Retired priest sentenced for 1976 groping of boy at Green Valley church
CORNWALL – A retired Roman Catholic priest from Quebec has received a suspended sentence and will be on the national sex offender registry for essentially […]
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Retired priest guilty of groping boy at Green Valley church in 1976
Only on Newswatch WARNING: The following story contains details regarding a sexual act on a child, which some readers may find disturbing. Discretion is advised. […]
Pope approves merger of Cornwall, Ottawa diocese
CORNWALL – The merger of the Alexandria-Cornwall Catholic Diocese and the Ottawa Archdiocese is complete. Pope Francis made it official today (May 6) with the […]
Weekend masses cancelled in Stormont, Glengarry
CORNWALL – In keeping with recommendations from the Eastern Ontario Health Unit to keep gatherings under 250 people, the Alexandria-Cornwall Catholic Diocese has cancelled all […]
Diocese releases statement on former priest sex charges
CORNWALL – The Alexandria-Cornwall Catholic Diocese has released a statement a day after O.P.P. revealed they had charged one of its former priests in a […]
Local deacon caught in Florida human trafficking sting
VERO BEACH, Fla. – A local deacon with the Alexandria-Cornwall Catholic Diocese is among 173 people charged in a human trafficking sting in Florida. State […]
Former Alexandria-Cornwall bishop dies
CORNWALL – A retired bishop of the Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall has died. Eugene Philippe LaRocque died Sunday (Dec. 16) morning at the Windsor Regional Hospital, […]
Pope names auxiliary bishop for Alexandria-Cornwall
CORNWALL – Pope Francis has named an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall. Following the merger of the dioceses of Alexandria-Cornwall and Ottawa earlier […]
Sentencing delay for retired Glengarry priest
CORNWALL – Sentencing for a retired Glengarry priest has been delayed until next month. Denis Vaillancourt of Lasalle, Que. was to be sentenced today (Friday) […]
Funeral Thursday for Cornwall priest
CORNWALL – A funeral service will be held Thursday for a long-serving priest with the Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall. Rev. Bernard Cameron died Sunday at the […]