A powerful prayer that we offer each year as a diocesan family is the Respect for Life Mass, which will be held at the Cathedral of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, 3 Lyman St, St. Catharines, on the Feast of the Annunciation of the Lord, Friday, March 25, 2022 at 7:00 p.m., Bishop Gerard Bergie presiding.

All are welcome to attend as we pray for a greater respect for life from conception to natural death.

The 40 Days for Life prayer vigil runs from Ash Wednesday, March 2 – April 10, 2022 on the sidewalk outside Greater Niagara General Hospital on Portage Road. For further information, please contact Annette at loeffenlife@gmail.com or 905-325-1251 or see the Welland Port Colbourne Pro Life website wpcprolife.com.

The Most Reverend Gerard Bergie, D.D., bishop of the diocese of Saint Catharines, has written a letter, below, to the people of the diocese regarding the 2022 Development and Peace Share Lent Campaign “People and Planet First”.

The annual gala to benefit the Niagara Foundation for Catholic Education takes place Friday, May 20, 2022 at the Club Roma Event & Conference Centre.

The Niagara Foundation for Catholic Education is a registered charitable foundation that supports the Niagara Catholic District School Board with a mission to promoting excellence in academic and religious studies and to encourage students to achieve the highest level of success in the academic, social, college and skills programs within a Catholic-centered environment.