Recent News and Events - April 2022

Bishop Crosby's Message for Catholic Education Week 2022
Each year, the Catholic community of Ontario engages in a week-long celebration of the unique identity and distinctive contributions of Catholic education during Catholic Education Week. This year's celebration is entitled, "Rebuild, Restore, Renew Together" and will be celebrated during the week of May 1 - May 6, 2022. We invite you to watch Bishop Crosby's message.

2022 Mass of Chrism
On Monday, April 11, 2022, the Mass of Chrism was celebrated at the Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King in Hamilton. The principal celebrant was His Excellency, Bishop Crosby, OMI, with concelebrants including Bishop Emeritus Anthony Tonnos, as well as his college of Priests.

2022 Easter Message from Bishop Douglas Crosby, OMI
Dear sisters and brothers in Christ, We will soon celebrate Easter, the high point of our liturgical year. As Spring breaks in around us, we marvel at the almost magical appearance of new life pushing up through the ground and out of the branches in the trees. The birds sing as they build nests and prepare to lay eggs and welcome new life!...

Holy Week at the Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King
Join the Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King for Holy Week and Easter as we participate in Jesus' Death and Resurrection. The Mass of Chrism on Monday, April 11, 2022, will be livestreamed on the Cathedral Basilica's YouTube page.

2022 Clergy Appointments
The Most Reverend Douglas Crosby, OMI, Bishop of Hamilton, announces the following clergy appointments effective, Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at twelve o'clock noon, unless otherwise noted.