On the weekend of September 21/22, 391 youth ministers, core (volunteer) leaders and young adult ministry leaders converged on Dante Alighieri Academy in Toronto to hear speakers and attend workshops to help leaders prepare for the youth ministry season...
Message for World Day of Migrants and RefugeesHis Grace Most Reverend Francis LeoMetropolitan Archbishop of Toronto
29 September 2024
God walks with His People.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters,
This year the Universal Church is celebrating the World...
On Friday, September 20, 2024, the Most Reverend Francis Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto traveled to Villanova College in King City, Ont. to celebrate the start of the 25th anniversary year.
Archbishop Leo celebrated Mass for the school community which...
17 September 2024
Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord,
May Jesus and Mary be in your souls.
I pray that the summertime provided you with opportunities to rest and enjoy God’s manifold blessings. I wish to thank...
The Archdiocese of Toronto is delighted to announce the inaugural recipients of the Saint Michael Award, recognizing distinguished and faithful service by members of the Catholic community in the Greater Toronto Area. Each year, awards, one for each pastoral region...
On Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, the Office of Catholic Youth held its young adult Faith & Fitness hike up Blue Mountain in Collingwood. With 28 participants, each one carried a sacred piece of the Mass—whether it was the...
While the summer can tend to be a quiet time for many parishes, that is not the case for the 28 parishes that collaborated together to run EDGE Camp 2024 at Camp White Pine at the tail end of August...
Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA) Canada is launching a campaign to raise $600,000 to supply ten hospitals in Ukraine with medical equipment, hygiene products and transportation.
The appeal follows the news in July of a cruise missile striking...
The Plenary Assembly of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) will gather in Beaupré, Quebec for its annual meeting from September 23-27, 2024. The meeting will see 79 Bishops converge to discern, discuss and deliberate the life...
On September 7, 2024, the Most Reverend Francis Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto traveled to Epiphany of Our Lord Parish in Scarborough, Ont. to join their 50th anniversary celebrations.
Archbishop Leo celebrated Mass which was followed by a jubilee reception...
The second instalment of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) webinar series A Great Symphony of Prayer: Praying with Mary, the Saints and Scripture will be offered during the month of October.
Dr. Josephine Lombardi from St. Augustine's...
With more than 50 million passengers and 50,000 employees serving one of the world’s largest airports, Toronto’s Pearson Airport Catholic Chaplaincy is a very busy place. Amidst the comings and goings that unfold each day...
On September 6, 2024, the Most Reverend Francis Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto traveled to Holy Cross Parish in Toronto to celebrate Mass on the occasion of the parish’s 96th anniversary.
Prior to Mass, Archbishop Leo had the...
On August 25, 2024, the Most Reverend Francis Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto traveled to Etobicoke, Ont. to celebrate Mass and meet parishioners of Transfiguration of Our Lord Parish.
“The Archbishop’s visit to a parish and the...
8 September 2024 Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Archdiocesan Celebration of Saint Michael the Archangel
Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord,
I am writing in anticipation of the Solemnity of Saint Michael the...
On August 24, 2024, the Most Reverend Francis Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto visited Our Lady of Fatima Tamil Chaplaincy and attended their cultural event - Nattu Koothu. In the Tamil culture, a Nattu Koothu loosely translates to “folk...
On August 17, 2024, approximately 1,500 Hispanic Catholics from different parishes of the Archdiocese of Toronto (and beyond), gathered to celebrate once again the Annual Hispanic Pilgrimage. The place for this event was at the Martyrs’ Shrine in...
In recognition and celebration of Our Lady of Częstochowa, the Most Rev. Francis Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto recently traveled to Scarborough to celebrate Mass for the Polish community of the parish of Our Lady Queen of Poland.
In his...
Statement from the Archdiocese of Toronto
Canonical Process Against Fr. Nino Cavoto Completed – Faculties for Ministry Have Been Restored
In August 2020, the Archdiocese of Toronto was made aware that Fr. Nino Cavoto was accused of alleged abuse against...
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) are calling on all members of the faithful to join in prayer on September 1, 2024, known as World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation.
This year’s theme, &ldquo...