‘Think big, pray big’: Archbishop uses first anniversary to call for renewal

On the Feast of Pentecost, Archbishop Richard Smith offered his reflections on his first year as Archbishop of Vancouver and issued a plan for renewal in the archdiocese. “It feels like I've...

Catholic Vancouver May 27, 2026

‘Soccer brings people together’: Nightfever coming to Vancouver for city’s World Cup opener

As Vancouver prepares to host its first-ever FIFA World Cup match June 13, the Archdiocese of Vancouver, in partnership with Catholic Christian Outreach, will open the doors of Holy Rosary...

Nota Bene: Catholic schools take the stage: Act II

The spring theatre season continues to shine in Catholic schools. The B.C. Catholic recently featured several high...

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As World Cup nears, U.S. leads Canada in soccer chaplaincy

When the biggest sporting event on the planet kicks off June 11 in Canada, the United States and Mexico, players representing...

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Project Advance on the rise as Catholics defy national giving decline

After a record-breaking year for Project Advance, the Archdiocese of Vancouver is increasing this year’s campaign...

Catholic Vancouver May 19, 2026

Leo XIV enters the AI battlefield in first encyclical

One of the most anticipated events of Pope Leo XIV’s papacy is surely his first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas, on preserving...

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Vancouver Catholics join Pope Leo in World Day of Prayer for the Church in China

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‘Grace amid seeming chaos’: Archbishop tours YVR’s unseen world of crisis response and care

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Sept. 24 beatification of Archbishop Sheen to be ‘a moment of immense grace’: Peoria bishop

VATICAN CITY (OSV News) — Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will be beatified on Sept. 24 in St. Louis, the Dicastery for the Causes...

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Knights hope film will inspire appreciation for Indigenous gifts

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Leo’s first encyclical urges AI age to build humanity, not new Tower of Babel

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Pope Leo XIV: Bishops must not turn gaze from the poor

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Nota Bene: 500 Vancouver Chinese Catholics gather for Chung Yeung Festival 重陽節

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Floral exhibition returns just in time for Month of Rosary

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Soccer great Ronaldo baptized at age 46, embraces the Catholic faith

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