The Pope’s Message to Indgienous People

Dear Friends: Update #1 – Pope’s Apology – We thank Pope Francis for his apology on behalf of the Catholic Church to our Indigenous people of Canada. We could see it was from his heart and filled with compassion and sorrow stemming from the stories he heard from the delegates. – This apology recognizes that…

In his message for Lent 2022, Pope Francis invites all the faithful to sow seeds of goodness, so that we might reap a harvest of salvation for ourselves and others.

As we continue to maintain our vigilance for safety with Covid-19 and the Omicron variant, I ask that you continue to reach out to those who feel alone and especially to our elderly parishioners. A simple phone call or a little letter or card or some Face Time visits would be most appreciated I am…

Bishops of Canada Apologize

To all parishes – clergy and parishioners:

Amendments to WorshipSafe document procedures for Parishes:

With the recent news about more unmarked graves being discovered at a former residential school in Saskatchewan, I felt it was necessary to share with you a few notes about how this news is broadcast to us.

My Dear Friends, As the Catholic Bishop of Thunder Bay diocese I want to join my voice with the voices of our Church community in expressing our sorrow and sense of shock and loss about the children’s graves found at the former residential school in Kamloops.