Montreal Gazette
🏢 Postmedia
📍 QC
May 17, 2026
· 6 min read
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Portuguese procession goes ahead in Plateau despite secularism controversy
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MONTREAL NEWS
Portuguese procession goes ahead in Plateau despite secularism controversy
The Plateau-Mont-Royal borough denied a permit, citing the new law prohibiting collective religious activities on public property.
Thousands of people turned out to watch or take part in the annual Portuguese Santo Cristo procession from the Santa Cruz Mission through the streets of Montreal's Plateau-Mont-Royal borough, on Sunday, May 17, 2026. (Allen McInnis / Montreal Gazette)
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Montreal Gazette
May 17, 2026 at 7:12 p.m.
Last Updated: May 19, 2026 at 12:18 p.m.
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