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Halifax-Yarmouth Archbishop Brian Dunn displays the monstrance ahead of the 4km Eucharist Procession where approximately 1000 people walked with Jesus through the streets of Halifax Oct. 19. (Photo credit Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth.)

Halifax experiences Eucharist’s power

Canada, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Halifax-Yarmouth’s first Eucharistic Congress wrapped up Oct. 20, drawing local faithful to numerous events over four days for prayer, reflection and worship. The climax, according to Aurea Sadi, a project coordinator of adult faith within the Office of Pastoral Life & New Evangelization, was a five-km procession Oct. 19 from St. Agnes Church to downtown...

The Sisters of Charity Halifax in the Home of the Guardian Angel, Halifax, circa 1961. Photos provided by Mary Flynn, Congregational Archivist, Sisters of Charity – Halifax

‘A thousand lifetimes of service’

Canada, News, Nova Scotia, Trending

From humble beginnings when four of their Sisters arrived in Halifax from New York in the mid-19th century, the Sisters of Charity Halifax are set to mark 175 years of service on May 11. The Sisters of Charity Halifax have been serving its community’s needs in various ways since the original Sisters arrived in the...

Nightfever invites guests to join in prayer. It originated at WYD 2005 in Cologne, Germany. (Photo from Nightfever)

Nightfever invites guests into Christ’s presence

Canada, News, Trending

By Luke Mandato The Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth is hosting the youth-driven initiative Nightfever Sunday evening at Halifax’s St. Mary’s Cathedral Basilica, offering passersby an invitation to join in prayer.  Nightfever is aimed at young people 16-35 who are passing by who will be invited to spend some time in prayer inside the downtown cathedral. Those...

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