(Vatican Radio) In a Mass of Thanksgiving for the canonization of two Canadian saints, Pope Francis prayed that Quebec might return to a “path of fruitfulness, to giving the world many missionaries.” François de Laval, the first Bishop of Quebec, and Marie de l’Incarnation, the founder of the Ursulines in Canada, were declared saints by…
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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Sunday celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving for the Equivalent Canonisation of two Canadian Saints, François de Laval and Marie de l’Incarnation. During his homily he focused on the role of missionaries whom he said ” have served the Church’s mission by breaking the bread God’s word for the poor and those far off.”…
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(Vatican Radio) Ahead of Sunday’s Mass of Thanksgiving for the canonization of St Francois de Laval and St Marie de l’Incarnation, the Archbishop of Toronto, Cardinal Thomas Collins, said the event was “a tremendous occasion for us Canadians.” As the head of the largest diocese in Canada, Cardinal Collins said “I think it’s very important…
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(Vatican Radio) The Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops issued a message on Friday for families who suffer as a result of conflicts. Below is the Vatican Information Services English translation of the message. Message of the Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for families who suffer as…
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(Vatican Radio) At a press conference today at the Vatican, Cardinal Gerald Lacroix, Archbishop of Quebec and Primate of Canada, said two new Canadian saints “were centred on what is essential in life: love, truth, the giving of one self to others, and especially to the most needy of our brothers and sisters.” St Francois…
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