(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has decided to set up a "World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation" which will be celebrated on September 1st annually.

(CCCB) The CCCB is encouraging all the Catholic communities across Canada to participate in the online consultation on options for dealing with the Supreme Court of Canada's lifting of the prohibition against physician-assisted suicide.

On June 24, 2015, on the feast of Saint John the Baptist, patron saint of French Canadians, more than 2000 people assembled at Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church, on Rachel Street in Montreal. They came to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the first Mass on the island of Montreal and the commemoration of the arrival of the Recollect Franciscans in America.

The 11 a.m. Mass at Mary Queen of the World Cathedral on Sunday was celebrated with much solemnity, as, for one day only, a relic of Saint John Paul II (JPII) was brought to be presented for the veneration of the faithful.

The Christian Gathering took place on Saturday, June 20, 2015, at Ahuntsic Park in Montreal. Its purpose was to make the Christians of Quebec aware of their indispensable role in society and around the world.