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. His resignation was accepted by Pope Francis, and the...
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)
The Archdiocese of Vancouver celebrated the opening of the 2025 Jubilee Year on Sunday with a solemn Pontifical Mass, held on the Feast of the Holy Family. Archbishop J. Michael Miller gathered...
Fundamental political leadership demanded that Prime Minister Trudeau unequivocally declare before Christmas whether he would try to continue leading Canada or resign. Now, in the new year, so does charity. And not in any abstract or metaphorical sense. Tens of thousands of charities across this country had their operating budgets pulverized by the postal strike...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters from his Rideau Cottage residence in Ottawa on Jan. 6, announcing he intends to step down as leader of the ruling Liberal Party but will stay on as prime minister until a replacement is chosen. (OSV News photo/Patrick Doyle, Reuters)
Justin Trudeau announced today that he will resign as Prime Minister and Liberal leader once members select his successor through a nationwide party leadership election. The man who has resided at 24 Sussex Dr. since his first federal electoral victory in 2015 told media assembled at Rideau College that he called upon Governor General Mary...
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 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. 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...
Knights of Columbus insurance salesman Mark Pan receives Communion from Father Maciej Wos at the Business Consecration Mass at St. Clare of Assisi Church in Coquitlam. (Submitted Photos) Submitted photos
Knights of Columbus insurance salesman Mark Pan has always offered his work to Christ. But as the world becomes more secular, he felt the need to take an extra step and formally consecrate his...
The skull of St. Jean de Brebeuf will visit Vancouver for the first time ever, along with his fellow Canadian Martyrs, St. Charles Garnier and St. Gabriel Lalemant, and Lily of the Mohawk, St. Kateri Tekakwitha. (The Shrine of the Canadian Martyrs Photos)
If the faithful can’t go to the shrine, bring the shrine to the faithful. So it is that the relics of the Canadian Martyrs, usually housed in their Midland, Ontario, shrine, will make their first...
A nativity scene at St. Brigid’s Church in Toronto in 2020. “Christ, who in his birth and in becoming human has allowed us to share in the glory of his immortal nature,” says the Canadian bishops’ Christmas message. (Michael Swan/The Catholic Register)
Below is the Christmas message from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, A Saviour has been born for us; a Son has been given to us. Christ, who in...
Bishop Joseph reflecting with the Holy Bible given to him by Mr. Harvey Satewas Gabriel
Kanesatake elder completes Bible that will be presented in Indigenous language to Pope