The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 15:58:09 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Quebec indoor Masses to resume Feb. 7 /item/33984-quebec-indoor-masses-to-resume-feb-7 /item/33984-quebec-indoor-masses-to-resume-feb-7

Temporary church closures lifted in New Brunswick and PEI

]]> qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Mon, 31 Jan 2022 10:36:23 -0500 ‘Temporary’ Mass freeze for New Brunswick and P.E.I. /item/33959-temporary-mass-freeze-for-new-brunswick-and-p-e-i /item/33959-temporary-mass-freeze-for-new-brunswick-and-p-e-i

Churches in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island will be closed this weekend as the Martime provinces grapple with increased cases of COVID-19 due to the Omicron variant.

]]> qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Fri, 21 Jan 2022 12:46:48 -0500 The saints who kept church doors open /opinion/guest-columnists/item/33947-the-saints-who-kept-church-doors-open /opinion/guest-columnists/item/33947-the-saints-who-kept-church-doors-open

Amidst the bustling liturgical season that runs from the feast of the LordöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Nativity to the Epiphany, it is easy to lose sight of the memorial of Dec. 29 on the Roman calendar. St Thomas Becket, the 12th-century Archbishop of Canterbury and martyr that the Church commemorates on the fifth day of the Octave of Christmas, is truly worth remembering here and now.

]]> Guest Columns Thu, 20 Jan 2022 12:00:00 -0500 Editorial: For love of Christ /columns/item/33948-editorial-for-love-of-christ /columns/item/33948-editorial-for-love-of-christ

The beautiful paradox of Catholic faith is living itself out in Quebec where church pews are empty by State decree but parking lots outside ChristöÏÓãÊÓƵapp houses of worship are filling with prayer.

]]> editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) Editorial Thu, 20 Jan 2022 09:54:57 -0500 Cold air Masses bring faithful together /item/33934-cold-air-masses-bring-faithful-together /item/33934-cold-air-masses-bring-faithful-together

Fr. Emanuel Zetino snapped the photograph that has been striking an emotional chord with Canadian Catholic social media users in recent weeks.

]]> qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Wed, 19 Jan 2022 12:09:36 -0500 Francis Campbell: Return to in-person Mass will be in GodöÏÓãÊÓƵapp hands /opinion/guest-columnists/item/33926-francis-campbell-return-to-in-person-mass-will-be-in-god-s-hands /opinion/guest-columnists/item/33926-francis-campbell-return-to-in-person-mass-will-be-in-god-s-hands

Leisurely work-day walks provide a welcome respite from renewed restrictions brought on by the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

]]> fcampbell@catholicregister.org (Francis Campbell) Guest Columns Fri, 14 Jan 2022 14:30:00 -0500 Indoor Masses on hold indefinitely in Quebec /item/33887-indoor-masses-on-hold-indefinitely-in-quebec /item/33887-indoor-masses-on-hold-indefinitely-in-quebec

Except for funeral ceremonies with up to 25 attendees, QuebecöÏÓãÊÓƵapp churches will remain empty for the foreseeable future.

]]> qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Wed, 05 Jan 2022 11:06:23 -0500 Mass restrictions loosen further as of July 16 in Ontario /item/33316-mass-restrictions-loosen-further-as-of-july-16-in-ontario /item/33316-mass-restrictions-loosen-further-as-of-july-16-in-ontario

With Ontario moving into Step 3 of its reopening plan as of 12:01 a.m. July 16, there will no longer be capacity limits for places of worship. That won’t mean, however, that churches will be wide open for Mass.

]]> crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Canada Wed, 14 Jul 2021 14:09:50 -0400 Sri Lankan churches halt religious services as third wave of COVID-19 hits /home/international/item/33052-sri-lankan-churches-halt-religious-services-as-third-wave-of-covid-19-hits /home/international/item/33052-sri-lankan-churches-halt-religious-services-as-third-wave-of-covid-19-hits

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lankan churches once again have halted services, church weddings and Sunday schools due to a third wave of COVID-19 infections.

]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Mon, 03 May 2021 11:44:04 -0400 Irish government to lift ban on Mass attendance May 10 /home/international/item/33049-irish-government-to-lift-ban-on-mass-attendance-may-10 /home/international/item/33049-irish-government-to-lift-ban-on-mass-attendance-may-10

DUBLIN -- The Irish government said a COVID-19-related ban on Catholics attending Mass will be lifted May 10.

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