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Safeguarding and valuing real estate assets
The Auditor General of Quebec’s Report to the National Assembly for 2020-2021 was made public this morning at a press conference by the general auditor, madame Guylaine Leclerc. The report …
Notice of Intent
Très-Saint-Sacrement Church located on Sainte Foy Road in Quebec City, is in the process of being classified under the Cultural Heritage Act. The Minister of Culture and Communications, Nathalie…
Pandemic precipitates final closure of a church in Estrie
The doors of Saint-Jean-l’Évangéliste' Church, in Coaticook, will remain closed when public health authorities finally authorize the reopening of places of worship in Quebec. This…
Caregivers in times of epidemic
The Musée des Hospitalières de l’Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal offers the point of view of caregivers, at the forefront of the multiple epidemics that the metropolis has gone…
Parishes already in financial difficulty suffer during the pandemic
Thousands of churches across Canada have suspended their in-person celebrations of the Eucharist to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, and these closures have made an already difficult situation…
Quebec churches threatened by coronavirus
The Catholic Church has gone through many crises in its long history, but that of the coronavirus is particularly brutal. The financial impact of the absence of parishioners could be fatal to certain…
Death of sculptor Claude Lafortune
"He gave shape to impressive characters, often inspired by the Bible or the religious history of Quebec." The sculptor Claude Lafortune, well known for his animation and his creations for the…