The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:14:28 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb St. André church moving toward reality /faith/item/29385-st-andre-church-moving-toward-reality /faith/item/29385-st-andre-church-moving-toward-reality

Barely two weeks into a capital campaign to raise funds for the Archdiocese of TorontoöÏÓãÊÓƵapp newest church — named after CanadaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp newest saint — about $150,000 has been collected, raising hopes shovels will be in the ground by the end of 2020.

]]> mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Faith Tue, 23 Apr 2019 11:27:25 -0400 Major makeover of Montreal's St. Joseph Oratory to give visitors 'a new experience' /item/29138-major-makeover-of-montreal-s-st-joseph-oratory-to-give-visitors-a-new-experience /item/29138-major-makeover-of-montreal-s-st-joseph-oratory-to-give-visitors-a-new-experience MONTREAL – St. Joseph Oratory is about to get a $110 million (US$82 million) makeover under a plan to make the popular site more attractive to tourists.
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EDMONTON – Touring the magnificent St. JosephöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Oratory during a class trip to Montreal, student Noah Ethier was surprised to learn about his family connection to St. André Bessette, who helped build it. 

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