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At the Spanish hostel called St. Alba, a simple, unmistakable moment crystallized Camino pilgrim Brenda Krivuzoff’s purpose as an educator and as principal of St. Mary’s Elementary School in Vancouver during the Jubilee Year of Hope.

Freshly-brewed coffee awaited a group of Christian men from different denominations, tired in body but alive in spirit, as they funnelled in to join in Iris Ministries’ inaugural Men’s Breakfast gathering.

On the back of years of continual pivoting from the classroom to the athletic track, even the sidelines, teacher and coach Nick Vescio has earned the prestigious 2025 Coaches' Excellence Award for transforming student-athletes into champions on and off the field.

Through prayer and reflection, the Permanent Council of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops continues to recognize the painful legacy of the former Indian Residential Schools and reaffirms its ongoing commitment to walking with Indigenous Peoples on the journey of reconciliation.

A new chapter of faith and renewal has begun at the Anishinabe Spiritual Centre. After more than four decades of stewardship by the Jesuits of Canada, the Centre is now guided by an Anishinabe led Board of Directors, under the spiritual care of the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie.

As the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops' (CCCB) annual plenary came to a close in Montreal, newly elected president Bishop Pierre Goudreault shed light on how he and his fellow diocesan shepherds plan to engage with several significant cultural and political issues facing Canadians and the Catholic Church.

The Department of Justice has affirmed that Catholic and Christian houses of worship will fall under the religious building protections of The Combatting Hate Act, Bill C-9, if it becomes law.

Bishop Pierre Goudreault has been chosen the new president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops.

On Oct. 3 and 4, the Gregory the Great Institute launches with the first annual Renewing Culture Conference at the Mount Carmel Spirituality Centre in Parkland Village, Alta.

Pope Leo’s recurring call for prayers for peace in the world are being echoed in Vancouver as Archbishop Richard Smith makes his first pastoral initiative a monthly Rosary for Peace at Holy Rosary Cathedral.