The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 19:02:03 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Arson damages Ottawa church /item/37165-arson-damages-ottawa-church /item/37165-arson-damages-ottawa-church

The Ottawa Police ServiceöÏÓãÊÓƵapp (OPS) Arson Unit is investigating a fire that broke out around 3 a.m. on Sept. 18 at the downtown St. JosephöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Parish.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Mon, 23 Sep 2024 09:11:37 -0400
Bell tower at historic church in northern France collapses in arson fire /home/international/item/37092-bell-tower-at-historic-church-in-northern-france-collapses-in-arson-fire /home/international/item/37092-bell-tower-at-historic-church-in-northern-france-collapses-in-arson-fire

A man was taken into police custody after a major fire broke out at the historic Church of the Immaculate Conception in the northern French town of Saint-Omer in the morning hours of Sept. 2, causing its bell tower to collapse.

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osvnews@catholicregister.org (öÏÓãÊÓƵapp News) International Wed, 04 Sep 2024 13:30:53 -0400
Suspected arsonist damages Regina parish /item/36440-suspected-arsonist-damages-regina-parish /item/36440-suspected-arsonist-damages-regina-parish

A suspected arson struck at Blessed Sacrament Parish in downtown Regina Feb. 9.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Mon, 12 Feb 2024 13:54:20 -0500
Torched churchöÏÓãÊÓƵapp parishioners look forward /item/36141-torched-church-s-parishioners-look-forward /item/36141-torched-church-s-parishioners-look-forward

More than two years since a suspicious fire destroyed St. Jean Baptiste Parish in Morinville, Alta., the criminal investigation has borne no suspects or arrests.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Sat, 18 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0500
Trial date set for alleged Alberta church arsonists /item/36078-trial-date-set-for-alleged-alberta-church-arsonists /item/36078-trial-date-set-for-alleged-alberta-church-arsonists

Two men from High Prairie, Alta., charged for setting fire to St. BernardöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Church in Grouard, Alta., on May 22 are slated for trial almost a year to the day later.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Fri, 03 Nov 2023 10:25:22 -0400
Suspect sought in Calgary cathedral fire /item/35614-suspect-sought-in-calgary-cathedral-fire /item/35614-suspect-sought-in-calgary-cathedral-fire

The Calgary Police Service (CPS) is on the hunt for a man who deliberately started a fire and assaulted two men at St. MaryöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Cathedral in Calgary.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Wed, 07 Jun 2023 13:52:10 -0400
Arson claims historic Alberta church /item/35589-arson-claims-historic-alberta-church /item/35589-arson-claims-historic-alberta-church

Two High Prairie, Alta., men are facing charges of arson and break and enter to commit theft after fire destroyed St. Bernard Church, built in 1901, in Grouard, Alta., on May 22.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Wed, 31 May 2023 10:29:30 -0400
Police in Northern Ireland investigate burning of Pope Francis image /home/international/item/34599-police-in-northern-ireland-investigate-burning-of-pope-francis-image /home/international/item/34599-police-in-northern-ireland-investigate-burning-of-pope-francis-image

The Police Service of Northern Ireland said it is investigating a possible crime after an image of Pope Francis was burned in a bonfire.

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International Wed, 13 Jul 2022 12:04:02 -0400
Portrait of St. Kateri survives devastating church fire on Easter Sunday /item/32984-portrait-of-st-kateri-survives-devastating-church-fire-on-easter-sunday /item/32984-portrait-of-st-kateri-survives-devastating-church-fire-on-easter-sunday

Amidst the rubble left by the fire that consumed St. Theresa Point Catholic Church on Easter Sunday laid a picture of St. Kateri Tekakwitha almost completely intact.

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waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Features Fri, 16 Apr 2021 09:11:40 -0400
Arson suspected in Manitoba church fire on Easter /item/32942-arson-suspected-in-manitoba-church-fire-on-easter /item/32942-arson-suspected-in-manitoba-church-fire-on-easter

Just hours after Easter Sunday Mass, residents of St. Theresa Point First Nation in Manitoba could only watch and cry as their Catholic church burned to the ground.

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crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Canada Wed, 07 Apr 2021 11:25:00 -0400