The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 20:24:08 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb A colourful salute to a Grey Nun /item/30458-a-colourful-salute-to-a-grey-nun /item/30458-a-colourful-salute-to-a-grey-nun

EDMONTON -- The black cover dropped and unveiled the mural. Ingrained in its tiles is the 160-year legacy of Catholic education in Alberta, and the Grey Nun who set it all in motion.

]]> canadiancatholicnews@catholicregister.org (Canadian Catholic News) Canada Sat, 12 Oct 2019 07:00:00 -0400 Class action request aimed at Quebec nuns for orphanage physical, sexual abuse /item/28189-class-action-request-aimed-at-quebec-nuns-for-orphanage-physical-sexual-abuse /item/28189-class-action-request-aimed-at-quebec-nuns-for-orphanage-physical-sexual-abuse QUEBEC CITY – The Sisters of Charity of Quebec said they were "surprised" and "troubled" by allegations that children who once stayed at the Mont d'Youville orphanage in Quebec City were sexually abused not only by lay educators but also by nuns.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) Canada Fri, 12 Oct 2018 07:00:00 -0400 Pope advances sainthood cause of Ottawa's Mother Bruyère /item/27192-pope-advances-sainthood-cause-of-ottawa-s-mother-bruyere /item/27192-pope-advances-sainthood-cause-of-ottawa-s-mother-bruyere

OTTAWA – The founder of the Sisters of Charity of Ottawa, who opened the first hospital and bilingual school in 19th-century Bytown, has been placed on the road to sainthood by Pope Francis.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Mon, 16 Apr 2018 10:39:14 -0400 The Register Archive: Mother d’Youville takes step to sainthood /item/26942-the-register-archive-mother-d-youville-takes-step-to-sainthood /item/26942-the-register-archive-mother-d-youville-takes-step-to-sainthood

In honour of International WomenöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Day on March 8, we look into The Catholic Register archive for a story of the first Canadian-born saint and founder of the Grey Nuns of Montreal, St. Marguerite d’Youville, born in Varennes, Que., in 1701. This story was published May 9, 1959, days after her beatification by Pope John XXIII. She was canonized in 1990.

]]> crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Features Fri, 09 Mar 2018 09:56:01 -0500 Saints fit the bill /columns/item/22073-saints-fit-the-bill /columns/item/22073-saints-fit-the-bill

The search is on to find a Canadian woman of distinction to honour on an upcoming bank note. After asking why has this taken so long, the next question is who should it be?

]]> editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) Editorial Thu, 07 Apr 2016 16:00:00 -0400 The Grey Nuns played an integral role in AlbertaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Church /features/call-to-service/item/20114-the-grey-nuns-played-an-integral-role-in-alberta-s-church /features/call-to-service/item/20114-the-grey-nuns-played-an-integral-role-in-alberta-s-church

St. Albert, Alta. - It was in the fall of 1859 that the Grey Nuns arrived in Alberta, welcomed by Fr. Albert Lacombe at Lac Ste. Anne with ringing church bells and dancing First Nations people.

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