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The loss of St. Bernard s Church in Grouard, Alberta, Canada, on May 22, 2023, makes a sad moment for those with memories of the church, said Grouard-McLennan Archbishop Gerard Pettipas. Two men have been arrested in connection with the fire. / Credit: Archdiocese of Grouard-McLennan photo/B.C. CatholicVancouver, Canada, May 25, 2023 / 12:15 pm (CNA).The archbishop of Grouard-McLennan in Northern Alberta, Canada, says he is saddened but "not overcome" by the loss of a 121-year-old church to arson.Archbishop Gérard Pettipas, CSsR, released a statement Tuesday, May 23, following the May 22 fire that destroyed the historic St. Bernard Catholic Church.Pettipas said the church was "irreparably destroyed" and marks "a sad moment for the many people who have fond memories of this church. Frequent Masses, baptisms, funerals, confirmations, and confessions took place between these walls, which are now charred and rendered as rubbish."The interior of St. Bernard s

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