(Vatican Radio) The Synod of Bishops on the Family completed its final working day on Saturday, as bishops voted on a final document and approved a statement on families affected by conflicts in the Middle East, Africa and Ukraine.

(Zenith) Pope Francis announced he is establishing a new office for laity, family and life, which combines the responsibilities of two pontifical councils.

On October 10, under the patronage of Archbishop Lépine, the Lebanese Maronite Order (OLM) inaugurated a sanctuary at its Montreal monastery containing relics of four of its saints, Charbel, Rafqa, Nehmetallah, and Estephan.

The Christian-Jewish Dialogue of Montreal cordially invites students, clergy, ministers, pastoral personnel, and the general public to the Nostra Aetate Jubilee Conference from October 27th to November 1st in Montreal.

(Presence-info) The Archbishop of Montreal doesn't have any illusions: The family has changed greatly. Far from speaking nostalgically about the times when the radio program Le chapelet en famille used to be aired, he explained that it is precisely because the family has changed that today's society should give it greater importance.

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Wednesday asked forgiveness for scandals that have taken place in the Church and here in the Vatican.

(VMO) At the end of September, Elizabeth Koessler retired from the position of Associate Director for the Office for English Pastoral Services (OEPS). Her successor is Anastasia Charasidis, who prefers to be called Stacy.

(Vatican Radio) At this half way point through the three-week meeting, Australian Archbishop Mark Coleridge of Brisbane, who’s in charge of presenting the results of one of the English working groups, spoke about some emerging themes of the Synod.

The Community of the “Grand Séminaire de Montréal” and the Pastoral Service for Priestly Vocations invite you to 24 hours of prayer for Priestly Vocations around the Holy Eucharist.

Each year, on the 18th of October, one million children around the world pray the Holy Rosary. This is an initiative supported and promoted by Aid to the Church in Need.

The Synod of Bishops on the Family was opened on Monday, beginning three weeks of deliberation with a spiritual dynamic and in a spirit of communion.

It is our pleasure to invite you to the 2015 Faith Enrichment Conference to be held at the Nouvel Hotel on Friday, November 6 and Saturday, November 7, 2015.