This Advent season, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) presents an online weekly video series titled "Journey through Advent."
This year’s English reflections will be led by the Most Rev. Francis Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto. The...
On Tuesday, November 5, 2024, more than 1,400 guests gathered at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre for the 45th Annual Cardinal’s Dinner.
Founded by Gerald Emmett Cardinal Carter in 1979, the late archbishop believed passionately that local...
Message of His Grace Most Rev. Francis LeoMetropolitan Archbishop of Toronto
World Youth Day 2024 (Solemnity of Christ the King - November 24)
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, the Youth of our archdiocese,
May Jesus and Mary be in...
More than 1,400 guests from across the Greater Toronto Area will gather at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (North Building) Tuesday evening for the 45th annual Cardinal’s Dinner. The event is hosted by the Metropolitan Archbishop of...
Message of His Grace Most Reverend Francis LeoMetropolitan Archbishop of Toronto
All Souls Day – 2 November 2024 Praying for the Souls of the Faithful Departed
Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord,
May Jesus and Mary be in...
On October 6, 2024, the Most Reverend Francis Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto traveled to Etobicoke, Ont. to celebrate Mass at St. Teresa’s Parish on the occasion of their 100th anniversary.
According to the parish’s website...
2024 Thanksgiving Message of Most Rev. Francis LeoMetropolitan Archbishop of Toronto
Brothers and Sisters in the Lord,
May Jesus and Mary be in your souls.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone in the Archdiocese of...
Pope Francis has announced that Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto, the Most Rev. Francis Leo will be elevated to the College of Cardinals. The announcement came at the conclusion of the Holy Father’s Sunday Angelus in Rome.
The Holy...
His Grace Most Reverend Francis LeoMetropolitan Archbishop of Toronto
2024 Message for October: Month of the Holy Rosary and of the Missions
Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord,
May Jesus and Mary be in your souls.
Our annual...
On September 29, the Most Rev. Francis Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto, celebrated Mass at Saint Michael’s Cathedral Basilica as part of celebrations marking the Solemnity of Saint Michael, patron saint of the archdiocese.
The celebration also provided...
Message for World Day of Migrants and RefugeesHis Grace Most Reverend Francis LeoMetropolitan Archbishop of Toronto
29 September 2024
God walks with His People.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters,
This year the Universal Church is celebrating the World...
On Friday, September 20, 2024, the Most Reverend Francis Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto traveled to Villanova College in King City, Ont. to celebrate the start of the 25th anniversary year.
Archbishop Leo celebrated Mass for the school community which...
17 September 2024
Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord,
May Jesus and Mary be in your souls.
I pray that the summertime provided you with opportunities to rest and enjoy God’s manifold blessings. I wish to thank...
On September 7, 2024, the Most Reverend Francis Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto traveled to Epiphany of Our Lord Parish in Scarborough, Ont. to join their 50th anniversary celebrations.
Archbishop Leo celebrated Mass which was followed by a jubilee reception...
On September 6, 2024, the Most Reverend Francis Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto traveled to Holy Cross Parish in Toronto to celebrate Mass on the occasion of the parish’s 96th anniversary.
Prior to Mass, Archbishop Leo had the...
On August 25, 2024, the Most Reverend Francis Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto traveled to Etobicoke, Ont. to celebrate Mass and meet parishioners of Transfiguration of Our Lord Parish.
“The Archbishop’s visit to a parish and the...
8 September 2024 Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Archdiocesan Celebration of Saint Michael the Archangel
Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord,
I am writing in anticipation of the Solemnity of Saint Michael the...
On August 24, 2024, the Most Reverend Francis Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto visited Our Lady of Fatima Tamil Chaplaincy and attended their cultural event - Nattu Koothu. In the Tamil culture, a Nattu Koothu loosely translates to “folk...
On August 17, 2024, approximately 1,500 Hispanic Catholics from different parishes of the Archdiocese of Toronto (and beyond), gathered to celebrate once again the Annual Hispanic Pilgrimage. The place for this event was at the Martyrs’ Shrine in...
In recognition and celebration of Our Lady of Częstochowa, the Most Rev. Francis Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto recently traveled to Scarborough to celebrate Mass for the Polish community of the parish of Our Lady Queen of Poland.
In his...