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Restoration of Windsor’s Assumption Church continues through pandemic

October 2, 2020

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.

Faith paves the path of a 70-year journey

September 25, 2020

When Margaret and Paul O’Connor first met in 1946, they were teenagers enjoying a Catholic youth night at St. Michael’s Cathedral in Toronto. As they swayed to the sounds of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, little did they know that one day they would celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary.

Garden project at Toronto City Hall part of province’s TRC commitments

September 19, 2020

An Indigenous garden project underway in Toronto looks to bring hope and light to the province in the journey towards healing from the dark past of residential schools.

Family with 14th child on the way pulls together in faith

September 11, 2020

The thought of 14 children would be inconceivable for most couples these days but for Carissa and Patrick Douglas it’s a dream come true.

Exhibition sheds light on unique partnership that created iconic Quebec Church buildings

September 4, 2020

MONTREAL -- About 40 years ago, Raymonde Gauthier found a PhD topic by glancing out the window of her small apartment at the corner of Montreal’s St. Laurent Boulevard and Sherbrooke Street.

Aid groups help the poor caught in Ukraine conflict

August 15, 2020

Ceasefires in Ukraine aren’t quite ceasefires.

Keeping the faith

August 12, 2020

MONTREAL -- When young Kevin Donovan left Montreal’s Loyola High School 67 summers ago, he could hardly foresee having a son who would one day lead the school to a landmark legal victory for religious freedom.

Hiroshima survivor Setsuko Thurlow keeps fighting spirit

July 30, 2020

Setsuko Thurlow, 88, isn’t just disappointed. She’s choking back tears of frustration and grief as she describes the response she’s had from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on nuclear disarmament over the last four years.

Pilgrims’ best virtue is patience

July 16, 2020

Although the coronavirus upended Jacqueline Maurais’ hopes of travelling to Germany this summer to see the world’s most famous Passion Play, like many faithful Canadians, her plans have not been cancelled but postponed.

Portraits of frontline heros

June 28, 2020

The Register’s Michael Swan takes snapshots of some of the people making a difference