The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:54:43 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Street mission fast goes on despite pandemic /item/32193-street-mission-fast-goes-on-despite-pandemic /item/32193-street-mission-fast-goes-on-despite-pandemic

Vancouver - If this had been a typical year, dozens of young adults from St. MaryƵapp Parish in Vancouver would have attended Mass on a Friday evening, stayed for adoration, slept overnight at the church, then driven to Mission, B.C., for a talk, prayers and reflection at Westminster Abbey before returning to the parish for Mass and a shared meal.

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canadiancatholicnews@catholicregister.org (Canadian Catholic News) Youth Speak News Fri, 09 Oct 2020 11:05:58 -0400
Vancouver archdiocese ‘negligent’ on abuse, suit says /item/32038-vancouver-archdiocese-negligent-on-abuse-suit-says /item/32038-vancouver-archdiocese-negligent-on-abuse-suit-says

VANCOUVER -- A proposed class-action lawsuit filed against the Archdiocese of Vancouver claims the archdiocese was “systematically negligent” in protecting parishioners from abuse by clergy.

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Canada Wed, 02 Sep 2020 13:18:45 -0400
Small parish has a big pro-life presence /item/29404-small-parish-has-a-big-pro-life-presence /item/29404-small-parish-has-a-big-pro-life-presence

VANCOUVER - A growing trickle of pro-life activists at St. Anthony of Padua Parish has turned into a powerful river.

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Canada Sat, 27 Apr 2019 15:29:05 -0400
FamilyƵapp crucifix collection has new home /item/29394-family-s-crucifix-collection-has-new-home /item/29394-family-s-crucifix-collection-has-new-home

VANCOUVER - Redemptorist Fr. Babu Mathew is hoping his parishioners feel the love this Easter season.

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Canada Thu, 25 Apr 2019 10:40:40 -0400
Better tech means better events for Vancouver youth /item/29312-better-tech-means-better-events-for-vancouver-youth /item/29312-better-tech-means-better-events-for-vancouver-youth

VANCOUVER - A team of local missionaries is hoping to spend less time fundraising and more time in the field thanks to funding they’ll receive from the Archdiocese of Vancouver.

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Youth Speak News Thu, 11 Apr 2019 11:30:26 -0400
Grieving women find comfort in ‘quillows’ /item/29260-grieving-women-find-comfort-in-quillows /item/29260-grieving-women-find-comfort-in-quillows

Her father died nearly seven years ago and she is still struggling to come to terms with the loss.

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Canada Sat, 30 Mar 2019 11:33:11 -0400
A close encounter with the Shroud of Turin /item/29237-a-close-encounter-with-the-shroud-of-turin /item/29237-a-close-encounter-with-the-shroud-of-turin

VANCOUVER – When Deacon Pete Schumacher began working in image processing and remote sensing — a technology that analyzes images from X-rays, satellites or the ocean floor — he had no idea it would lead him to a personal encounter with Jesus.

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Canada Tue, 26 Mar 2019 10:58:10 -0400
Archdiocese of VancouverƵapp annual appeal tops $7 million /item/29157-archdiocese-of-vancouver-s-annual-appeal-tops-7-million /item/29157-archdiocese-of-vancouver-s-annual-appeal-tops-7-million

VANCOUVER – For someone like Thad, once convicted of a sex crime and now trying to put his old life behind him, a near-record-breaking year for Project Advance means another year of funding for the prison ministry program he relies on.

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Canada Tue, 12 Mar 2019 12:45:35 -0400
Chinese new year is off to optimistic start /item/28950-chinese-new-year-is-off-to-optimistic-start /item/28950-chinese-new-year-is-off-to-optimistic-start

Vancouver – As billions of people around the world prepared to celebrate the Lunar New Year on Feb. 5, a pastor in Surrey, B.C., was also taking the opportunity to celebrate another significant milestone for the local Chinese community.

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Canada Fri, 08 Feb 2019 15:57:53 -0500
Peter Stockland: At overdose prevention centre, success is measured by every breath /opinion/columnists/item/28936-peter-stockland-at-overdose-prevention-centre-success-is-measured-by-every-breath /opinion/columnists/item/28936-peter-stockland-at-overdose-prevention-centre-success-is-measured-by-every-breath

On a recent Saturday morning visit to VancouverƵapp Downtown Eastside, a person mummy-wrapped in a dragonfly blue blanket lay motionless a few feet from the corner of Hastings and Main. 

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peterstockland@catholicregister.org (Peter Stockland) Register Columnists Thu, 07 Feb 2019 16:05:57 -0500