Opinion Thu, 23 Jan 2025 04:41:55 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Edmonton Indigenous parish will be ready for Pope /item/34560-edmonton-indigenous-parish-will-be-ready-for-pope /item/34560-edmonton-indigenous-parish-will-be-ready-for-pope

The church will be ready because the Church is ready — ready for Pope Francis and ready for reconciliation.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) News Wed, 29 Jun 2022 14:04:10 -0400
Uplift Day makes life a little easier for needy /item/30692-uplift-day-makes-life-a-little-easier-for-needy /item/30692-uplift-day-makes-life-a-little-easier-for-needy

EDMONTON -- Zeny David will have warm clothing this winter and still be able to afford groceries.

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Features Sun, 17 Nov 2019 07:00:00 -0500
City sued after bridge lighting denied /item/30515-city-sued-after-bridge-lighting-denied /item/30515-city-sued-after-bridge-lighting-denied

EDMONTON -- The Alberta March for Life Association is suing the City of Edmonton after city administrators cancelled a previously-approved lighting of a bridge on May 9 in honour of the annual pro-life event.

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Canada Sat, 19 Oct 2019 07:00:00 -0400
MinistryƵapp barbecue feeds the spirit as well as body /item/30203-ministry-s-barbecue-feeds-the-spirit-as-well-as-body /item/30203-ministry-s-barbecue-feeds-the-spirit-as-well-as-body

EDMONTON -- For Keith Whitford, the Inner City Pastoral Ministry provides more than just a free meal. It has been a vital source of comfort and guidance through his many struggles.

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Canada Sun, 08 Sep 2019 07:00:00 -0400
Statue takes long way home /item/30148-statue-takes-long-way-home /item/30148-statue-takes-long-way-home

EDMONTON -- After travelling from Italy to Portugal to China, a 500-year-old wooden statue of the Infant Jesus has reached its final destination — a Carmelite monastery west of Edmonton.

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Canada Sun, 01 Sep 2019 11:32:55 -0400
Homeless venture hits milestone /item/29729-homeless-venture-hits-milestone /item/29729-homeless-venture-hits-milestone

EDMONTON -- It started with Edmonton churches asking “How can we help?”

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Canada Thu, 13 Jun 2019 10:13:53 -0400
17-year-old with Down syndrome becomes pro-life advocate in Canada /item/29477-17-year-old-with-down-syndrome-becomes-pro-life-advocate-in-canada /item/29477-17-year-old-with-down-syndrome-becomes-pro-life-advocate-in-canada

EDMONTON, Alberta - Sarah Joy Walker is alive today because her mother flatly turned down an abortion.

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Canada Sat, 11 May 2019 10:30:58 -0400
St. JosephƵapp College in Edmonton looks to stand out in crowd  /item/29072-st-joseph-s-college-in-edmonton-looks-to-stand-out-in-crowd /item/29072-st-joseph-s-college-in-edmonton-looks-to-stand-out-in-crowd

EDMONTON – As St. JosephƵapp College in Edmonton looks to the future, a top priority is emerging.

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Higher Education Thu, 28 Feb 2019 14:16:26 -0500
St. Isidore bringing out the best in its students /item/28906-st-isidore-bringing-out-the-best-in-its-students /item/28906-st-isidore-bringing-out-the-best-in-its-students

EDMONTON – Named after the patron saint of the Internet, St. Isidore Catholic Learning Centre in Sherwood Park, Alta., is far from a traditional school setting. 

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Youth Speak News Thu, 31 Jan 2019 13:58:39 -0500
Shona Mass is a little bit of home for Zimbabweans in Edmonton /item/28872-shona-mass-is-a-little-bit-of-home-for-zimbabweans-in-edmonton /item/28872-shona-mass-is-a-little-bit-of-home-for-zimbabweans-in-edmonton

EDMONTON – On a wintry Sunday morning in an Edmonton church, Eve Masenda ties a blue chitenge — an African sarong-like garment — around her daughterƵapp waist before Mass begins. 

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Features Mon, 28 Jan 2019 10:36:56 -0500