Bishop Emeritus David Monroe and altar servers prepare for the Archdiocese of Vancouver’s celebration marking the opening of the 2025 Jubilee Year. The Mass began with Archbishop Michael Miller blessing the Jubilee cross. (Nicholas Elbers photos)

Bishop Emeritus David Monroe and altar servers prepare for the Archdiocese of Vancouver’s celebration marking the opening of the 2025 Jubilee Year. The Mass began with Archbishop Michael Miller blessing the Jubilee cross. (Nicholas Elbers photo)

Jubilee Year 2025 welcomed in across Canada

Jubilee Year 2025 was welcomed in at churches and cathedrals across Canada with Masses celebrating the historic event as well as the Feast of the Holy Family. In Vancouver, Archbishop J. Michael Miller gathered on Dec. 29 with about a dozen altar servers, deacons, and lay faithful outside Holy Rosary Cathedral before the Mass for...

Winnipeg Archbishop Richard Gagnon, who began his vocation as a priest in Vancouver more than 40 years ago, is retiring at the age of 76. (Michael Swan file photo)

Winnipeg Archbishop Richard Gagnon, who began his vocation as a priest in Vancouver more than 40 years ago, is retiring at the age of 76. (Michael Swan file photo)

Archbishop Murray Chatlain named new Winnipeg Archbishop as Archbishop Richard Gagnon retires

Winnipeg Archbishop Richard Gagnon, who began his vocation as a priest in Vancouver more than 40 years ago, is retiring at the age of 76. His resignation was accepted by Pope Francis, and the Vatican announced on Dec. 30 that Archbishop Murray Chatlain of Keewatin-Le Pas will succeed him. Under canon law, bishops submit their...

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