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National Catholic Health Care Week 2026

National Catholic Health Care Week 2026

Date posted on January 27, 2026

February 1–7, 2026Theme: Open Hearts, Healing, Hope From February 1 to 7, 2026, the Catholic Church in Canada will observe National Catholic Health Care Week, an annual opportunity to recognize, support, and give thanks for Catholic health care and those who serve in this vital ministry. In the Diocese of Hamilton, St. Joseph’s Health System […]

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Chancery Office Closed: Monday, January 26, 2026

Chancery Office

Date posted on January 26, 2026

Due to the forecasted weather conditions and the deteriorating road conditions expected throughout the day, please be advised that the Chancery Office will be closed today.

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2026 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

2026 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Date posted on January 19, 2026

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (WPCU) is an annual ecumenical celebration observed from January 18 to 25. The theme for 2026 is “There is one body and one Spirit” (Ephesians 4:4). The recently-launched National Ecumenical Strategy of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) emphasizes “spiritual ecumenism,” described as “the heart of the ecumenical movement.” […]

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Chancery Office Closed: Thursday, January 15, 2026

Chancery Office

Date posted on January 15, 2026

Due to the forecasted weather conditions and the deteriorating road conditions expected throughout the day, please be advised that the Chancery Office will be closed today.

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Highlights from the Closing Mass of the Jubilee of Hope

Closing Mass of the Jubilee of Hope

Date posted on January 8, 2026

On Sunday, December 28, 2025, the faithful of the Diocese gathered at the Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King to celebrate the Closing Mass of the Jubilee of Hope. Held on the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, the liturgy took place at 3:00 p.m. and marked a prayerful and joyful […]

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Installation of the 10th Bishop of Hamilton

Installation of the 10th Bishop of Hamilton

Date posted on January 8, 2026

Event Date: February 2, 2026

The Installation of His Excellency, Bishop Joseph Dabrowski, as the 10th Bishop of Hamilton will take place on Monday, February 2, at 11:00 a.m. at the Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King in Hamilton. This is an invitation-only liturgical celebration. For those unable to attend in person, the Mass will be livestreamed, allowing the wider diocesan […]

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Season of Advent

Date posted on November 28, 2025

The Season of Advent begins on Sunday, November 30th and spans the four Sundays leading up to Christmas, inviting us into a period of quiet preparation and hopeful anticipation for the coming of the Lord. Throughout this sacred time, the Church draws our attention to two central mysteries of our faith: Christ’s return in glory […]

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Come Home for Christmas

Date posted on November 28, 2025

Event Date: December 24, 2025

Please join your Parish family for the celebration of Mass this Christmas. Whether you have been away for a short time or a long time, you will be warmly welcomed home with open arms! For Mass times and more – please click here.

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New Bishop For Hamilton

Tenth Bishop of Hamilton

Date posted on November 1, 2025

November 1, 2025 At noon today (6 a.m. Eastern Standard Time) His Holiness, Pope Leo XIV, announced that the Most Reverend Joseph Dabrowski, C.S.M.A., currently Bishop of Charlottetown, has been appointed the 10th Bishop of Hamilton. Previously, Bishop Dabrowski, served as Auxiliary Bishop of London. His Excellency, Bishop Dabrowski, has indicated that he will present […]

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Dilexi Te: Apostolic Exhortation on Love for the Poor

Pope Leo XIV Apostolic Exhortation -  DILEXI TE – “I Have Loved You”

Date posted on October 24, 2025

Dilexi Te (“I Have Loved You”) is the first Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Leo XIV, inspired by a text that Pope Francis had begun preparing in the final months of his life. In it, Pope Leo takes up his predecessor’s reflections on the Church’s love for the poor and makes them his own, adding insights […]

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Diocesan Vocations Month

Diocesan Vocations Month

Date posted on October 1, 2025

October is Diocesan Vocations Month. Please pray for the men and women of our diocese who are discerning their vocations to marriage, priesthood, the permanent diaconate, the dedicated single life, and consecrated life, that is, as a consecrated virgin living in the world, or as a religious priest, sister or sister. Since it is also […]

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In Memoriam: Reverend Piotr Golinski

In Memoriam Reverend Piotr Golinski

Date posted on September 29, 2025

We regret to inform you of the sudden death of Reverend Piotr Golinski, Pastor of St. Joseph Parish, Brantford on Thursday, September 25, 2025. We kindly ask you to pray for the repose of his soul and for the consolation of his parishioners and family. The funeral arrangements are below. Visitation: Friday, October 3, 2025 […]

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