On August 17, 2024, approximately 1,500 Hispanic Catholics from different parishes of the Archdiocese of Toronto (and beyond), gathered to celebrate once again the Annual Hispanic Pilgrimage. The place for this event was at the Martyrs’ Shrine in...
In recognition and celebration of Our Lady of Częstochowa, the Most Rev. Francis Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto recently traveled to Scarborough to celebrate Mass for the Polish community of the parish of Our Lady Queen of Poland.
In his...
Statement from the Archdiocese of Toronto
Canonical Process Against Fr. Nino Cavoto Completed – Faculties for Ministry Have Been Restored
In August 2020, the Archdiocese of Toronto was made aware that Fr. Nino Cavoto was accused of alleged abuse against...
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) are calling on all members of the faithful to join in prayer on September 1, 2024, known as World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation.
This year’s theme, &ldquo...
Food insecurity is a pressing concern in our community. Recognizing the daily struggles that many families face to put food on their tables, the Catholic community is once again stepping forward to address this critical need. Following last year&rsquo...
This reflection based on the readings for this Sunday, the Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B: Joshua 24, 1-2a, 15-17, 18b; Psalm 34; Ephesians 4:32-5:1-2, 21-32; and John 5:53, 60...
The beginning of autumn evokes feelings of excitement, anticipation and new beginnings!
There is a shift in the air. Can you feel it? A crispness in the air suggests the end of summer is just around the corner. It is...
Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, the Vatican’s Pro-Prefect of the Section for the First Evangelization and New Particular Churches of the Dicastery for Evangelization, has recently appointed Bishop John Boissonneau as Director (for English-speaking Canada) of...
This reflection based on the readings for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time- Year B: Proverbs 9: 1-6; Psalm 34; Ephesians 5:15-20; and John 6: 51-58.
This Sunday’s first reading, from the Book...
This reflection is based on the readings for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B: 1 Kings 19:4-8; Psalm 34; Ephesians 4:30-5:2; and John 6:41-51.
I always like it when I can...
Countless cars cross the intersection of Leslie Street and Lawrence Avenue in Toronto’s North York every day. The intersection is like thousands of other intersections in Canada’s largest city. In one corner a gas station, in...
In preparation for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, which takes place on September 1, 2024, the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development recently released the message for this special occasion from Pope...
Situated about 20-miles Southeast of the Delaware Water Gap, the popular American national recreation area on the Delaware River near the border of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, a Catholic summer camp called Camp Auxilium welcomes children as they arrive...
On the two-year anniversary of Pope Francis’s penitential pilgrimage to Canada, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), in a “Letter to the People of God”, has provided an update on the steps that the...
St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica, the cathedral church of the Archdiocese of Toronto, is planning a summer pilgrimage to Quebec City and Montreal from August 14-18, 2024.
This is an outstanding opportunity to visit prominent and historic Catholic...
On July 5, 2024, the Most Reverend Francis Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto traveled to St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Markham to dedicate and consecrate the parish’s new altar.
“In a special way this evening &ndash...
The fourth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly will be celebrated this year on Sunday, 28 July 2024. Pope Francis inaugurated this World Day to be celebrated by the universal Church each July, either on or...
This reflection based on the readings for the Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time—Year B: Jeremiah 23: 1-6; Psalm 23; Ephesians 2: 13-18 and Mark 6: 30-34.
During these summer months, when many people take a...
On July 6, 2024 the Most Reverend Francis Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto traveled to Markham on the ocassion of the 37th anniversary of Chinese Martyrs Catholic Church.
Archbishop Leo celebrated Mass, and had an opportunity to meet parishioners afterward...
On the weekend before Canada Day, June 28 - 30, 2024, hundreds of youth traveled to the United States of America to attend a Steubenville Youth Conference at Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio.
Organized by the Archdiocese of Toronto&rsquo...