(Development and Peace) January 12th, 2015, will mark the 5-year anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti, an earthquake which caused over 200,000 deaths, injured more than 300,000 people, left 1.3 million people homeless and destroyed over 200 000 homes. In that time, Development and Peace has carried out a reconstruction program of over $28 million, including $21 million in donations from the Canadian public and $7 million from the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) Canada.

On January 18, 2015, several services of the Archdiocese of Montreal are inviting you to mark the International Day for Migrants and Refugees at the Scalabrini Center in Montreal.

As we learn of the attack perpetrated in Paris, the Archbishop of Montreal, Most Rev. Christian Lépine, shares the deep sorrow of the victims and their families.

The Prefect of the Congregation for Clergy, His Eminence Beniamino Cardinal Stella, announced on December 18, 2014, that the Most Reverend Christian Lépine, Archbishop of Montreal, has been appointed to the International Board of Directors for Aid to the Church in Need (ACN).

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis received the new Canadian Ambassador to the Holy See, Dennis Savoie, on Monday. During the morning meeting, Ambassador Savoie presented the Pope with his credentials, which marked the start of the diplomat’s four-year term.