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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

Cardinal Marc Ouellet, who has led the Vatican’s office for choosing bishops for over a dozen years, talks with Hannah Brockhaus, CNA Rome correspondent, and EWTN Rome Bureau Chief Andreas Thonhauser at the Dicastery of Bishops in Vatican City on Feb. 23, 2023.

Quebec cardinal says new claims of sexual assault are ‘defamatory’

Jun 20, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

Cardinal Marc Ouellet responded to the new allegations saying he intends to demonstrate his innocence in a court of law. Read more

Cardinal Marc Ouellet, who has led the Vatican’s office for choosing bishops for over a dozen years, talks with Hannah Brockhaus, CNA Rome correspondent, and EWTN Rome Bureau Chief Andreas Thonhauser at the Dicastery of Bishops in Vatican City on Feb. 23, 2023.

Once ‘papabile,’ bishop-maker Cardinal Marc Ouellet retires

Apr 24, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

Last week, Cardinal Marc Ouellet handed over the reins of the Vatican’s bishop office to Bishop Robert Francis Prevost. Read more

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Montreal police prohibited from wearing St. Michael the Archangel insignia

Dec 21, 2022

By CNA Staff

“We ask you now to kindly remove from your uniforms any crest symbolizing or referring to the Archangel St. Michael,... Read more

Cathedral Basilica of Notre Dame in Quebec City.

Relics of Canadian saints stolen from Quebec City's Cathedral

Oct 25, 2019

By Mary Farrow

The Cathedral Basilica of Notre Dame in Quebec is working to replace relics of Canadian saints that were stolen after... Read more

Quebecois bishops: prohibition on religious garb will 'fuel fear and intolerance'

Jun 18, 2019

The Canadian province of Quebec passed a law Sunday prohibiting future government employees “in positions of authority” from expressing their... Read more

Quebec bill would bar religious symbols for government employees

Apr 1, 2019

A bill introduced recently in Quebec would forbid future government employees from expressing their faith through religious symbols during office... Read more

'We're in a very different time now': Montreal officials oust crucifix from City Hall

Mar 21, 2019

Montreal’s City Hall doesn’t need Christ, officials have said. A crucifix that has hung on the wall of Montreal’s City... Read more

Pope Francis mourns the Quebec mosque attack with Cardinal Gerald Lacroix, Jan. 30, 2017.

Pope Francis condemns shooting at Quebec mosque

Jan 30, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis met Monday with Cardinal Gérald Lacroix of Quebec, conveying his sorrow for the victims of a shooting the... Read more

Archbishop Lacroix of Quebec speaking in Denver, Aug. 2, 2011.

Canada's next cardinal, a missionary against secularism

Feb 18, 2014

Archbishop Gerald Lacroix of Quebec, who will be made a cardinal at the Feb. 22 consistory, is a missionary for... Read more