On December 29, 2024, Frank Cardinal Leo launched the Jubilee Year in the Archdiocese of Toronto with a Eucharistic Celebration at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica. Worldwide, the Catholic Church will celebrate the Jubilee throughout 2025. The tradition dates...
On December 23, Cardinal Leo visited St. Peter’s Parish to help serve a Christmas dinner to 175 people who might not otherwise have enjoyed a Christmas meal. The parish’s Winter Welcome Table received a $23,000...
Christmas Message, December 2024His Eminence Frank Cardinal LeoMetropolitan Archbishop of Toronto
My Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Praised be Jesus Christ.
Christmas is a wonderful time that provides us with a unique and blessed occasion of grace to contemplate the immensity...
On December 9, 2024, His Eminence, Frank Cardinal Leo celebrated his first Mass as a cardinal at Santa Maria in Traspontina. Cardinals, bishops, priests, women religious and laity from far and wide came together to pray and celebrate Cardinal Leo...
On December 7, 2024, Pope Francis presided at a Consistory to elevate 21 Catholic bishops to the College of Cardinals. Among them was the Most Rev. Frank Leo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto.
We pray for the newest members of the...
The faithful of the Archdiocese of Toronto offer our prayers and best wishes for the newest members of the College of Cardinals, including our chief shepherd, the Archbishop of Toronto, the Most Rev. Francis Leo.
This weekend, Cardinal-elect Leo...
Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord,
May Jesus and Mary be in your hearts.
As we prepare for our Advent journey and the anticipation of the birth of Jesus, be assured of my prayers and spiritual closeness.
You may...
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...