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On 1 February 1956, La Croix began to appear for the first time without a crucifix as a part of its header. In March 1968, the newspaper adopted a tabloid format. In January 1972, the newspaper changed its name to La Croix-l’Événement ("the Cross-the Event"). The choice of the new title was a reflection of the editorship's desire to show ...
It was founded in Hull in 1921 as the Confédération des travailleurs catholiques du Canada (Catholic Workers Confederation of Canada). It became the CSN only in 1960 when it became secular.
Pearson, Timothy G. Becoming Holy in Early Canada (McGill-Queen's Press-MQUP, 2014.) Perin, Roberto. Rome in Canada: the Vatican and Canadian affairs in the late Victorian age (U of Toronto Press, 1990) Trofimenkoff, Susan Mann. The Dream of Nation: A Social and Intellectual History of Quebec (1982). passim, esp pp 115–31
La Croix-aux-Mines, in the Vosges department; La Croix-Avranchin, in the Manche department; La Croix-Blanche, in the Lot-et-Garonne department; La Croix-Comtesse, in the Charente-Maritime department; La Croix-de-la-Rochette, in the Savoie department; La Croix-du-Perche, in the Eure-et-Loir department; La Croix-en-Brie, in the Seine-et-Marne ...
The Syriac Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Canada (informally Canada of the Syriacs) is a Syriac Catholic Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or apostolic exarchate of the Catholic Church in Canada. It is exempt directly to the Holy See (specifically the Congregation for the Oriental Churches ), and not part of any ecclesiastical province .
The history of the Catholic Church in Canada extends back to the arrival of the earliest European explorers. A French priest accompanied the explorer Jacques Cartier, performing the first ever recorded Holy Mass on Canadian soil on July 7, 1534, on the shores of the Gaspé Peninsula.
The association also included among its founders and leaders René de la Tour du Pin, Felix de Roquefeuil-Cahuzac and Maignen. These Social Reformers wanted to re-Christianize the people and contribute to the defense of its moral and material interests, to prevent another tragedy like the Paris Commune .
Jean-Baptiste de La Croix de Chevrières de St. Vallier (November 14, 1653 – December 26, 1727) was a French Catholic prelate who served as the second Bishop of Quebec. Born in the southeastern French city of Grenoble in 1653 to a wealthy land owning family, St. Vallier swiftly became a community figure, known for founding a hospital.