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Monday Memo – June 1st, 2026
This weeks Monday Memo for June 1st, 2026 includes the following items:
ENCYCLICAL LETTER MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS
Pope Leo XIV’s Encyclical Letter, Magnifica Humanitas, was released today. It focuses on safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence. The letter is dated 15 May, to commemorate the 135th anniversary of Pope Leo XIII’s Encyclical Letter, Rerum Novarum.
Monday Memo – May 25th 2026
This weeks Monday Memo for May 25th, 2026 includes the following items:
Rise and See Week 8 – Salt and Light
The story that began at the Empty Tomb did not end on Easter Morning. His story continues.
New Rector of the Canadian Pontifical College in Rome
Ottawa – Father Francesco Yukinori Kumagawa, PSS, has been named Rector of the Canadian Pontifical College in Rome. As of 1 May 2026, he succeeds fellow Sulpician Father Jaroslaw Kaufmann, P.S.S., who has been Rector since 2024.
Monday Memo – May 11th 2026
This weeks Monday Memo for May 11th, 2026 includes the following items:
CCCB President Meeting
Ottawa – On Friday, 1 May 2026, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) President, Bishop Pierre Goudreault, and the CCCB Vice President, Archbishop Donald Bolen, met with Prime Minister Mark Carney in his office on Parliament Hill.
Monday Memo – May 4th 2026
This weeks Monday Memo for May 4th, 2026 includes the following items:
For Priests in Crisis – Salt and Light
Lord Jesus, Good Shepherd and companion on the journey, today we place in your hands all priests, especially those going through moments of crisis, when loneliness weighs heavily, when doubt clouds their hearts, and when exhaustion seems stronger than hope.
Monday Memo – April 27th, 2026
This weeks Monday Memo for April 27th, 2026 includes the following items: