Posted on 1/12/2021 1:23 PM By Alan
Rev. Mike McCaffery, a pastor, mentor, teacher and community leader in the Edmonton Archdiocese for more than 50 years, has died. He was 85.
Let us pray for the repose of Father McCaffery’s soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, that they rest in peace.
Funeral arrangements will be determined at a later date. Father McCaffery died to due to possible complications related to COVID-19.
Posted on 2/15/2018 3:24 PM By Archdiocese Communications
The Funeral Mass for Archbishop Joseph MacNeil starting at 12 noon on Friday, February 16, 2018 was recorded by Grandin Media staff. Presided by Archbishop Smith, the event was broadcast directly from St. Joseph Basilica in Edmonton to all Edmonton Catholic Schools.
Posted on 8/18/2017 2:39 PM By Alan
Rev. Romano Venturelli’s love for young people and dedication to his religious congregation — the Salesians of Don Bosco — is the legacy he has left in the hearts of his parishioners in Edmonton.
Posted on 8/16/2017 5:07 PM By Alan
“He was from the West. He grew up on a farm, liked to fix things, so they started calling him that and he liked it a lot,” Rev. Mark Miller, the provincial of Keindel’s religious order, said. “I called him ‘Gerald’ in public, and he corrected me. He said ‘It’s Tex!’.”