Message From Cardinal Leo On The Election Of Pope Leo XIV
Dear Brothers and Sisters, May Jesus and Mary be in your souls. With hearts filled with joy and deep gratitude, we celebrate the election of our new Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV. This momentous occasion unites the Church in prayer and hope as we welcome the successor of St. Peter to be our Universal Shepherd. I was most humbled ...
Archdiocese Of Toronto Celebrates The Ordination Of Three Priests
On Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 10 a.m., the His Excellency John A. Boissonneau, Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, ordained three transitional deacons, Deacon James Cyfko, Deacon Alvin Joys, and Deacon Jesús Fidel Añón with the Sacrament of Holy Orders as they become priests of the Archdiocese of Toronto. The Mass of Ordination took place at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica. ...
CCCB Welcomes Pope Leo XIV With Rejoicing And Prayers
Today, the Church in Canada and throughout the world rejoices, as His Eminence Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost, O.S.A., after being duly elected by the College of Cardinals, has accepted to become the 267th Bishop of Rome, successor of Saint Peter, and vicar of Christ on earth! Taking the name Leo XIV, the Roman Pontiff, as the successor of Saint Peter, ...
Habemus Papam!
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A. of the United States has been elected the 267th Pope and has stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as Pope Leo XIV. Born in 1955 in Chicago, Illinois, the 69-year-old becomes the first US-born Pope in history. He is a past provincial prior for the Augustinian Province in Chicago and also previously ...
Frank Cardinal Leo’s Message For Mother’s Day
Dear Brothers and Sisters, May Jesus and Mary be in your souls. Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers in the Archdiocese of Toronto. Among the many vocations and calls to faithful witness in the Church, motherhood is among the most exalted. Indeed, the greatest of all the saints, Our Blessed Mother, is distinguished first and foremost by her ...
Cardinal Leo’s Message On The Preparation For The Election Of The Roman Pontiff
To the faithful of the archdiocese of Toronto: Dear Brothers and Sisters, May Jesus and Mary be in your souls. As you know, I am currently in Rome, having been summoned for the immense responsibility of electing a new Pope. You may easily understand, this is quite the onerous task. For us Catholics, the Petrine office, the person and ...
Cardinal Leo’s Message For The Month Of The Blessed Mother
My Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, May Jesus and Mary be in your souls. I am writing to you at the beginning of the month dedicated to the Blessed Mother. When we call Mary “Our Mother” or “Mother Mary”, we simultaneously acknowledge her as the Mother of God, and as our mother. As Mother of God, Mary ...
Neophyte Mass To Take Place May 11
On Sunday, May 11 at 2:30 p.m., Most Rev. John Boissonneau, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Toronto, will be celebrating Mass at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica with the newest Catholics from across the archdiocese. The 2025 Neophyte Mass is open to everyone, especially neophytes (those who been newly and fully initiated and those received into full communion with ...