Street mission fast goes on despite pandemic
Vancouver - If this had been a typical year, dozens of young adults from St. Mary’s Parish in Vancouver would have attended Mass on a Friday evening, stayed for adoration, slept overnight at the church, then driven to Mission, B.C., for a talk, prayers and reflection at Westminster Abbey before returning to the parish for Mass and a shared meal.
Vancouver archdiocese ‘negligent’ on abuse, suit says
VANCOUVER -- A proposed class-action lawsuit filed against the Archdiocese of Vancouver claims the archdiocese was “systematically negligent” in protecting parishioners from abuse by clergy.
Small parish has a big pro-life presence
VANCOUVER - A growing trickle of pro-life activists at St. Anthony of Padua Parish has turned into a powerful river.
Family’s crucifix collection has new home
VANCOUVER - Redemptorist Fr. Babu Mathew is hoping his parishioners feel the love this Easter season.
Better tech means better events for Vancouver youth
VANCOUVER - A team of local missionaries is hoping to spend less time fundraising and more time in the field thanks to funding they’ll receive from the Archdiocese of Vancouver.
Grieving women find comfort in ‘quillows’
A close encounter with the Shroud of Turin
VANCOUVER – When Deacon Pete Schumacher began working in image processing and remote sensing — a technology that analyzes images from X-rays, satellites or the ocean floor — he had no idea it would lead him to a personal encounter with Jesus.
Archdiocese of Vancouver’s annual appeal tops $7 million
VANCOUVER – For someone like Thad, once convicted of a sex crime and now trying to put his old life behind him, a near-record-breaking year for Project Advance means another year of funding for the prison ministry program he relies on.
Chinese new year is off to optimistic start
Vancouver – As billions of people around the world prepared to celebrate the Lunar New Year on Feb. 5, a pastor in Surrey, B.C., was also taking the opportunity to celebrate another significant milestone for the local Chinese community.
Peter Stockland: At overdose prevention centre, success is measured by every breath
On a recent Saturday morning visit to Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, a person mummy-wrapped in a dragonfly blue blanket lay motionless a few feet from the corner of Hastings and Main.
VANCOUVER – He isn’t a famous hockey player, but when Clayton Imoo puts on a jersey and attends a Canucks game, he is always stopped by a few fans.
Faithful Goans feeling at home in Vancouver
B.C. hairdresser trims away at poverty
Opus Dei at 90: Making life extra-ordinary
VANCOUVER – The summits of B.C.’s Coastal Mountains and Rockies inspire longtime artist Arnold Shives.