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A protest banner that says in Spanish, "Yes, Francis, here there is proof," hangs near the cathedral in Lima, Peru, Jan. 21. The banner protests Pope Francis' defense of Bishop Juan Barros of Osorno, Chile, who is accused of protecting a priest the Vatican found guilty of sexual abuse of minors.

Editorial: Sex file bungled

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Few dossiers that cross the Pope’s desk are more challenging than the thick, sad file on sexual abuse. It’s a file Pope Francis inherited from his two predecessors and one he pledged to handle with urgency, compassion and transparency.

Editorial: Simple solutions when values collide

Editorial: Simple solutions when values collide

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Canadian society has come a long way in encouraging tolerance and accommodation. Generally speaking, laws and attitudes have evolved for the better when it comes to the treatment of racial and ethnic minorities, women, the disabled and others who historically have faced discrimination.
South Korean women's hockey team faces Australia in the IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championships in April 2017. Women from the North Korean hockey team will be joining the South Korean team during the 2018 Pyeonchang Winter Olympic Games.

Editorial: Olympic spirit lives in Korea

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In ancient Greece, warring sides would sign a truce for the duration of the Olympic Games so athletes could safely join the sporting festival. That ideal, sport as a bridge to peace, still endures despite the modern Games being darkened so often by scandal.
Pope Francis performs an impromptu wedding ceremony for Latam Airlines employees Carlos Ciuffardi Elorriaga, 41, and Paula Podest Ruiz, 39, aboard the pontiff's flight from Santiago, Chile, to Iquique Jan. 18.

Editorial: A wedding detour

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People were tickled to their romantic core when Pope Francis officiated at an impromptu wedding ceremony on an airplane 36,000 feet above Chile. 
Patty Hajdu, minister of employment, says that faith groups will not be left out of funding, so long as their core mandate aligns with the government. Prime Minister Trudeau expressed at a town hall meeting in Hamilton that faith-based groups that are anti-abortion are not in line with the values of the Canadian government.

Editorial: Scrap Summer Jobs policy

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Changes to the Canada Summer Jobs program that for all intents blacklist employers who oppose abortion and gender theory are outrageous, discriminatory and, surely, unconstitutional.

President Donald Trump (right) and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shake hands during a joint press conference, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, in the East Room of the White House.

Editorial: A lost opportunity with NAFTA

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One failing of the ongoing negotiations to amend the North American Free Trade Agreement is that leaders are fixated on wealth, not poverty.
Schoolchildren read The Catholic Register in undated photo.

Editorial: Our 125-year-old promise

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On Jan. 5, 1893, founding editor Fr. John Teefy introduced the debut issue of The Catholic Register to Canada’s growing Catholic community with these words: “We are a Catholic journal — Catholic first, last and always.
A child points at candles Dec. 19 in the Church of the Nativity, where tradition holds Christ was born, in Bethlehem, West Bank.

Editorial: Christmas prayers

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For much of the past two decades, Christmas celebrations in the birthplace of Christ have been muted. Recent Decembers, however, have seen Bethlehem start to become a more joyous place and the annual Christmas tree lighting last month in Manger Square was said to be the most festive in years.
Pope Francis makes the sign of the Cross during the 25th anniversary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church at the Vatican Oct 2017.

Editorial: Our Father

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The Our Father is the foundational prayer of Christian faith. So perhaps it is fitting that Pope Francis has placed it in the spotlight as we make ready to celebrate the Saviour’s birth.

Pope Francis greets people as he visits the Mother Teresa House in the Tejgaon neighborhood in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dec. 2.

Editorial: Pope gets it right in Myanmar and Bangladesh

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In a media world where absurdity abounds, one of the silliest statements of late is a claim that a trip to Myanmar damaged the moral authority of Pope Francis. Quite the opposite.
A project of the Vancouver Affordable Housing Agency, which has a mandate to create 2,500 housing units on city-owned land by 2021. As of mid-2017, it has about 1,000 units at various stages of development.

Editorial: Housing rights as human rights

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Perhaps the most significant aspect of the government’s new housing initiative, even moreso than a multi-billion-dollar pledge, is recognition in Ottawa that every Canadian has a fundamental right to housing.
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