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July 7, 2022

Marian movement launches papal visit procession

The papal visit statue procession began at the Canadian National Marian Shrine in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Que., on June 22.

Dennis Girard hopes the Marian Devotional Movement’s prayerful Papal Visit Pilgrim Statue Procession — and a 54-day Novena launched May 31 —  will bless Pope Francis’ mission of healing and reconciliation with Canada’s Indigenous peoples.

Published in Canada
April 8, 2017

Historic images of Good Friday procession portray a community of faith

Photographer Vincenzo Pietropaolo has been faithfully documenting College Street’s Good Friday procession of St. Francis of Assisi Parish for every year but one since 1968. The best from Pietropalo’s collection of Good Friday photographis have been assembled in a book, ‘Ritual.’ A variety of images are also on display during Holy Week at Toronto’s St. Francis of Assisi Parish

When St. Francis of Assisi pastor Fr. Jimmy Zammit looks at Vincenzo Pietropaolo’s photographs he sees the faith of his community.

Published in Features
March 31, 2015

Church directives seek to keep mafia out of Easter processions

Worshippers carry a statue of the risen Christ during an Easter procession in Escazu, Costa Rica, April 8, 2012.

VATICAN CITY - The bishop of a southern Italian diocese has issued new directives aimed at keeping the mafia out of this year's Easter processions.

Published in Vatican
July 10, 2014

After Pope's condemnation of mafia, Italian bishop bans processions

Processions like this are banned in Calabria now because of a similar procession where the statue of the Madonna passed by the house of a mafia boss under house arrest.

VATICAN CITY - A bishop in Calabria has ordered an end to all religious processions in his diocese after 30 men carrying a large statue of Mary and hundreds of people accompanying the statue paused and bowed in front of the house of a presumed mafia boss.

Published in International
July 7, 2014

Religious procession past Mafia boss’ home irks Italy’s Catholic clergy

Msgr. Nunzio Galantino

ROME - Only two weeks after Pope Francis announced he was excommunicating the Mafia, a religious procession in southern Italy has provoked uproar after paying homage to a convicted mobster.

Published in International