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Cardinal Francis Leo with his father, Francesco, following the Papal Consistory on Dec.7 in St. Peter’s Basilica.

Family values ingrained in Cardinal Leo

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Based on the personal recollections of Toronto's Cardinal Francis Leo, the only period of his life when he didn’t feel a call to religious life was when he was a young child growing up in the Villeray neighbourhood near Montreal’s Little Italy.

Frank Cardinal Leo at the Consistory, December 7, 2024.

Cardinal finds strength in prayer, Mary, Canadian supporters

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Describing the Papal Consistory that welcomed him and 20 other leaders of the Catholic Church into the College of Cardinals as “very profound” and “beautiful,” Cardinal Francis Leo of the Archdiocese of Toronto has deeply contemplated the prayers recited during the Dec. 7 ceremony in the Vatican.

Canadian Catholic Cardinal Michael Czerny greeting people of Valenzia, Spain, who were devastated by terrible flooding.

From cardinal to cardinal: just do it

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Cardinal Michael Czerny, SJ, has the same advice for Toronto's new Cardinal Francis Leo that he would share with parishes seeking to carve its synodal path: do.

John and Cecilia Zucchi, pictured at the Hotel Giustiniano in Rome on Dec. 7, have been friends with Cardinal of Toronto Francis Leo since 1990. Cecilia taught Leo philosophy when he was a 19-year-old seminarian at the Grand Séminaire De Montréal.

Longtime friends laud Leo's authenticity

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Longtime Montreal married Catholics John and Cecilia Zucchi’s road in life has more than 20 times led to Rome.

Cardinal of Toronto Francis Leo, a renowned Mariologist, received a stunning gold and bejeweled rendering of the Immaculate Mary from a local Italian artist during the reception at Spazio Vittorio event hall following the Papal Consistory on Dec. 7. Many, including the Register, tried and failed to secure the man's identity.

Cardinal Leo will rely on grace of Christ

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A spirit of gratitude radiated out of Toronto's new Cardinal Francis Leo — as vivid as the red cassock adorning him — as he entered a Dec. 7 reception at the Spazio Vittoria event space several hours after being elevated to the College of Cardinals.

Cardinal of Toronto Francis Leo (middle)'s friendship with Connie Maiorino (left) dates back to high school, and her husband Johnny has also become a cherished decades-long friend as well. They are pictured in the lobby of the Hotel Giustiniano in Rome on Dec. 6.

Even in high school, Leo was 'Fr. Frank'

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Even as a student attending John F. Kennedy High School in Montreal, now Cardinal Francis Leo was called “Fr. Frank.”

Fr. Robert Gendreau

Always something special about new cardinal

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Fr. Robert Gendreau said it does not take long for people to realize that there is something special about Cardinal Francis Leo.

Pope Francis listens as Cardinal Angelo Acerbi, a 99-year-old retired Vatican diplomat, thanks him on behalf of the 21 new cardinals created at a consistory Dec. 7, 2024, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.

Toronto's Archbishop elevated along with 20 other Cardinals

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Standing in communion alongside brother bishops from Argentina, Ecuador, Iran, Serbia and a rich assemblage of other nations, Toronto's Archbishop Francis Leo was elevated to the College of Cardinals at St. Peter’s Basilica today.

Cardinal-elect Francis Leo addresses the Canadian consistory delegation at a welcome reception and dinner for the Canadian delegation, December 6, 2024.

Leo vows to 'suffer for the sake of the Gospel'

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In the presence of cardinals, bishops, priests, laity, colleagues, friends and family, Cardinal-elect Leo pledged a Dec. 6 welcome reception and dinner for the Canadian delegation to live up to the vows he will take at the Papal Consistory on Dec. 7. 

A cardinal holds his biretta as Pope Francis celebrates Mass with new cardinals in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Nov. 29, 2020.

Where will Leo fit in curia?

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Ontario’s Catholic bishops await learning which dicastery assignments Pope Francis will confer to new Cardinal Toronto Francis Leo with great anticipation.

Cardinal-elect Francis Leo, the Archbishop of Toronto, sits down with Register reporter Quinton Amundson, December 6, 2024, for an interview at the Canadian Pontifical College in Rome the day before the Papal Consistory ceremony that welcomes him and 20 other Catholic leaders to the College of Cardinals.

Cardinal-elect Leo cherishing the moment

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In October, when he was invited to join the College of Cardinals, Cardinal-elect Francis Leo said he would discern how this elevation could help him become an even better servant for the Archdiocese of Toronto and beyond.

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