Catholic Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall - Cornwall, Ontario
Mission
The Holy Spirit
& His Gifts
The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, and the one who inspired Sacred Scripture.
Building
the Kingdom
We all have a part to play in the Mission of the Church and in building the Kingdom of God.
Equipping for
the mission
Charity, prayer, fasting, and other duties will equip you with everything you need to engage with your faith.
Check out how
we are spreading the word.
Repeal of Mandatory Mask Policy
February 18, 2022 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, We have all been praying for an end to the coronavirus pandemic and for the need to have preventive health care measures in place. It appears we are coming out of the worst of the current wave of the pandemic and that as Lent is approaching, […]
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Welcome to Our New Auxiliary Bishop
March 17, 2022 Pope Francis’s appointment of Father Yvan Mathieu, S.M., as my auxiliary bishop is an answer to my prayers and to the prayers of many faithful our diocese. I welcome him with joy and gratitude for his generous yes and his willingness to serve the Church he loves. I am well aware the […]
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Day of Prayer for Peace in Ukraine
March 13, 2022 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, “The Lord is my light and my salvation” (Psalm 27 from the 2nd Sunday of Lent) I pray your Lenten journey has begun well as we enter this time of penance and conversion in preparation for the celebration of Easter. We continue to watch with horror […]
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Archbishop of Ottawa-Cornwall Welcomes the Announcement of the Papal visit to Canada
OTTAWA, ON — Today, the Vatican officially announced that Pope Francis will travel to Canada from 24 to 29 July 2022 to meet with Indigenous Peoples of this land on a pilgrimage of healing, reconciliation, and hope. With this announcement, the Vatican confirmed the Holy Father will make three stops during his visit to Canada: Edmonton, […]
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Archbishop’s Christmas Message 2022
Dear faithful of the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall, The season of Christmas is once again upon us. How we decide to welcome it and celebrate it is of utter importance. Many in our world today live under the many pressures of society, of work and family obligations and, of course, of personal challenges. The “busyness” of […]
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World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, In 2015 Pope Francis established the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation to “offer individual believers and communities a fitting opportunity to reaffirm their personal vocation to be stewards of creation, to thank God for the wonderful handiwork which he has entrusted to our care, and […]
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Archbishop’s Message for Lent
The great family of Christians will soon begin its annual Lenten pilgrimage. Forty days are offered to us to follow Jesus our Lord, to be instructed, to be transformed from within, and to find new life. Are you interested? The experience is offered to all sinners. We do not need to be perfect to follow […]
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Synod 2021-2024
North American Final Document for the Continental Stage of the 2021-2024 Synod For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, and Mission. Synod on Synodality – National Synthesis for Canada Here is the link to the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishop’s National Synthesis that was sent to the Holy See on August 15th, 2022. Dear […]
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Open Letter From the Permanent Council to the Government of Canada on Permitting Persons Living with Mental Illness to Access Euthanasia/Assisted Suicide
OPEN LETTER FROM THE PERMANENT COUNCIL TO THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA on Permitting Persons Living with Mental Illness to Access Euthanasia/Assisted Suicide To the Government of Canada, The Permanent Council of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) remains deeply concerned that the federal government is in the process of expanding the ‘eligibility criteria’ for […]
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Message from the Permanent Council to the Catholic Faithful on Permitting Persons Living with Mental Illness to Access Euthanasia/Assisted Suicide
MESSAGE FROM THE PERMANENT COUNCIL TO THE CATHOLIC FAITHFUL on Permitting Persons Living with Mental Illness to Access Euthanasia/Assisted Suicide The Permanent Council of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) remains committed to advocating for a culture of social responsibility and care for human life at all stages and in all circumstances. In recent […]
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