A state funeral will be held in Montreal on August 9 at 11 a.m. Presided by Most Rev. Christian Lépine, Archbishop of Montreal, the funeral Mass will take place at Mary Queen of the World Cathedral.

Archbishop Christian Lépine has just validated the pilot project of Responsible Pastoral Ministry and announces the beginning of its general implementation in the whole Archdiocese of Montreal.

As part of their priestly formation, seminarians Bruno Cloutier (far left), Pascal Cyr and Emanuel Zetino will be ordained deacons on Friday, August 31 at 7:30 p.m. at the Grand Seminary of Montreal.

Archbishop Christian Lépine extends an invitation to all the People of God to make, together with him, a missionary shift, which will be launched Friday, September 14 on the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, at 7:30 p.m. at Mary Queen of the World Cathedral.

All are invited, on June 24, to celebrate the Nativity of St. John the Baptist by taking part in a Eucharistic procession, followed by a Solemn Mass at Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church.

The work will only begin in 2020, but Minister Hélène David already believes that the last phase of the Saint Joseph’s Oratory renovations will make this place an “international treasure.”

Radio Maria Canada celebrated this spring the opening of its Montreal broadcasting facility at Notre-Dame-de-la-Consolata Parish, located at the intersection of Jean-Talon St. E. and Papineau Avenue.

For the very first time in the history of our local Church and of Montreal (Ville Marie) – at the heart of the future Archdiocese of Montreal – an archbishop (Most Rev. Christian Lépine) will go on pilgrimage to the Champagne region in France.

During 'Italian Week' celebrations, a presentation oon Chiara Lubich, widely considered one of the charismatic and prophetic leaders of the 20th century, as well as a pioneer of intercultural, ecumenical and interreligious dialogue, will be offered June 16, in Ottawa.

Yesterday was a time of celebration at the Archbishop's residence. Archbishop Christian Lépine and his Council welcomed about two dozen priests from the Archdiocese celebrating jubilee milestones of priestly ordination.

“A Year of Spiritual Foundation” — a human, spiritual, catechetical and pastoral formation program open to new candidates at the seminary — will be offered starting August 24, 2018.

Aid to the Church in Need Canada (ACN) will welcome to Canada Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, Archbishop of Jos in Nigeria, from June 8 to14. The city of Jos, capital of the Plateau State, frequently suffers from the effects of violence.