Quinton Amundson

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (CCCB) Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace is striving to chart a promising path forward with its release of a pastoral letter on Nov. 16, the World Day of the Poor.

From Nov. 10 to 17, Cardinal Frank Leo, with helping hands from Connaissance Travel, guided 108 Catholics from the Archdiocese of Toronto on a Jubilee Pilgrimage to the Eternal City. The Catholic Register’s Quinton Amundson accompanied the expectant travellers from the departure gate in Pearson Airport to their faith-renewed return flight home.

All throughout the Archdiocese of Toronto Jubilee Pilgrimage to Rome, sojourners from Canada’s largest Catholic community expressed that the week was grounding and spiritually transformative.

Pope Leo XIV welcomed CCCB representatives to Rome and gifted 62 Indigenous artifacts from the Vatican Museums' ethnological collections for transfer to National Indigenous Organizations (NIOs).

It has been 192 years since Frédéric Ozanam and his friends founded the Conference of Charity — which would become the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SSVP) — at the Sorbonne in Paris in 1833.

Sharing that it has “been a tumultuous few years,” Paula Ducepec knew she needed restful, rejuvenating experiences.

Louie Di Benedetto has made four trips to Rome in his life, and each time has featured visits to the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel. In fact, during one of his journeys to the City of Seven Hills, he made several visits over two weeks to experience the enormous art collection amassed by the popes over the centuries.

Wilfrid and Jean Guthrie, a couple who will celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary in December, were told in advance of their participation in the Archdiocese of Toronto’s Jubilee Pilgrimage that they would be made different by their time in Rome.

Travelling in the company of Cardinal Francis Leo, 108 Catholics from 40 different Archdiocese of Toronto parishes landed in Rome Nov. 11 for a week-long Jubilee pilgrimage.

A Catholic house of worship is set to remain in the small fishing town of Portugal Cove South forevermore.