As its detailed program was launched on June 23, the Papal visit team unveiled the official logo of the Papal visit to Canada. The logo, which illustrates the Walking Together theme, is the work of an incredibly talented Indigenous artist, Shaun Vincent.

The Grand Séminaire de Montréal is pleased to announce the diaconal ordination of Réjean Thibodeau. Vicar General Alain Faubert of Montreal will preside at the ceremony, in which family members, friends and parishioners are invited to take part.

It is normal for all of us to become weary and discouraged sometimes, feeling we are at the end of our tether and certain that we have nothing left to give. That is what I experienced in France at the time of the beatification of Pauline Jaricot.

The 10th World Meeting of Families concludes in Rome with the celebration of the Holy Mass presided by Cardinal Kevin Farrell in the presence of Pope Francis. During the homily, the Pope notes that “the family is the first place where we learn to love.”

Canada’s Catholic Bishops welcome today’s announcement from the Holy See providing further details of the itinerary of Pope Francis’ historic visit to Canada, July 24 – 29, 2022. This will be the fourth papal visit to Canada and the first since Saint John Paul II’s journey in 2002.