Issue #502
Date posted on March 31, 2023
THE DOCTRINE OF DISCOVERY was the topic of a JOINT STATEMENT by the Vatican Dicastery for Culture and Education and the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, issued on March 30, 2023, from Vatican City. A statement from the Permanent Council of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops accompanied the Vatican Joint Statement. The […]
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Issue #501
Date posted on March 24, 2023
HIS GRACE, THE MOST REVEREND FRANCESCO (FRANK) LEO, succeeds Cardinal Thomas Collins as Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto tomorrow, March 25th, Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord. Appointed 14th Bishop (11th Archbishop) by Pope Francis on February 11, 2023, the new Archbishop was born in 1971 and ordained a Priest on December 14, 1996. Ordained […]
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Issue #500
Date posted on March 17, 2023
A SECOND INFORMATION BROCHURE on the Synod on Synodality is now available at the parish churches of our Diocese. The new brochure provides fundamental information about the Synod, its goals and processes. This is the second of three brochures prepared to inform parishioners about the Synod on Synodality which is in the preparation stage now, […]
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Issue #499
Date posted on March 10, 2023
POPE FRANCIS CELEBRATES THE 10th ANNIVERSARY of his election as Supreme Pontiff next Monday, March 13th. The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development has initiated a special prayer initiative for the occasion. The faithful worldwide are invited to pray at least one “Hail Mary” for the Holy Father to mark the anniversary. As part of […]
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Issue #498
Date posted on March 3, 2023
THE WORLD DAY OF PRAYER is observed annually on the first Friday in March. It is an invitation for Christians to pause and pray together ecumenically. This recalls our responsibility to bring a more authentically Christian dimension to the concerns of our world, our country, our community. Sponsored by the Women’s Inter-Church Council of Canada […]
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