The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:59:30 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Welcoming strangers for 75 years and beyond /item/34589-welcoming-strangers-for-75-years-and-beyond /item/34589-welcoming-strangers-for-75-years-and-beyond

Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Church in Ottawa is celebrating 75 years as a parish this year, but its legacy as a welcoming place goes back a lot further.

]]>
waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) Canada Sat, 09 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0400
The changing parish /faith/item/32736-the-changing-parish /faith/item/32736-the-changing-parish

In announcing another reorganization and consolidation of parishes, Quebec City Archbishop Cardinal Gérald Lacroix sought to focus the conversation on “our ability to fulfill our essential mission.”

]]>
mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Faith Fri, 19 Feb 2021 08:38:31 -0500
Tiny parish in Alberta is filled with big hearts /item/27735-tiny-parish-in-alberta-is-filled-with-big-hearts /item/27735-tiny-parish-in-alberta-is-filled-with-big-hearts

Edmonton – Parishioners in Rivière Qui Barre, a tiny hamlet northwest of Edmonton, are celebrating a major achievement after completing a $50,000 renovation to their church building over the past year. 

]]>
Canada Thu, 26 Jul 2018 16:48:58 -0400
PriestƵapp temporary post turns into 42-year career /item/27608-priest-s-temporary-post-turns-into-42-year-career /item/27608-priest-s-temporary-post-turns-into-42-year-career

EDMONTON – When a young Fr. Martin Carroll first came to Canada from England to help with a shortage of priests, he wasn’t expecting to stay for long. That was 42 years ago.

]]>
Canada Mon, 25 Jun 2018 10:35:36 -0400
Unsung heroes: Secretaries on the parish front lines /item/27275-unsung-heroes-secretaries-on-the-parish-front-lines /item/27275-unsung-heroes-secretaries-on-the-parish-front-lines

It was an otherwise quiet Wednesday morning when a woman walked into the parish office of St. Joan of Arc in Toronto. 

]]>
jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) Features Sun, 29 Apr 2018 22:09:08 -0400
Speaking in many tongues is hallmark of parish life /item/25269-speaking-in-many-tongues-is-hallmark-of-parish-life /item/25269-speaking-in-many-tongues-is-hallmark-of-parish-life

On a Sunday morning a steady stream of parishioners files through the glass doors of possibly the most bustling church in the Archdiocese of Toronto. Latecomers with toddlers in tow scan the crowded pews for a seat. As the procession ends, the priest reaches the presiderƵapp chair and raises his right hand to his forehead.

]]>
Archdiocese of Toronto 175 Thu, 25 May 2017 14:26:11 -0400
New Evangelization Summit sets an inspiring tone /item/25024-new-evangelization-summit-sets-an-inspiring-tone /item/25024-new-evangelization-summit-sets-an-inspiring-tone

OTTAWA – “Inspiration” is an word often heard around the New Evangelization Summit and it has plenty to draw on for this yearƵapp edition May 12-13 in Ottawa.

]]>
ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Fri, 28 Apr 2017 12:32:00 -0400