The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:53:11 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Alberta Catholics urged to take part in election /item/35573-alberta-catholics-urged-to-take-part-in-election /item/35573-alberta-catholics-urged-to-take-part-in-election

Catholics have a moral obligation to get involved in the democratic process, AlbertaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp bishops said in a May 16 pastoral letter.

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crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Canada Thu, 25 May 2023 09:07:34 -0400
Bishop Grandin removed from Alberta schools /item/33328-bishop-grandin-removed-from-alberta-schools /item/33328-bishop-grandin-removed-from-alberta-schools

The Calgary Catholic School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously to change the name of Bishop Grandin High School in light of Bishop Vital Justin GrandinöÏÓãÊÓƵapp (1829-1902) key role in establishing residential schools in CanadaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp west.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Fri, 16 Jul 2021 14:00:00 -0400
Alberta churches dealt harshest COVID-19 measures in a year /item/33092-alberta-churches-dealt-harshest-covid-19-measures-in-a-year /item/33092-alberta-churches-dealt-harshest-covid-19-measures-in-a-year

Houses of worship were among the many sectors of Alberta society hit with the most stringent COVID-19 capacity guidelines since the first wave of the virus last spring. New regulations are limiting in-person worship services to 15 people in high case areas, down from the 15 per cent of building fire code capacity.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Fri, 14 May 2021 14:49:37 -0400
Glen Argan: ThereöÏÓãÊÓƵapp more to Alberta than just oil /opinion/columnists/item/32739-glen-argan-there-s-more-to-alberta-than-just-oil /opinion/columnists/item/32739-glen-argan-there-s-more-to-alberta-than-just-oil

Soon after moving to work at The Red Deer Advocate in 1978 I learned that Albertans do not fit the stereotype outsiders have of them. Even in supposedly redneck Red Deer, a rapidly growing centre servicing the petroleum and agriculture industries, there was significant diversity of opinion.

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glenargan@catholicregister.org (Glen Argan) Glen Argan Fri, 19 Feb 2021 14:30:00 -0500
WhatöÏÓãÊÓƵapp next for Alberta? /item/32648-what-s-next-for-alberta /item/32648-what-s-next-for-alberta

With the stroke of a pen, U.S. President Joe Biden didn’t just cancel the Keystone XL pipeline. In the eyes of some, heöÏÓãÊÓƵapp cancelled Alberta.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Thu, 28 Jan 2021 09:07:45 -0500
Alberta man charged with hate crime for disrupting Mass /item/32558-alberta-man-charged-with-hate-crime-for-disrupting-mass /item/32558-alberta-man-charged-with-hate-crime-for-disrupting-mass

EDMONTON, Alberta -- A 25-year-old Edmonton man was charged with a hate crime after he allegedly disrupted Mass at a church and briefly posted an obscenity-laden video online.

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Canada Tue, 05 Jan 2021 15:13:32 -0500
At Alberta meat plant, COVID-19 put Catholic social teaching into action /item/32218-at-alberta-meat-plant-covid-19-put-catholic-social-teaching-into-action /item/32218-at-alberta-meat-plant-covid-19-put-catholic-social-teaching-into-action

EDMONTON, Alberta - The largest single outbreak of COVID-19 in North America may be one of the biggest lessons in the Catholic social principles of sacrifice, the value of work, care for the common good, and solidarity.

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Canada Fri, 16 Oct 2020 10:20:33 -0400
‘Heartbreaking’ flooding hits Fort McMurray /item/31613-heartbreaking-flooding-hits-fort-mcmurray /item/31613-heartbreaking-flooding-hits-fort-mcmurray

EDMONTON -- Having lived through their share of disaster, residents of Fort McMurray, Alta., are reeling in the aftermath of flooding that forced thousands to evacuate and damaged many buildings, including St. John The Baptist Church — the most central place of Catholic worship.

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Canada Fri, 15 May 2020 10:21:46 -0400
Campus pro-life group wins appeal over security fees /item/30947-campus-pro-life-group-wins-appeal-over-security-fees /item/30947-campus-pro-life-group-wins-appeal-over-security-fees

AlbertaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp top court has sided with a pro-life group that claimed a security fee imposed by the University of Alberta violated its right to freedom of expression.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Tue, 07 Jan 2020 14:55:13 -0500
Kenney revives Alberta prayer breakfast /item/30821-kenney-revives-alberta-prayer-breakfast /item/30821-kenney-revives-alberta-prayer-breakfast

EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is reviving the tradition of a provincial Christian prayer breakfast, calling it one sign of respect for religious freedom in a diverse society.

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Canada Fri, 06 Dec 2019 13:00:00 -0500