The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 20:26:43 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Parish helps Chinese adapt in new land /item/33096-parish-helps-chinese-adapt-in-new-land /item/33096-parish-helps-chinese-adapt-in-new-land

If you call Our Lady of Perpetual Help (OLPH) Chinese Catholic Church in Calgary these days, itöÏÓãÊÓƵapp likely pastor Fr. Joseph Nguyen will be the one picking up the phone.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Canada Sun, 16 May 2021 14:29:37 -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
Calgary leans on technology to continue mission /item/32483-calgary-leans-on-technology-to-continue-mission /item/32483-calgary-leans-on-technology-to-continue-mission

As much as the current landscape enables, Calgary Bishop William McGrattan is keen on being a vibrant presence this Christmas season by engaging in key charity and goodwill campaigns.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Sat, 12 Dec 2020 08:00:00 -0500
Urban farm reaps bountiful harvest /item/32190-urban-farm-reaps-bountiful-harvest /item/32190-urban-farm-reaps-bountiful-harvest

CALGARY - Year two of the Land of Dreams’ 30-acre urban farm in southeast Calgary has brought twice the bounty of the first.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Fri, 09 Oct 2020 08:01:06 -0400
Calgary fosters culture of life at TOB conference /item/29225-calgary-fosters-culture-of-life-at-tob-conference /item/29225-calgary-fosters-culture-of-life-at-tob-conference

CalgaryöÏÓãÊÓƵapp first Theology of the Body conference was Bishop William McGrattanöÏÓãÊÓƵapp vision in action. 

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Youth Speak News Thu, 21 Mar 2019 15:21:17 -0400
Figure of Speech: Resolving myself to a Year of Depth /opinion/columnists/item/28913-figure-of-speech-resolving-myself-to-a-year-of-depth /opinion/columnists/item/28913-figure-of-speech-resolving-myself-to-a-year-of-depth

It is fashionable for columnists to devote the first column of the new year to resolutions — those kept and those broken. For the record, I’ve done both.

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jturcotte@catholicregister.org (Gerry Turcotte ) Register Columnists Thu, 31 Jan 2019 15:42:08 -0500
Calgary priest charged with sexual assault /item/28785-calgary-priest-charged-with-sexual-assault /item/28785-calgary-priest-charged-with-sexual-assault

A Calgary priest has been charged in connection to alleged sexual assaults dating back to 2012.

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Canada Wed, 16 Jan 2019 09:44:48 -0500
Robert Brehl: Ringing in the New Year with optimism /opinion/columnists/item/28706-robert-brehl-ringing-in-the-new-year-with-optimism /opinion/columnists/item/28706-robert-brehl-ringing-in-the-new-year-with-optimism

ItöÏÓãÊÓƵapp easy to look around and be pessimistic. Public and household debt levels are alarmingly high in Canada. The Church is roiling from one abuse scandal to another. So many parts of the world seem in chaos with rampant corruption, wars and terrorism.

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robertbrehl@catholicregister.org (Robert Brehl) Register Columnists Mon, 31 Dec 2018 13:22:29 -0500
Calgary Catholic School Board faces anti-LGBT discrimination lawsuit from former principal /item/28598-calgary-catholic-school-board-faces-anti-lgbt-discrimination-lawsuit-from-former-principal /item/28598-calgary-catholic-school-board-faces-anti-lgbt-discrimination-lawsuit-from-former-principal CALGARY – Amid continuing legal pressure against Catholic institutions in Canada, the Calgary Catholic School District faces a lawsuit from a former principal who has said she was pushed out due to discrimination on religious, marital, and anti-LGBT grounds.
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Canada Tue, 11 Dec 2018 09:09:42 -0500
Calgary priest on leave over misconduct allegations /item/28321-calgary-priest-on-leave-over-misconduct-allegations /item/28321-calgary-priest-on-leave-over-misconduct-allegations

A priest in the Diocese of Calgary has been placed on administrative leave over allegations of sexual misconduct involving two minors and several adults.

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crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Canada Tue, 30 Oct 2018 11:11:24 -0400