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St. Michael Award Winner Western Region 2024This year, Archbishop Francis Leo started the St. Michael award to recognize outstanding service in parish life, education, social outreach or health care. We are VERY pleased to announce that our own Melanie Nazareth, was...Posted: Oct-30-2024 -
PRAYING FOR OUR BELOVED DEPARTED November 3, 2024Throughout the month of November, which began with the great celebration of what we all hope one day to be in heaven—Saints—, we continue with prayer on behalf of those souls who are now between death and...Posted: Oct-30-2024 -
Message for All Souls Day from Archbishop LeoMessage of His Grace Most Reverend Francis LeoMetropolitan Archbishop of Toronto All Souls Day – 2 November 2024 Praying for the Souls of the Faithful Departed Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, May Jesus and Mary be in...Posted: Oct-29-2024 -
WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM TODAY’S GOSPEL? October 27, 2024First, of the three Evangelists who recount this miracle, St. Mark alone tells us the blind man’s name: “Bartimaeus” (that is Son of Timaeus). St. Mark usually tells us someone’s name in the course...Posted: Oct-24-2024
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Pope Francis Releases Encyclical on the Sacred Heart of JesusIn his latest encyclical, Dilexit Nos (Latin for “He Loves Us”), Pope Francis dedicates this pastoral letter to the human and divine love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. As the Holy Father writes, “His...Posted: Oct-24-2024 -
Twenty-Ninth Sunday of the year October 20, 2024It is part of our Catholic Faith that we are to have a living relationship with the saints. Today, we meet the Sons of Zebedee, Saints James and John. Christ had called them to follow Him...Posted: Oct-19-2024
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Urgent appeal for support in Lebanon—Joint call for help and prayersWith the support of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), Aid to the Church in Need Canada (ACN), Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA) Canada, and Development and Peace ― Caritas Canada (DPCC) are launching an appeal for...Posted: Oct-16-2024 -
Unpacking the Synod on Synodality – November 10, 2024Join us for a panel discussion to help unpack the Synod on Synodality. The three-year process of listening and dialogue, undertaken between 2021 and 2024, has garnered participation from Catholics worldwide. Moderated by Dr. Josephine Lombardi, panelists include...Posted: Oct-15-2024 -
St. Teresa’s Parish Celebrates 100 Year AnniversaryOn October 6, 2024, the Most Reverend Francis Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto traveled to Etobicoke, Ont. to celebrate Mass at St. Teresa’s Parish on the occasion of their 100th anniversary. According to the parish’s website...Posted: Oct-12-2024 -
THE LAST SUPPER ….October 13, 2024is surely one of the scenes most cherished by Christians of all denominations. You might have an image of the Last Supper in your dining room. For us Catholics it is the occasion on which Our Lord instituted the Holy...Posted: Oct-09-2024
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Thanksgiving Message from Archbishop Leo2024 Thanksgiving Message of Most Rev. Francis LeoMetropolitan Archbishop of Toronto Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, May Jesus and Mary be in your souls. I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone in the Archdiocese of...Posted: Oct-08-2024 -
Canadian Bishops Invite Faithful to Pray and Fast for PeaceThe Most Rev. William T. McGrattan, Bishop of Calgary and Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) President released the following invitation for the Catholic faithful in Canada to pray and fast for peace: During this month of October dedicated to...Posted: Oct-07-2024
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Pope Francis Elevates Archbishop Francis Leo to the College of CardinalsPope Francis has announced that Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto, the Most Rev. Francis Leo will be elevated to the College of Cardinals. The announcement came at the conclusion of the Holy Father’s Sunday Angelus in Rome. The Holy...Posted: Oct-06-2024 -
Over 100 university and college students participate in a walking pilgrimage at Martyrs’ ShrineContinuing an annual tradition, over 100 university and college students recently participated in a walking pilgrimage at the Martyrs’ Shrine. On Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 the eight campus ministries of the Archdiocese of Toronto joined the community at the...Posted: Oct-04-2024 -
IN TODAY’S GOSPEL….October 6, 2024Our Lord Jesus Christ shows that what Moses taught about divorce was permitted only because man was so hard-hearted. What Christ offers instead is a more perfect way, a new heart, a new life...Posted: Oct-02-2024
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Archbishop Leo's Message for October: Month of the Holy Rosary and of the MissionsHis Grace Most Reverend Francis LeoMetropolitan Archbishop of Toronto 2024 Message for October: Month of the Holy Rosary and of the Missions Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, May Jesus and Mary be in your souls. Our annual...Posted: Oct-02-2024
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New Youth Ministers and Youth Ministries Taking Flight in the ArchdioceseThe fall of 2024 is going to be a bit busier at some parishes in the archdiocese as 13 new parishes are poised to start up youth ministry for the first time, and 11 new youth ministers take up the...Posted: Oct-01-2024 -
2024 National Day of Truth and Reconciliation Statement from the Canadian Conference of Catholic BishopsOn the occasion of the 2024 National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, the Executive Committee of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops released the following statement: In solemn prayer and reflection, the Executive Committee of the Canadian Conference of Catholic...Posted: Sep-30-2024
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The Archdiocese Celebrates the Solemnity of Saint Michael with the Inaugural Saint Michael Award RecipientsOn September 29, the Most Rev. Francis Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto, celebrated Mass at Saint Michael’s Cathedral Basilica as part of celebrations marking the Solemnity of Saint Michael, patron saint of the archdiocese. The celebration also provided...Posted: Sep-29-2024 -
THE HOLY ARCHANGELS September 29, 2024You will have noticed how in the translation of the Sanctus in the Mass, reference is made to the Lord God of Hosts. This of course is a reference to the vision of the Prophet Ezekiel, where he sees Almighty...Posted: Sep-29-2024
