Pope at Angelus: forgiveness and mercy helps avoid suffering, wars...
14-09-2020
At Sunday’s midday Angelus prayer, Pope Francis reflects on the day’s Gospel of the parable of the unmerciful servant saying if we do not strive to forgive and love, neither will we be forgiven and loved.
Fr. Raul Garcia: A flame of love in his neighbourhood
11-09-2020
We are gradually becoming accustomed to hearing about COVID, somewhat like the mission of the Church. Fr. Raul Garcia, a 74-year-old priest serving as assistant at Rosemont’s Saint-Esprit Parish, reminds us, through his example, that going to the peripheries and touching people’s lives like a flame of love is what’s most needed, amid COVID or not!
Each one has a name: Mass for the unclaimed deceased
09-09-2020
On September 16 at 2 o’clock p.m. at Mary Queen of the World Cathedral, friend of the homeless Father Claude Paradis will celebrate for the fifth consecutive year a Mass for those deceased with no known next of kin. Archbishop Christian Lépine will be concelebrating the Mass with Father Claude.
Nearly 1450 signatures collected in favour of Sunday rest for more people
08-09-2020
Alexandre Warnet and Louise Royer announce the results of their online petition posted publicly on the National Assembly of Quebec’s website these past three months.
Cardinal Tagle: Pandemic a time to rediscover spirit of Mother Teresa
08-09-2020
On the occasion of the feast of St. Teresa of Calcutta, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, the President of Caritas Internationalis, shares with Vatican media a reflection on the “Mother of the Poor” and how her example of charity can help us to confront the pandemic.
Life after the Pandemic with Pope Francis
08-09-2020
A companion book for responding to the Covid-19 pandemic through the vision and words of Pope Francis.
Pope calls for day of prayer, fasting in solidarity with Lebanon
03-09-2020
One month after a massive explosion at a fertilizer storage facility tore through Beirut and reopened Lebanon’s old wounds, Pope Francis expresses his and the Church’s solidarity with the troubled nation and calls for a worldwide day of prayer on Friday, 4 September.
Pope at Audience: Solidarity needed to rebuild post-pandemic community
02-09-2020
In his catechesis at the Wednesday General Audience, Pope Francis urges everyone to combine authentic solidarity with the virtue of faith in order to heal social ills in the post-pandemic world.
On Life and Family: suggestions for homilies and Prayers of the Faithful for September 2020
01-09-2020
Even during this period of social isolation due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Sunday liturgy continues to offer nourishment for prayer and reflection throughout the week – whether we are reflecting on the readings, or following Mass via a television broadcast and celebrating in spiritual Communion.