The health and safety of everyone in our churches and our Archdiocesan facilities is the top priority for the Archdiocese, the pastor, parish staff and volunteers, especially during this time of pandemic. The risk of COVID infection continues to be present and so is the need for everyone to take…
September 16 marks the anniversary of St. John Paul II\’s Papal Visit to Edmonton in 1984. In this video, Fr. Paul Kavanagh, rector of St. Joseph\’s Cathedral Basilica, recalls his memories of this historic event. Between both his visits to Edmonton (as Cardinal Wojtyła in 1969), the saint visited Holy…
September 13, 2021 Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, The federal government recently passed legislation to create the annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (NDTR), a federal statutory holiday on Sept. 30. This was done in response to one of the 94 Calls to Action from the Truth and…
The Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton has made the decision to mandate masks in all indoor public facilities until further notice. This is an effort to protect the health and safety of all the faithful and anyone who enters public facilities of the parish and Archdiocesan facilities. This continues to be…
Office of Divine Worship 9 September 2021 The dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass continues for dioceses in the Province of Alberta. The Chief Medical Officer of Health CMOH Order 40-2021 states the following which pertains particularly to places of worship. Par. 3.1 – Except as set out…
MICHAEL SWAN Canadian Catholic News Canada’s commitment to take in 20,000 new Afghan refugees looks pretty generous compared to Great Britain’s (population 66 million) pledge to take in 20,000 over five years or the United States’ (population 328 million) promise to welcome 30,000. But what happens to them once they…
The abuse of Indigenous peoples is a dark chapter in the history of Canada and of the Catholic Church. This two-part webinar series is a brief reflection on the history of the residential schools and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the long road towards Healing and Reconciliation. Healing &…
Archbishop Richard Smith announces the following Archdiocesan assignments. They are effective September 22, 2021 unless otherwise indicated. Rev. Shimit Abraham, CFIC, currently Pastor of St. Augustine parish in Ponoka and St. Stephen parish in Lacombe, is appointed Pastor of Corpus Christi parish in Edmonton. Rev. Curtis Berube, currently Associate Pastor…
Archbishop Richard Smith has been reaching out to leaders in the Polish, Indigenous and Jewish communities of Edmonton in regards to recent events at Our Lady Queen of Poland parish. Archbishop Smith has also reached out to parishioners themselves. The Archbishop is scheduled to meet privately with a delegation from…
Rev. Marcin Mironiuk, OMI, has been placed on indefinite administrative leave from ministry in the Archdiocese of Edmonton, effective immediately. Archbishop Richard Smith made the decision Aug. 12 in light of statements by Rev. Mironiuk regarding the Jewish and Indigenous communities and on residential schools, and after consultation with Rev.…