Making Plans for Living Lent 2017
Catholic Canada The Church traditionally announces the important dates of the year on Epiphany Sunday. The key one is the solemnity of the Resurrection of Jesus, Easter Day—on April 16 this...
View ArticlePour Vivre le Carême en 2017
Catholic Canada Selon la coutume, c’est le dimanche de l’Épiphanie que l’Église fait l’annonce des dates importantes à venir durant l’année qui débute. Cette année, la grande fête de Pâques – le...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 01/03/17
Catholic Canada There have been “no apparitions of Our Lady in Medjugorje”, local Bishop Ratko Perić has said (Exsultet blog). If Europe cuts itself off from its Christian roots it will “come adrift”,...
View ArticleNouvel évêque de Saint-Hyacinthe/New Bishop of St Hyacinthe Diocese
via Catholic Canada Sa Sainteté le pape François a aujourd’hui accepté la renonciation de Son Excellence Monseigneur François Lapierre, P.M.É., comme évêque de Saint-Hyacinthe, conformément au canon...
View ArticleDÉCÈS L’ABBÉ CÔME CHÉNIER
via Catholic Canada L’abbé Côme Chénier est décédé le jeudi 20 juillet 2017 à l’âge de 85 ans. Il est né à Plantagenet, Ontario le 21 juillet 1931. Il était le fils de feu Albert et de feu Georgine...
View ArticleOttawa archbishop surprised by negative reaction to giant robotic spider on...
via Catholic Canada The Archbishop of Ottawa expressed regret that several Catholics were shocked at the sight of a giant robotic spider perched on Notre Dame Cathedral. Archbishop Terrence Prendergast...
View ArticleCanadian Canoe Pilgrimage, Kateri Native Ministry of Ottawa, AUGUST 9, 2017
via Catholic Canada The Fitzroy Harbour event was from 10-12 today. Members of Ottawa’s Catholic Kateri Native Ministry team welcomed the paddlers with First Nations customs. My two sisters,...
View ArticleCanoe Pilgrimage – Pat’s Photos
via Catholic Canada Read more ... http://teresa-httpsitesgooglecomsitefaithful.blogspot.com The post Canoe Pilgrimage – Pat’s Photos appeared first on...
View ArticleReverend Reginal MacNeil dies at 95, in this his 70th year as a priest
Father Reginald Mac Neil died on January 31, 2018 at the age of 95 years. Born in Glace Bay, N.S., on March 24, 1922, he was the son of late Michael J. Mac Neil and Mary Margaret O’Keefe.Surviving is...
View ArticleEdmonton Auxiliary Gregory Bittman named Bishop of Nelson Mgr Bittman Evêque...
It was announced today in Rome that Pope Francis has appointed the Most Reverend Gregory Bittman, currently Auxiliary Bishop of Edmonton (Alberta), as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Nelson (British...
View ArticleMsgr Jose Bettencourt Named Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia
This morning in Rome it was announced in Rome that Pope Francis had named Msgr. Jose Bettencourt, a priest of the Archdiocese of Ottawa Titular Bishop of Cittanova, an ancient see in Calabria and...
View ArticleMsgr. Msgr. Gérald Joseph LeBlanc (1935-2018)
Saddened to learn of the death of Msgr. Gérald LeBlanc, whom I got to know during my years as Administrator of the Diocese of Yarmouth (2002-2007). He was a fine human being, a devoted and zealous...
View ArticleArchbishop-elect Jose Bettencourt’s Arms and Motto Interpreted
Coat of Arms of Archbishop José Avelino BettencourtDESCRIPTIONAt the focal point of the arms is a triple, inlaid eight-pointed star in the shape of a Greek cross, which recalls the words of Saint Paul...
View ArticleGood Friday Ottawa, March 30, 2018
Photos- Paul Lauzon Ottawa Hundreds participated in the 11th Annual “Way of the Cross,” led by the Most Rev. Terrence Prendergast S.J., Archbishop of Ottawa. They departed at 9:30 a.m. from St....
View ArticleReverend Robert Jenkins, Ottawa Archdiocesan Educator-Priest
(January 8, 1941-March 31, 2018)Father Robert Jenkins, a priest of the Ottawa Archdiocese died at the John Paul II Residence in Ottawa on March 31, 2018 at the age of 77.Robert Jenkins was born in...
View ArticleNew Evangelization Summit expanding to other countries
The fourth New Evangelization Summit (NES) April 27-28 has expanded to include sites in Australia and the United Kingdom receiving content from the Ottawa main venue. The annual summit again featuring...
View ArticleMarch for Life, Ottawa Canada, May 10, 2018
Photos and Videos VIDEOSMass at St. Patrick BasilicaHomily by Cardinal Collins Mass at Saint Patrick Basilica Blessing and DismissalTanya Granic Allen On Parliament HillProtestors Blocking the March...
View ArticleReverend Reginal MacNeil dies at 95, in this his 70th year as a priest
Father Reginald Mac Neil died on January 31, 2018 at the age of 95 years. Born in Glace Bay, N.S., on March 24, 1922, he was the son of late Michael J. Mac Neil and Mary Margaret O’Keefe.Surviving is...
View ArticleEdmonton Auxiliary Gregory Bittman named Bishop of Nelson Mgr Bittman Evêque...
It was announced today in Rome that Pope Francis has appointed the Most Reverend Gregory Bittman, currently Auxiliary Bishop of Edmonton (Alberta), as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Nelson (British...
View ArticleMsgr Jose Bettencourt Named Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia
This morning in Rome it was announced in Rome that Pope Francis had named Msgr. Jose Bettencourt, a priest of the Archdiocese of Ottawa Titular Bishop of Cittanova, an ancient see in Calabria and...
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