate birthdays. Our Saints’ days are usually, though not universally, celebrations of the...
As we welcome Pope Francis to Canada, all are invited to participate in this historic journey.
In addition to television coverage of papal events, visit www.papalvisit.ca to access more than 10 livestream links of coverage featuring interpretation in...
On Wednesday, August 31, the Catholic Teachers’ Guild will host its Annual Education Mass at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica. The Mass will be followed by dinner and a talk given by Bishop John Boissonneau, the Archdiocesan Vicar...
Two Sisters of Life will profess final vows at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica this Saturday, July 16 – the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Cardinal Thomas Collins will be the main celebrant and homilist.
Sr. Jeanne...
After two years of COVID-19 restrictions, Catholic Cemeteries & Funeral Services of the Archdiocese of Toronto is once again celebrating the Annual Mass for the Faithful Departed in-person. Taking place on Wednesday, August 17 at 7 p.m...
Tickets for Pope Francis’ visit to Canada are now available via https://bit.ly/TicketsPapalVisit.. Here, you can find information on how to secure tickets for public events on the Pope’s pastoral visit through Alberta, Quebec and...
With the summer now in full swing, many Catholics will be visiting the Archdiocese of Toronto from elsewhere in the world and many of our regular parishioners will find themselves in a different part of the archdiocese for a weekend...
We are very excited to announce that youth in grades 9 to 12, will now have opportunities for fun, faith and friendship within the parish! Our LifeTeen nights will include: food, catechesis, games, activities and prayer. Please pray for our...
We wish a warm St. Joseph welcome to our new associate pastor who comes to us from St. Anne’s parish in Brampton. Before coming to Canada Fr. Anish worked for Bijnor Diocese in India.