French-speaking parishioners get new space to worship

Blessed Sacrament Church is earthquake-safe and more beautiful, thanks to massive renovation

Large altar made of white marble stands near the centre. Agnieszka Krawczynski / The B.C. Catholic.

A decades-old French church has become a seismically safer liturgical wonder. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.


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Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera of Mexico City distributes Communion during Mass in early May at Mexico City's Metropolitan Cathedral. Pope Francis will visit Mexico in February. It will be the Pontiff's first trip to the very Catholic country, said Cardinal Rivera. CNS photo / Ricardo Castelan, EPA.

Pope Francis will visit Mexico City in February 2016, Cardinal Norberto Rivera announced on Sunday. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.

40 Days for Life campaign not deterred, despite change

Between 50 and 75 people took part in the closing rally of the 40 Days for Life campaign in Ottawa. Deborah Gyapong (CCN).

As Ottawa's 9th 40 Days for Life campaign ended Nov. 1, organizers committed to keep momentum, especially since the election of a Liberal government that refused pro-life candidates. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.