Archbishop Christian Lépine of Montreal issues eleventh pastoral letter during pandemic crisis.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal has released the report of an independent investigation into its handling of complaints against former diocesan priest Brian Boucher. The 276-page report, authored by the Honourable Pepita G. Capriolo, retired Québec Superior Court Justice, was made public at a press conference today by Archbishop Christian Lépine with Justice Capriolo.

The Grand déjeuner de la prière (Great Prayer Breakfast) was held on November 10. Close to one hundred participants took part in the event via Zoom, ‘praying together and listening to the Holy Spirit who breathes and makes all things new,’ as it was expressed in the introductory address given by Gaston Sauvé, President of the ‘À Dieu Va’ Foundation, which supports the event.

Ahead of the release of Pope Francis’ new book with Austen Ivereigh, the Italian newpaper “La Repubblica” publishes an excerpt from “Let Us Dream: The Path to a Better Future”, in which the Pope describes three of his own personal “Covid” moments of solitude.

‘The bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.’ In the spirit of the Gospel according to John (6:51), the priestly ordination of Brother Pierre-Benoît of the Fraternité monastique de Jérusalem took place on November 14th.