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A year after his first words "Peace be with you all,” we know a lot more about Cardinal Robert Prevost turned Pope Leo XIV. He has emerged as a pope of order for times of global chaos.

After one year Pope Leo XIV has emerged as a pontiff attempting to guide a polarized church and fractured world through dialogue, peace and defence of human dignity.

When Robert Francis Prevost stepped onto the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica one year ago, his first speech was, in ways that would only become clear over the year that followed, a preview of what was to come.

Roughly two months before celebrating a year on the throne of Peter, Pope Leo XIV became one of the most quoted global leaders on the planet.

Since voting in the conclave that elevated Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost to the papacy on May 8, 2025, Cardinal Frank Leo of Toronto has cherished the opportunities accorded him over the past year to interact with Pope Leo XIV.

In 1830 the early roots of Catholic education were formed in Upper Canada in the Kingston diocese by Bishop Alexander Macdonell. From this small action by Bishop Macdonell, Catholic education roots have flourished over the years.

As Ontario’s Catholic Education Week 2026 begins on May 3 under the theme "Pilgrims of Hope: On the Path to Holiness," celebrations of the province’s Catholic schools will once again highlight the unique gift of faith-integrated education.

A letter from Frank Cardinal Leo for Catholic Education Week.

After a few months of speculation about Ontario school board governance, a critical question must be asked: What will happen if we diminish the role of elected school board trustees?

The ever-popular Dance Off returned April 24 for the 17th time in the gymnasium of the all-girls school established by the Sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame in 1941 in the city's east end.