The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) will hold its annual Plenary Assembly at the NAV Centre in Cornwall, Ontario, September 23-27, 2019. The Plenary Assembly is a gathering of approximately 90 bishops from across Canada. CCCB President, Bishop Lionel Gendron, P.S.S., of Saint-Jean-Longueuil will preside.

Archbishop Christian Lépine urges everyone to continue working toward making a “missionary shift” in our Church and invites us to an evening of prayerful listening to God, and to one another, on Friday, September 13, 7 p.m., at Marie-Reine-des-Coeurs Sanctuary.

September 21 to October 6, Montreal will have the privilege of receiving the relics of Saint John Paul II and Saint Padre Pio. Throughout the week, the relics will be hosted at local parishes for public veneration.

From September 1 to October 4, Christians around the world celebrate the Season of Creation. Pope Francis and the National Liturgy Office invite us all to take part, both as individuals and as a community. What can we do at a local level?

On October 4, at 7:30 p.m., on the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, Francis Bégin will be ordained deacon at Marie-Reine-de-la-Paix Church in Pierrefonds. In the following testimony, you will discover how he was called to the priesthood by God.