Year: 2025

In celebration of Catholic Education Week, the York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB) is proud to announce its 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award winners. Distinguished Alumni are recognized for their significant contributions to their fields of work and communities 

Announced each year at the beginning of Catholic Education Week (May 4 to May 9, 2025),

We pause to remember Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. As the leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis was a voice of peace, compassion and hope in our world.

Pope Francis was a great pastor who spoke from the heart and with tender affection, demonstrating compassion, care and respect for all,

Dear York Catholic District School Board Community,

Alleluia! He is Risen!

On behalf of the entire staff of the York Catholic District School Board, I wish you and your loved ones a very happy Easter. During this most sacred and joyful time in the Christian calendar, we celebrate Christ’s triumph over death and the promise of

As we enter Holy Week, the most sacred time in our Catholic liturgical calendar, we pause to reflect on the depth of Christ’s love and the profound meaning of His passion, death and resurrection. 

This week marks the culmination of our Lenten journey, a time of prayer, fasting and almsgiving, through which we have drawn closer to God and prepared

As a Catholic community, we are united in faith and prayer, especially in times of need. Frank Cardinal Leo, Archbishop of Toronto, has asked the faithful to join him in prayer for Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized at Gemelli Hospital in Rome since February 14, 2025. His Holiness is currently suffering from pneumonia and mild kidney failure.

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