by user | Feb 21, 2016 | News
Author: Peter Yaremko In proclaiming the Year of Mercy, Pope Francis invites us to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica or to one of the Holy Doors in cathedrals and designated churches throughout the world. There is another kind of pilgrimage we...
by user | Feb 18, 2016 | News
Have Mercy on Us – Retreats This year has been designated the Jubilee of Mercy by Pope Francis. Come together to pray and learn what this means for all of us and how we can live out the call to show mercy to others. We will welcome a special guest speaker Mr....
by user | Feb 16, 2016 | News
Saturday, February 13, 2016 On February 12, Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill, the leaders of two Churches, met at the Jose Marti International Airport in Havana. The meeting took place in a closed setting. It lasted more than two hours. The meeting of Pope Francis...
by user | Feb 14, 2016 | News
Author: Peter Yaremko Today we are asked to take notice of two events that seem contradictory—the beginning of the penitential period of Great Lent, and on the Western Calendar St Valentine’s Day, the festive celebration of romantic love usually marked by flowers,...
by user | Feb 12, 2016 | Bishop's Posts, News
The Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in February of 2015 to strike down Canada’s existing laws prohibiting assisted suicide has opened a wide debate on the subject. The Catholic Bishops of Alberta make the following statement in order to express our deepest concerns...