Posted on 1/8/2020 2:56 PM By Archdiocese Communications
To our dear friends in the Iranian communities of Edmonton: I am writing to offer my most profound condolences and prayers, and those of the entire Catholic community of our Archdiocese, who join me in expressing deep, deep sadness for the tragic loss of life that has taken place in the plane crash near Tehran.
Posted on 2/12/2018 10:59 AM By Archdiocese Communications
Memorial services for Archbishop MacNeil will begin Thursday at St. Joseph Basilica; funeral at noon Friday.
Posted on 10/23/2017 12:04 PM By Archdiocese Communications
“So there is a wonderful message there, that faiths can indeed work together. It’s not easy, you have to work at it, but what is uniting them all in that particular corner of the world, is a united love for their country and a desire to make this work.”
Posted on 9/14/2017 7:44 AM By Alan
“So what does it mean to be a disciple of the Lord? What does it mean to follow him, to be on mission? The Lord himself helps to clarify that when he says being a disciple is basically two things: Listen to the word of God, and put it into practice – ‘Hear the word of God and do it.’” (Luke 8:19-21)
Posted on 6/30/2017 1:49 PM By Alan
“Families need to be the teachers of the Church in terms of what they’re going through, and listening to how they express it can help us to understand how best to communicate the message of the Gospel,” said Smith.
Posted on 5/9/2017 1:33 PM By Archdiocese Communications
View the video “A Day in the Life of an Archbishop” starring Archbishop Richard W. Smith of Edmonton.
Posted on 4/11/2017 10:03 AM By Archdiocese Communications
Easter is with us again. Alleluia!! In the wonderful and great solemn liturgies that the Church celebrates to mark Christ’s gift of redemption and new life to the world, we hear once again the stories that are proclaimed very year about the death of Jesus by crucifixion and his subsequent resurrection from the dead.
Posted on 4/10/2017 1:00 PM By Alan
“It is with profound sadness that I write to you on this holy feast day, to express my personal condolences and those of our whole Archdiocese, following the terrible bombing attacks perpetrated against our sisters and brothers and your sanctuaries this day in Egypt.”