The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 20:24:02 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Stonemason resurrects P.E.I. rectory /item/36387-stonemason-resurrects-p-e-i-rectory /item/36387-stonemason-resurrects-p-e-i-rectory

T Harv. Eker, the Canadian businessman, author and motivational speaker who espouses that a personƵapp mental attitude is foundational in creating wealth, once said “itƵapp not enough to be in the right place at the right time. You have to be the right person in the right place at the right time.”

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Sun, 28 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0500
Storm-ravaged steeple back above St. Martin of Tours, PEI /item/36222-storm-ravaged-steeple-back-above-st-martin-of-tours-pei /item/36222-storm-ravaged-steeple-back-above-st-martin-of-tours-pei

An early Christmas gift arrived Nov. 30 for the people of Cumberland, P.E.I, a county municipality devastated by post-tropical storm Fiona in September 2022.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Sun, 10 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0500
Tax break sought to save historic Nova Scotia church /item/35716-tax-break-sought-to-save-historic-nova-scotia-church /item/35716-tax-break-sought-to-save-historic-nova-scotia-church

Nation Prospère Acadie is continuing its quest to save historic St. Bernard Church in Digby County, N.S.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Wed, 12 Jul 2023 09:18:26 -0400
Notre-Dame restoration should be complete by 2024 /home/international/item/34871-notre-dame-restoration-should-be-complete-by-2024 /home/international/item/34871-notre-dame-restoration-should-be-complete-by-2024

Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is “a monument of humanity,” French architect Philippe Villeneuve told a Washington audience.

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International Thu, 20 Oct 2022 09:49:27 -0400
Restoration at Church of the Nativity shows what cooperation can do /home/international/item/33813-restoration-at-church-of-the-nativity-shows-what-cooperation-can-do /home/international/item/33813-restoration-at-church-of-the-nativity-shows-what-cooperation-can-do

BETHLEHEM, West Bank -- When restoration on the Church of the Nativity's wooden beams and leaking roof began in 2013 with the blessing of the three custodial churches, everyone involved was aware of the historic significance of the venture. It was the first time in 540 years that any repair work was done on the church on the site where Jesus was born.

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International Thu, 09 Dec 2021 10:15:05 -0500
Restoration of WindsorƵapp Assumption Church continues through pandemic /item/32170-restoration-of-windsor-s-assumption-church-continues-through-pandemic /item/32170-restoration-of-windsor-s-assumption-church-continues-through-pandemic

WINDSOR, Ont. -- A tour through the labyrinth of the attic of the more than century-and-a-half-old Our Lady of Assumption Church shows just how extensive and painstaking is the remediation work for the historic building, a Canadian landmark.

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Features Fri, 02 Oct 2020 07:00:00 -0400
Edmonton vows to restore historic Indigenous parish /item/32049-edmonton-vows-to-restore-historic-indigenous-parish /item/32049-edmonton-vows-to-restore-historic-indigenous-parish

EDMONTON -- The Archdiocese of Edmonton says it will do whatever it takes to restore Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples after a devastating fire Aug. 30 tore through the rear of the building.

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canadiancatholicnews@catholicregister.org (Canadian Catholic News) Canada Thu, 03 Sep 2020 10:31:25 -0400
New life for parish after devastating fire /item/31937-new-life-for-parish-after-devastating-fire /item/31937-new-life-for-parish-after-devastating-fire

ST. ISIDORE, ONT. -- When the historic church in St. Isidore, built in 1879, was destroyed by fire after a lightning storm in 2016, the community vowed off that the spiritual centre of the small French-Canadian community in eastern Ontario would rise again.

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Canada Fri, 31 Jul 2020 07:00:00 -0400
‘Heartbreaking’ flooding hits Fort McMurray /item/31613-heartbreaking-flooding-hits-fort-mcmurray /item/31613-heartbreaking-flooding-hits-fort-mcmurray

EDMONTON -- Having lived through their share of disaster, residents of Fort McMurray, Alta., are reeling in the aftermath of flooding that forced thousands to evacuate and damaged many buildings, including St. John The Baptist Church — the most central place of Catholic worship.

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Canada Fri, 15 May 2020 10:21:46 -0400
Cathedral ponders development option /item/30356-cathedral-ponders-development-option /item/30356-cathedral-ponders-development-option

VANCOUVER -- Like other churches and schools preparing for a major earthquake some day, 119-year-old Holy Rosary Cathedral is considering its options for a significant upgrade.

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Canada Sun, 29 Sep 2019 07:00:00 -0400