“Hope does not disappoint” (Rom 5:5) The Jubilee year opened on December 29, 2024 and closed December 28,
Christmas Greetings 2025
Pastoral Letter December 2025 My Dear People, As 2025 draws to a close, we reflect on the past
Celebrating Advent 2025
Welcome to our Celebration of Advent! — Advent Reflections by Sheila O’Handley, Diocesan Hermit Advent and
Intriguing Implications of AI
Vicar of the Founder Lecture Series Each year Bishop Wayne Kirkpatrick, Vicar of the Founder for St. Francis
Pilgrims Way
Download the Map Welcome to our Pilgrim’s Way! Our diocesan Pilgrim’s Way includes parishes, shrines, and sacred celebrations
“Leo From Chicago”
A documentary on the life of Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV , has been released by the
National Relics Veneration Nov. 17
Mass and Veneration Monday, November 17, 2025 1:00 pm St. Ninian Cathedral, Antigonish This visit in our diocese
“Our Daily Bread”
World Day of the Poor is Sunday, November 16. ‘Our Daily Bread: Food Security and the Call
A Home That Builds Community
Are you a student (new or returning) at Cape Breton University who wants to live in a home
Dilexi Te: ‘I Have Loved You’
Read Dilexi Te On October 9, 2025, Pope Leo XIV released his first Apostolic Exhortation, Dilexi te (“I





