As we speak, the Archdiocese of Montreal is currently preparing to sponsor 43 Syrian families as part of Canada’s commitment to help resettle thousands of refugees caught in the deadly civil war, says Alessandra Santopadre.

The Dominicans of the world, and associated laypeople, are celebrating the 800th anniversary of their foundation (1216-2016) by Saint Dominic de Guzman.

(VMO) New accounting practices at the Vatican under the supervision of an independent Auditor General will make fraud and financial mismanagement a thing of the past according to Maltese banker and economist, Joseph F.X. Zahra, deputy coordinator of the recently created Council For the Economy.

Louise Boisvert was appointed Director of the Office for Faith Education at the Archdiocese of Montreal. She is replacing Father Denis Dion, with whom she worked as assistant for the catechumenate.

(VMO) A memorial mass for "Smiling" Jack O'Brien, the charismatic Jesuit priest who founded Canada's first university communications study program at Loyola College in 1965, will be celebrated at Loyola Chapel at 10:30 Saturday, November 28.