Excerpt from Pope Francis’ homily at Holy Mass on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God.

Fr. Alan Campeau has been named by Pope Francis as the new Bishop of Thunder Bay in northern Ontario.

Congratulations to The CatholicRegister for publishing the Dec. 1 guest column “What Catholics need to know about Palestine” by Catholics for Justice and Peace in the Holy Land.

Pope Francis did not attend the consecration ceremony at Notre Dame because he was busy on Dec. 7 consecrating Toronto Archbishop Francis Leo and 20 other prelates to the College of Cardinals. Both ceremonies were of deep Christian import. Notre Dame represented resurrection, and the new Cardinals renewal. Both were a celebration of life.

A blog post Fr. Troy Nguyen, Chaplain of St. Francis Xavier Chaplaincy in the diocese of Calgary.

In the newsletter of Catholic Charities of the Toronto Archdiocese, Executive Director Agnes Thomas pinpoints the divine-human connection at the heart of the consistory where Archbishop Francis Leo was made a cardinal.

A vibrant coloured illustration of the Nativity is among the Christmas stamps issued by Canada Post this year, continuing a tradition in place for 60 years.

An edited transcript of Dec. 2 remarks by Shimon Fogel, chief executive officer of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, to the Senate standing committee on human rights.

See this year's winners of the annual Christmas Drawing Contest.

The Christmas message from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops.