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Major work begins at the Saint-Esprit-de-Rosemont church
The Saint-Esprit-de-Rosemont Church, the only Art Deco-style church in the city, will be the subject of major masonry work from January. The facade of the emblematic building on rue Masson must be completely…

Canadian Conservation Institute to move to former Servants of Jesus and Mary monastery
The change of vocation of the former Servants of Jesus-Marie monastery, on Laurier Street, in the Hull sector, has begun. Le Droit has learned that the National Capital Commission (NCC) is discussing…

Casavant organ of Trois-Rivières to be saved
The Casavant organ at the Church of Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Allégresses has not yet found a buyer since the church was sold. Negotiations are continuing with Maison Casavant. An American church might…

The silence of the churches
Several churches have not yet reopened their doors in Quebec since the start of the pandemic, which is now forcing the Catholic Church to cut spending and take a vow of poverty. Portrait of the situation,…

The virtual encyclopedia of Quebec social Christianity
What do the Ursulin and environmentalist Estelle Lacousière, trade unionist Michel Chartrand, lay missionary Raoul Léger, assassinated in Guatemala in 1981, and journalist and essayist Hélène…

Newsletter Volume 20, Number 3
The Québec Religious Heritage Council his pleased to put its last Newsletter online. Enjoy!

The Augustinians archives become part of the Canada Memory of the World Register
On September 30, 2020, the Canadian Commission for UNESCO made public the listing of the Augustinian archives of the 12 monasteries-hospitals of Canada in the Canadian Memory of the World Register. This…