Chancery Office Closed: Thursday, February 13, 2025
            
                               Date posted on February 13, 2025
                                        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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            Sunday of the Word of God
            
                               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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            Solemn Opening of the Holy Year
            
                               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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            Chancery Office Christmas Hours
            
                               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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            Come Home for Christmas
            
                               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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            Jubilee 2025: Pilgrims of Hope
            
                               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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            Pastoral Letter on Evangelization and Catechesis in the Family
            
                               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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            In Memoriam: Reverend Aloysius George Stortz
            
                               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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            Highlights from 2024 Vacation Bible School
            
                               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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            Forward Together in Christ
            
                               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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            Vatican II and Its Four Constitutions: A Video Series
            
                               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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            World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation (September 1st)
            
                               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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