COQUITLAM—Father Joseph Tae-Woo Lee pastored local Korean Catholics for a quarter of a century, building churches, boosting evangelism efforts, and seeing more baptisms in his parish than any other community … Continued
VANCOUVER—Mass-goers at a Chinese church in Vancouver never expected they’d meet their patron saint in the flesh, in their neighbourhood. Yet parishioners at St. Francis Xavier Parish Wednesday found themselves … Continued
VANCOUVER—It’s official: Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, the Archbishop of Manila, is packing his bags and getting ready to give a public address in Vancouver this March. Cardinal Tagle is known … Continued
WEST VANCOUVER—Look out Grouse Grind, the “Habit Hike” has come to the North Shore Mountains. OK, that’s not the event’s real name, but three religious sisters in full habits and … Continued
COQUITLAM—More than a decade before the Archdiocese of Vancouver would start training men to become permanent deacons, it had Deacon Guy Delionnet. Deacon Delionnet, ordained in 1980, was an unlikely … Continued
This is the seventh and final article in a series on sacred art. PORT COQUITLAM—A Port Coquitlam artist is proving handwritten manuscripts of the Scriptures in intricate lettering and detail … Continued
This is the sixth article in a series on sacred art. LANGLEY—Classical music plays as a seamstress carefully pulls red embroidery thread through gold-coloured silk in the basement of her … Continued
VANCOUVER—For women struggling with the effects of B.C.’s overdose crisis, homelessness, and past abuses in residential schools, a weekly downtown program offers a ray of hope. “There are a lot … Continued
The relics of holy people – parts of the body after death, items used during life – are a fundamental part of mankind’s religious imagination. One of the world’s most … Continued
VANCOUVER—Spirits were high as 120 people raised a glass of fine scotch to the local Jesuits. Vancouver’s second annual scotch tasting, modeled after similar fundraisers in eastern Canada, raised about … Continued