Montreal
Quebec Oratory to receive $110m makeover
St Joseph’s Oratory in Montreal is to have a $110 million (£63 million) makeover. The dome of the Oratory’s imposing basilica will be transformed into an observation centre, and there will be a shop and a restaurant, reconfigured gardens and a renovated museum. “The project we have undertaken will highlight our public and sacred spaces so that the pilgrims and visitors of tomorrow can find a welcoming place worthy of its name,” Oratory rector Fr Claude Grou told the Catholic News Service. Set on Mount Royal “in the heart of the city”, the Oratory is a place where “people of all ages, cultures, conditions and religions can meet in a context favourable to contemplation”, he said.
