Maple Leaf cardinal Archbishop of Toronto Thomas Collins wears a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey as he walks in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican Thursday. The Canadian Press"There's no question Thomas Collins is one of us...the Archbishop who earned BA at Waterloo became cardinal this past weekend.
Born and raised in Guelph, he served as an altar boy at Church of Our Lady and frequently dropped by the Guelph Daily Mercury office on Macdonell Street, where his father Thomas Sr. was the circulation manager and his uncle, Joseph, the editor." Read more HERE.
Collins Newly-elected Cardinal, Thomas Christopher Collins, of Canada, arrives for a special audience Pope Benedict XVI held for newly-elevated cardinals, in the Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Monday. Pope Benedict formally created 22 new cardinals on Saturday Feb. 18.
Andrew Medichini/The Associated Press - From HERE.
A few people went to Rome from Guelph for this day. I can't wait to hear more about it from my friend who was part of a political group that travelled to the Vatican. For anyone interested, you can read more about Tom Collin's humble beginnings HERE.
