CCCB : 2019 Plenary Assembly
24-09-2019
Monday, Sept. 23, marked the opening day of the Plenary Assembly of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB). CCCB President Bishop Lionel Gendron, P.S.S., presided at the opening Eucharistic celebration and welcomed approximately 90 bishops, observers and special guests for the gathering in Cornwall, Ontario.
AECQ's voice on global climate and the elections
23-09-2019
Statements on Global Climate Action Day (September 27, 2019) and on the Canadian federal elections (October 21, 2019).
A novena dedicated to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
20-09-2019
This upcoming October has been declared an EXTRAORDINARY MISSIONARY MONTH by Pope Francis to renew our faith, hope and generosity, as part of the mission.
2019 Federal Election Guide
18-09-2019
The 2019 Federal Election is just around the way! Here's a guide that can be useful.
Meet Montreal’s first married Roman Catholic Latin-rite priest
18-09-2019
Robert Assaly was a confused but avowed atheist at 24-years-old when, in the midst of a personal crisis, he encountered the Living God. That was 1984, and since then, everything changed for Robert, including transitioning from an Anglican Ottawa-area pastor to a married Roman Catholic priest for Montreal. Robert received a dispensation from clerical celibacy from Pope Francis, under a provision that was instituted by St. John Paul II in 1980 (see article that follows). He will be ordained Sept. 20 at St. Thomas à Becket at 7:30 p.m.