(Radio-Vatican) In the message for this 54th World Day of Prayer for Vocations, the Pope reflects on the missionary dimension of our Christian calling.

(CCCB) The Board of the Catholic Organization for Life and Family (COLF) announces it has appointed Mr. Michel MacDonald as the organization's new Executive Director, with his new responsibilities to begin in early January 2017.

Fr. John Baxter, the pastor of Villeray’s Holy Family Parish, received the 2016 Bishop Crowley Memorial Award for his outstanding commitment to youth ministry for more than half a century.

(Vatican Radio) Although the Extraordinary Jubilee Year has concluded, we are still living in a "time of mercy." That was the message of Pope Francis in a lengthy Apostolic Letter, entitled "Misericordia Et Misera", (Mercy and Misery), issued on Monday following the close of the Year of Mercy.

On Saturday, November 19, more than 500 people, mostly catechists and people involved in catechesis, assembled at Saint Joseph's Oratory for a retreat day organized by the Office for Faith Education.