The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 20:27:50 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Assumption church in Windsor slowly returns to past glory /item/34018-assumption-church-in-windsor-slowly-returns-to-past-glory /item/34018-assumption-church-in-windsor-slowly-returns-to-past-glory

WindsorƵapp historic Our Lady of the Assumption Church has been declared “saved” by the National Trust for Canada. But for the 294-year-old parish the road to salvation begins with reconciliation.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Features Thu, 10 Feb 2022 08:35:20 -0500
Restoration of WindsorƵapp Assumption Church continues through pandemic /item/32170-restoration-of-windsor-s-assumption-church-continues-through-pandemic /item/32170-restoration-of-windsor-s-assumption-church-continues-through-pandemic

WINDSOR, Ont. -- A tour through the labyrinth of the attic of the more than century-and-a-half-old Our Lady of Assumption Church shows just how extensive and painstaking is the remediation work for the historic building, a Canadian landmark.

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Features Fri, 02 Oct 2020 07:00:00 -0400
Grand re-opening was … well, grand /item/30298-grand-re-opening-was-well-grand /item/30298-grand-re-opening-was-well-grand

When Fr. Maurice Restivo looked out upon a packed congregation — about double Our Lady of Assumption ChurchƵapp capacity — he knew the historic parish was back.

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mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Canada Sat, 21 Sep 2019 07:00:00 -0400
Bishop Fabbro vows renewed effort to restore WindsorƵapp historic Assumption Church /item/27921-bishop-fabbro-vows-renewed-effort-to-restore-windsor-s-historic-assumption-church /item/27921-bishop-fabbro-vows-renewed-effort-to-restore-windsor-s-historic-assumption-church

A wall of secrecy doomed two successive fundraising campaigns to restore one of CanadaƵapp most significant historical churches in Windsor, Ont., an independent inquiry has found.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Fri, 31 Aug 2018 14:51:15 -0400
Arsonists attempt to set fire to cathedral in Nepal's capital /home/international/item/24915-arsonists-attempt-to-set-fire-to-cathedral-in-nepal-s-capital /home/international/item/24915-arsonists-attempt-to-set-fire-to-cathedral-in-nepal-s-capital

KATHMANDU, Nepal – Arsonists attempted to set fire to Assumption Cathedral, the first public Catholic worship place in Hindu-majority Nepal.

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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Tue, 18 Apr 2017 12:18:00 -0400
Fr. Daniel Chui's smile will be sorely missed /item/19482-fr-chui-s-smile-will-be-sorely-missed /item/19482-fr-chui-s-smile-will-be-sorely-missed

Fr. Daniel Chui lost his battle with cancer on Dec. 21. The Basilian priest passed away suddenly inside his room at Anglin House, the Basilian retirement home in Toronto, after a three-year battle with esophageal cancer.

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evan.boudreau@catholicregister.org (Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register) Canada: Toronto-GTA Thu, 08 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0500
Landmark church closure a sad sign of the times /opinion/item/18780-landmark-church-closure-a-sad-sign-of-the-times /opinion/item/18780-landmark-church-closure-a-sad-sign-of-the-times

WINDSOR, ONT. - Last week I wrote about the impressive evangelical energy of young Chinese Catholics and how encouraging it was to be with them. Not two days later I was confronted with the grim reality of ecclesial life in Canada — the pockets of vitality are just that, pockets. 

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fr_desouza@catholicregister.org (Fr. Raymond J. de Souza) Fr. Raymond de Souza Thu, 11 Sep 2014 11:18:00 -0400