(CCCB) In 2017, the Message of Pope Francis for Lent is "The Word is a gift. Other persons are a gift."

Throughout this milestone year of Montreal’s 375th anniversary, we will feature parishes in our diocese celebrating Jubilees. Discover known and lesser-known facts about each one of them, from the oldest of parishes to the youngest!

Following the government's decision to suspend the sponsorship program as of January 27, the Archdiocese successfully presented, prior to the deadline, 125 sponsorship applications, for families from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Eritrea, and Burundi.

This year marks the 25th World Day of the Sick, instituted in 1992 by Saint John Paul II. SASMAD welcomes everyone to its annual celebration for and with the sick, on Saturday, February 11 at Saint-Jude Sanctuary.

Serge Langlois has been named executive director of Development and Peace.