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July 20, 2020

Priest in Waterloo, Ont., suspended after allegation of misconduct

Fr. Frank Freitas was pastor at St. Michael Parish in Waterloo, ON.

Fr. Frank Freitas, a priest in Waterloo, Ont., has been suspended from priestly ministry  after a “substantiated allegation of professional misconduct.” 

Published in Canada
May 24, 2019

One Heart, One Soul campaign benefits are financial and more

Priests from the parishes involved in the next wave of the One Heart, One Soul campaign — that begins in June — pose in front of the Chancery Office in Hamilton.

Activities surrounding the $35-million One Heart, One Soul campaign are multiplying across the Diocese of Hamilton.

Published in Hamilton
May 24, 2019

Men of faith ... and signs of hope

ishop Douglas Crosby welcomed three new priests to the diocese on May 4: Fr. Gregory Merkley, left, a Kitchener native who has a commercial pilot’s licence, Fr. John Schnurr, who grew up on a dairy farm in Formosa, Ont., and Vivek Trindade, right, who spent most of his life in India and worked in advertising before starting his formation path.

It’s easy for a vocations director in North America to get discouraged. 

Vocations to the priesthood have been in decline everywhere in the world except Africa since 2012.

Published in Hamilton
November 22, 2018

Hamilton diocese looks to make Church the focus of fulfilling the needs of family life

The Family Ministry Office in the Diocese of Hamilton has reached out to Catholics in the diocese to help develop a plan to meet the needs of families.

There was a time, not too far in the past, when people would look to their Church for the various supports they needed in their family life.

Published in Canada
February 20, 2013

Hamilton gets a new auxiliary bishop

Bishop Daniel Miehm

HAMILTON, ONT. - Fr. Daniel Miehm has been appointed the new auxiliary bishop for the Hamilton diocese.

Archbishop Pedro Lopez Quintana announced the appointment by Pope Benedict XVI Feb. 20.

Published in Canada