Pepita G. Capriolo will conduct the independent investigation into Rev. Brian Boucher, a priest who was sentenced in March to eight years behind bars.

Montreal's Archbishop says he fears the province's move to legislate on secularism will come at the expense of individual freedoms.

France has vowed to rebuild the beloved Parisian landmark after the fire gutted the roof and ruined the spire.

The Archdiocese of the Catholic Church of Montreal said five dioceses have commissioned an external audit of their archives.

A Montreal priest who sexually abused two boys has been handed an eight-year prison term.

Montreal priest Brian Boucher pleaded guilty Monday at the beginning of his second sexual assault trial.

Paul de Chomedy de Maisonneuve, a French military officer, first erected a wooden cross on Mount Royal on Jan. 6, 1643, to thank God for sparing the city from flooding.

In a city centered on diversity, it may have seemed contradictory to open Montreal's birthday celebration with a religious ceremony, but Catholic leaders say the celebratory mass aimed to welcome all.

Beginning this year, Montreal priests and other church workers will not be permitted to spend time alone with children, said Montreal Archbishop Christian Lépine.

Most of the volunteers on the project were part of the congregation lead by the church's last priest, Father Gerry Sinel.