Opinion Thu, 23 Jan 2025 01:48:15 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Ƶapp expect financial lift as church doors open /item/31759-dioceses-expect-financial-lift-as-church-doors-open /item/31759-dioceses-expect-financial-lift-as-church-doors-open

With churches across Ontario getting the go-ahead to open their doors, and most set to resume Sunday Masses June 21, it should alleviate some of the financial burden for dioceses still awaiting government relief through the Canada Wage Subsidy program.

]]> mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Canada Fri, 19 Jun 2020 08:32:59 -0400 Francis Campbell: The wait continues for return to pews /opinion/guest-columnists/item/31753-francis-campbell-the-wait-continues-for-return-to-pews /opinion/guest-columnists/item/31753-francis-campbell-the-wait-continues-for-return-to-pews

Another day, another clean slate for Nova Scotia in its coronavirus struggle. No additional deaths attributed to COVID-19, no new cases.

]]> fcampbell@catholicregister.org (Francis Campbell) Guest Columns Fri, 19 Jun 2020 08:26:42 -0400 Cardinal welcomes back parishioners to Mass at St. MichaelƵapp Cathedral /item/31749-cardinal-welcomes-back-parishioners-to-mass-at-st-michael-s-cathedral /item/31749-cardinal-welcomes-back-parishioners-to-mass-at-st-michael-s-cathedral

“So good to see you.”

And with those words, Cardinal Thomas Collins launched into the first Mass at St. MichaelƵapp Cathedral Basilica June 17 where he had a live congregation since the COVID-19 pandemic closed churches in the Toronto archdiocese and nationwide in mid-March.

]]> mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Canada Wed, 17 Jun 2020 10:46:07 -0400 Editorial: ItƵapp safety first /columns/item/31747-editorial-it-s-safety-first /columns/item/31747-editorial-it-s-safety-first

As Canadian churches continue to re-open, it would be wise to heed advice Pope Francis offered to Catholics everywhere.

]]> editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) Editorial Wed, 17 Jun 2020 10:35:54 -0400