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400 years of history in Notre-Dame-des-Anges
In 1620, the Récollets established the Notre-Dame-des-Anges convent near the Saint-Charles River, which marked the beginning of the religious vocation of this Québec City heritage site.…

Gathering on the future of churches in Mauricie
The Committee on the Future of the Mauricie Churches is organizing a first meeting to be held on Saturday, November 16, 2019, from 10 am to 3 pm, at the Jean-XXIII Church, 5810, rue de la Montagne, Trois-Rivières.…

The historical archives of Collège du Sacré-Cœur now stored at the Mgr-Antoine-Racine Archives Center
The Mgr-Antoine-Racine Archival Center in Sherbrooke was recently mandated to preserve the memory of Collège du Sacré-Cœur, a private secondary school for young girls rooted in Sherbrooke…

Revival of the Cité des Hospitalières project
The City of Montreal announced last week the revival of the project to occupy the convent of the Religious Hospitallers of Saint Joseph, a historic building acquired by the City during the last days of…

Amoureuses, a film by Louise Sigouin
For the first time, cloistered sisters agree to be filmed for one year in all aspects of their lives. The nuns of Berthierville, the only Francophone community of Dominican nuns in North America for nearly…

Minister Nathalie Roy protects the heritage site of l’Abbaye-Notre-Dame-du-Lac-à-Oka
The heritage site of l’Abbaye-Notre-Dame-du-Lac-à-Oka, a former monastic complex located in the Laurentians and including 275 hectares of farmland and woodland, is in the process of…

The Grand Organ Festival 2019
The Great Organ Festival is held again this fall by the Canadian International Organ Competition (CIOC), in Montreal. Thirty concerts and events for all ages and tastes are on offer. This is an opportunity…