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Finding Rest

In a busy, anxious, and uncertain world, our Church is where we come to be strengthened, comforted, and renewed. Because our Church is firmly rooted in Christ, every person is welcomed, valued, and supported, no matter their age, story, or circumstance. It is a sanctuary.

The 2026 Archdiocesan Annual Appeal, Finding Rest, invites you to contemplate, participate, and share the work of our Church community with others so that they too can come to know the peace of Christ.

Starting in October and leading up to the Archdiocesan Feast Day on December 8th, we will be sharing stories and content that express how the Church has been a place of healing, support, and refuge in our lives. We want to highlight those moments, people and ministries that have touched your life in a meaningful way.

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Your financial gifts to the Archdiocesan Appeal support the Church’s mission by revitalizing ministries and pastoral care, nurturing vocations and faith formation for all ages, and extending Christ’s love to the most vulnerable through outreach projects. In gratitude for your support, 20% of every gift is returned directly to your local parish, strengthening both your local faith community and the Archdiocese as a whole.

Click here to donate today, or call us at 902-429-9800 ext. 125 to donate by phone. Questions? Contact our Development Coordinator at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

SPREADING THE WORD, ARCHBISHOP BRIAN J. DUNN is interviewed by CTV on the Papal conclave, 2025. On 13 April 2019, Pope Francis named him Archbishop Coadjutor of Halifax-Yarmouth where he has served as Archbishop since 2020.

MINISTRY AT SEA, MONSIGNOR ÉMILE BOURNEUF, blessing the scallop and deep sea fishing fleet, 1961. The blessing is carried out annually in this little village on the western shore of Digby, Nova Scotia.

Source: Library and Archives Canada/National Film Board of Canada fonds/e010975973

PRAYER, POPE JOHN PAUL II kneels to pray during his visit to SAINT MARY’S CATHEDRAL BASILICA, Halifax. Pope John Paul II visited Halifax on September 14, 1984, as part of a 12-day tour of Canada. This was the first papal visit to Canada in history.

This weekend November 1-2, 2025 a letter from Archbishop Dunn inviting the faithful to contribute to the Bold In Faith will be distributed in parishes.  Read the full letter by clicking here or visit the Development page on the Archdiocesean website. 

HEALING THE SICK, THE SISTERS OF CHARITY-HALIFAX owned and operated the Halifax Infirmary from its beginnings in 1886 until 1973.

Source: SCHalifax Archives #9184 S. Joseph Charles Gillis, operating room supervisor at the Halifax Infirmary, June 1962.

PILGRIMS OF HOPE, Paroisse Notre Dame d’Acadie and Paroisse Notre-Dame de l'Assomption came together for a retreat at SAINT AMBROSE CO-CATHEDRAL in honour of the Jubilee Year, June 2025. Saint Ambrose is a designated Jubilee Year local pilgrimage site.