It is with a heavy heart that the Community of Missione Maria Ausiliatrice announces the passing of our beloved founder, Father Romano Venturelli, sdb., on the 14th of August at the age of 76 in Edmonton where he had been serving since the year 2000.

(CCCB) On July 21, a group of thirty men and women began a canoe pilgrimage of some 800 kilometers, inspired by the Calls for Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has sent greetings to the Knights of Columbus on the occasion of their 135th Supreme Convention, which concluded August 3, in St Louis.

On this month of Saint Brother Andre, Father Claude Grou, c.s.c., rector of Saint Joseph's Oratory wishes to emphasize in particular this title of devotion which reminds us of the strong bond that unites him to the sick and to those who are dedicated to their care.

There has been much talk over the past months about the celebration of the 375th anniversary of the founding of the City of Montreal. Here is a reflection by Father Raymond Lafontaine, E.V.