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Trois-Rivières Bishop Martin Laliberté (right), the president of the Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Quebec, said the bishops there were “deeply concerned about the erasure of people and believing communities from Quebec’s public space” after Quebec Premier François Legault (left) said last week that praying in public parks and streets “is not something we want in Quebec.”

Quebec bishops ‘deeply concerned’ after premier says he wants to end prayer in public

Dec 11, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Bishop Martin Laliberté said the bishops there were “deeply concerned about the erasure of people and believing communities from Quebec’s... Read more

Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, archbishop of Marseille, France, as the Holy See’s special envoy for the Quebec Archdiocese’s jubilee celebrations to take place Sept. 20–22, 2024.

Pope Francis appoints special envoy for Quebec Archdiocese’s 350th anniversary celebrations

Sep 17, 2024

By Kristina Millare

Last year, the Quebec Archdiocese opened a special jubilee year to mark the historic occasion of the local Church’s founding... Read more

Cardinal Gerald Lacroix of Quebec speaks at a press briefing on the synod at the Holy See press office, Oct. 9, 2018.

Cardinal Lacroix of Quebec returns to ministry after Vatican investigation finds no abuse

Jul 23, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Cardinal Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, a member of the Council of Cardinals that advises Pope Francis, had been accused of abusing... Read more

Cardinal Gerald Lacroix is archbishop of Quebec, Canada.

Vatican: Investigation of Canadian cardinal found no ‘misconduct or abuse’ 

May 21, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Cardinal Gerald Lacroix was accused as part of a class-action lawsuit against the Quebec Archdiocese of abusing a 17-year-old girl... Read more

Quebec Cardinal Gérald Lacroix speaks at the International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 7, 2021.

Canadian Cardinal Lacroix to ‘temporarily’ step down, denies sexual abuse allegations

Jan 29, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Cardinal Gerald Lacroix, head of the Archdiocese of Quebec, has temporarily stepped aside from his duties as archbishop after being... Read more

Cardinal Gerald Lacroix is Archbishop of Quebec, Canada.

Canadian Cardinal Lacroix named in sexual abuse lawsuit

Jan 26, 2024

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The archbishop of Quebec, Canada, Cardinal Gerald Lacroix, faces allegations in a class action lawsuit filed against the Archdiocese of... Read more

Bishop-elect Juan Carlos Londoño.

Pope Francis appoints Colombian priest as auxiliary bishop in Archdiocese of Quebec

Dec 12, 2023

By Tyler Arnold

Pope Francis appointed a Colombian-born priest, Fr. Juan Carlos Londoño, to serve as a new auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese... Read more

The Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Quebec in Quebec City.

Quebec Archdiocese celebrates 350th anniversary with jubilee year of celebration

Dec 8, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

The oldest diocese in Canada begins Dec. 8, 2023, a yearlong celebration with an opening Mass at the country’s historic... Read more

Cardinal Marc Ouellet takes part in the Pontifical Council for Culture's Plenary Assembly on Women's Cultures in Rome, Feb. 6, 2015.

Cardinal Ouellet: Allegations against me are defamatory

Aug 19, 2022

By Carl Bunderson

Cardinal Marc Ouellet, Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, on Friday denied having made inappropriate gestures on a woman who... Read more

Cardinal Marc Ouellet.

Vatican will not take Cardinal Ouellet to trial for sex abuse allegation

Aug 18, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

Ouellet, prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Bishops, was accused of sexual assault in a civil suit filed this week... Read more

Cardinal Marc Ouellet takes part in the Pontifical Council for Culture's Plenary Assembly on Women's Cultures in Rome, Feb. 6, 2015.

Cardinal Ouellet named in Canadian sex abuse lawsuit

Aug 16, 2022

By Carl Bunderson

Cardinal Marc Ouellet, Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, was accused of sexual assault in a civil suit filed against... Read more

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