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August 18, 2015

Cardinal Collins marks 400 years since first Mass in Ontario

Cardinal Thomas Collins, archbishop of Toronto, celebrated a special liturgy Aug. 15 commemorating the 400th anniversary of the first Catholic Mass in Ontario near present-day Lafontaine. The open-air event attracted hundreds of residents from across Ontario to southern Georgian Bay.

LAFONTAINE, Ont. - Four centuries ago, the first Mass west of Quebec was celebrated in the Huron-Wendat village of Carhagouha. On Aug. 15, Toronto's Cardinal Thomas Collins returned to that spot to mark the 400th anniversary of the event.

Published in Canada