Date posted on January 15, 2025
Event Date: January 26, 2025
In the Apostolic Letter Aperuit illis, Pope Francis instituted the Sunday of the Word of God, which is celebrated on the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Bishop Crosby and the Diocese of Hamilton spent this day to emphasize how #TheBibleSpeaks and how #WeListen.
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Date posted on January 2, 2025
Despite a steady downpour of rain, the Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King in Hamilton was filled to near capacity as Bishop Douglas Crosby, OMI, presided over the 11 a.m. Mass on December 29, 2024, to solemnly open the Jubilee Year. The Mass marked the beginning of a year of hope and pilgrimage for Catholics […]
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Date posted on December 13, 2024
The Chancery Office of the Diocese of Hamilton will observe the following holiday hours: Monday, December 23 09:00 AM – 04:30 PM Tuesday, December 24 09:00 AM – 04:30 PM Wednesday, December 25 Closed Thursday, December 26 Closed Friday, December 27 Closed Monday, December 30 09:00 AM – 04:30 PM Tuesday, December 31 09:00 AM […]
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Date posted on December 4, 2024
Event Date: December 24, 2024
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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Date posted on December 3, 2024
Pope Francis has declared 2025 to be a Jubilee Year for the entire Church. We are invited to experience in a profound way the transforming power of God’s mercy and forgiveness, and a renewal of our faith and commitment to love God and our neighbour as God has first loved us. The theme for Jubilee […]
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Date posted on October 25, 2024
On October 9th, 2024, the Episcopal Commission for Evangelization and Catechesis of the English Sector of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) released a beautiful document titled, Called to Witness and Proclaim: A Pastoral Letter on Evangelization and Catechesis in the Family. Framed around the story of Jesus healing the daughter of Jairus, as related in the […]
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Date posted on October 21, 2024
We regret to inform you that Rev. Aloysius George Stortz, died on October 18, 2024. Visitation: Thursday October 24, 2024 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm Henry Walser Funeral Home 507 Frederick Street, Kitchener, ON Evening Prayer: Thursday October 24, 2024 at 6:30pm Henry Walser Funeral Home 507 Frederick Street, Kitchener, ON Funeral Mass: Friday October […]
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Date posted on September 27, 2024
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is held each year on September 30th. This day provides an opportunity for all Canadians to reflect and honour Survivors of residential schools and all those who support them. We remember the children that never returned home. We recognize this painful history and, as a Catholic community, acknowledge […]
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Date posted on September 19, 2024
Vacation Bible School took place across several Parishes across the Diocese of Hamilton this summer! These opportunities to experience our faith could not have been possible without our wonderful Pastors, Parish Ministers, and volunteers who planned, supported and implemented these engaging programs. During these programs, the young people explored how they can live as disciples […]
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Date posted on September 11, 2024
Desiring to support the work of the Holy Spirit in the Diocese of Hamilton, Forward Together in Christ was initiated to help the Bishop of Hamilton discern the best way to move the diocese forward after the struggles and limitations imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Close to 1,000 people from across the Diocese of Hamilton […]
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Date posted on September 5, 2024
In 2025 the universal Church will celebrate a Jubilee Year – a year of renewal in faith. The theme of the year established by Pope Francis is “Pilgrims of Hope“. Pope Francis has asked that the preparation for the Jubilee be marked in a particular way by rediscovering the teachings of Vatican II, in particular the four Constitutions, and […]
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Date posted on August 27, 2024
The global celebration of the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation take places on the 1st of September, 2024. This day calls on all of us to unite in prayer, reflection, and action for the protection and preservation of our common home. This year’s theme, “Hope and Act with Creation,” draws inspiration […]
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