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Recent News:
St. John’s – June 15, 2010) Parishioners, former parishioners,
friends and family of Monsignor James Doody gathered at St. Patrick’s Church, St. John’s on June 15 to celebrate his mass of retirement from pastoral ministry in the Archdiocese of St. John’s. Read
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Archbishop Martin Currie of St. John’s will ordain Mr. Cecil Critch will ordain Mr. Cecil Critch to the transitional diaconate for the Archdiocese of St. John’s at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 9, 2010. Read More:
Married Couples Build Strong and Lasting Relationships (St. John’s – June 4, 2010) The Family Life Bureau of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John’s and the West End Baptist Church and the Anglican Church have partnered to help give married couples the tools they need to build strong and lasting relationships.. Read More:
Archbishop Martin Currie's Lenten Message 2010 (St. John's, February 9, 2010) Archbishop Martin Currie, Archbishop of St.
John's in his annual Lenten Message released today called on Catholics to take some time to reflect on how they celebrate the Lenten season. Read More:
MIDDAY MASS THROUGHOUT THE LENTEN SEASON AT THE BASILICA CATHEDRAL
(St. John’s – February 10, 2010) Father Charlie Kelly, Parish Priest of the Basilica Cathedral Parish, St. John’s will be making it a little easier for Catholics to attend mass during the Lenten Season by adding a midday mass to the parish schedule.Read More:
Haiti Special Church Collection A Great Success (St. John's, NL - February 2, 2010)Archbishop Martin Currie, Archbishop of St. John's and Bishop of the Diocese of Grand Falls, NL reported today that parishioners from Roman Catholic parishes in the province have been very generous in their response to a special collection taken up for victims of the earthquake in Haiti. Read More:
APPEAL TO PASTORS AND FAITHFULL FOR AN EMERGENCY FUND FOR HAITI
DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE LAUNCHES EMERGENCY APPEAL FOR EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS IN HAITI
H1N1 PANDEMIC PLAN FOR CATHOLIC CHURCHES IMPLEMENTED
(St. John’s, NL – October 28, 2009)
THERE WAS SHOCK, SADNESS AND ANGER
ORDINATION CELEBRATION AT THE BASILICA
CATHEDRAL (St. John's - June 25,
2009) Family, friends and parishioners filled the Roman Catholic Basilica
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in St. John's yesterday for the ordination
to priesthood of Philip Melvin.
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HIS PASSION WAS CHURCH LITURGY
(St. John's - April 14, 2009)
John Joseph Fardy passed peacefully away at the Health Sciences Centre on
Monday, April 13, 2009. He was 83 years.
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Soup, Sandwich and Scripture
(St. John's - March 27, 2009)
The Catholic Church since June 29, 2009 has been celebrating a special jubilee
year dedicated to St. Paul to mark the approximately 2,000th anniversary
of the saint's birth.
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Married Couples Build Strong and
Lasting Relationships (St. John's)
The Family Life Bureau of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John's and
the West End Baptist Church and the Anglican Church have partnered to help
give married couples the tools they need to build strong and lasting relationships.
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WE REMEMBER: ECUMENICAL SERVICE
A TIME OF PRAYER AND REFLECTION
(St. John's - March 19, 2009) The bells of the Roman Catholic
Basilica Cathedral of St. John the Baptist tolled Wednesday evening for
the 17 people that died last Thursday when their Cougar offshore helicopter
crashed into the Atlantic Ocean.
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LIFE IS CHANGED AND WILL BE DIFFERENT
BUT ... "IT GOES ON". (Homily
reflection on the Gospel of Luke 24:13 -35 delivered by Archbishop Martin
Currie, Archbishop of St. John's and Bishop of Grand Falls, Newfoundland
and Labrador at the Ecumenical Service for the passengers and crew of Cougar
Flight 49) Wednesday, March 18, 2009
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FROM SLATE TO CHALK: The History
of Catholic Education in Newfoundland
 "As
the permanent population of the island expanded, it became increasingly
apparent to the established churches that education would be a way of ensuring
the practice of faith in the next generation. Parents also grew aware that
education was means of improving their family's social and economic standing.
Accordingly, religious denominations sought out ways to provide educational
opportunities for members of their congregations."
Visit the Virtual
Exhibit
BASILICA MUSEUM:
FROM CORNERSTONE TO CONSECRATION
 Though
the city of St. John's has grown considerably since the consecration of
the Basilica in 1855, the Cathedral remains a focal point for many cultural
functions in the community, and a constant draw for tourists visiting old
St. John's.
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