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Irish abuse victim Marie Collins, the lone clerical abuse survivor nominated by Pope Francis to sit on the new Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, looks at Boston Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley during their first briefing at the Holy See press office at the Vatican May 3.

Editorial: There’s more work to be done on Church's sex abuse policies

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Pope Francis has been commended frequently as a forceful advocate for reform regarding the Church’s response to clerical sex abuse. But the resignation of a female member of the commission he established to steer those reforms has cast a shadow over his good intentions.

A man who told police he was from Mauritania is taken into custody Feb. 14 by Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers after walking across the U.S.-Canada border into Quebec.

Editorial: Our Christian duty to care for refugees crossing the border

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As Canadians debate how we should respond to a surge in asylum seekers crossing southern borders, Catholics should reflect on recent words from Pope Francis about what he calls the scandal of hypocrisy.

It seems that the economic benefits of euthanasia is becoming a louder talking point as the debate rolls on, writes editorial.

Editorial: Doctor-assisted death is a risky business

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As society grapples with the rising cost of health care comes word of potential savings of up to $124 million annually from the legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide. It turns out that lethal injection is good business. Who didn’t see this coming?

Providing guaranteed-income not only makes sense economically, but it's also the Christ-like thing to do., writes editorial.

Editorial: Guaranteed basic income is the Christ-like thing to do

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The concept of a guaranteed basic income for the poor has been around at least since St. Thomas More pondered the topic 500 years ago in the court of Henry VIII. Napoleon apparently liked the idea. U.S. founding father Thomas Paine was an active proponent after the American Revolution. Even disgraced president Richard Nixon floated its potential as a means to tackle poverty.

Ontario needs to right the wrong of dismissing the conscience rights of health workers, writes editorial.

Editorial: Right the wrong of dismissing health workers' conscience rights

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Following the shooting deaths of six men inside a Quebec City mosque, politicians quite rightly condemned the slaughter and affirmed Canada’s commitment to diversity, inclusiveness and tolerance.

If immigrants are to be less welcome in the United States, they should be made more welcome in Canada, writes editorial

Editorial: Justice must rule in wake of U.S. refugee ban

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Unlike chaotic situations that arise from unpredictable or uncontrollable circumstances, this one was unnecessary and entirely avoidable.

The bishops are clearly and justifiably frustrated at the stalled peace process and how that standstill continues to inflict hardship on everyone in the region.

Editorial: Bishops' opposition to Israeli settlements is a cry for peace

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Early each year bishops from North America and Europe join bishops from the Holy Land on an information tour of those sacred but troubled lands. The visit this January had added significance because 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the Six-Day War and the start of the ongoing occupation of Gaza and the West Bank.

Then-presidential candidate Donald Trump attends a campaign event in Wilmington, Ohio, Nov. 4. Trump won the presidency in the Nov. 8 elections.

Editorial: Don’t be Trumped

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First came the Year of Mercy, followed by the U.S. election and now the inauguration of Donald Trump as president. It’s as if, in encouraging mercy, Pope Francis anticipated this Trumpian age before any of us saw it coming.

In his 19 years as the head of Calgary's diocese, Bishop Fred Henry was never ambitious or compromising on the matters of faith, writes editorial.

Editorial: Bishop Henry's 19 years at Calgary diocese was a job well done

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Calgary Bishop Fred Henry said he knew it was time to retire when his pain became constant and his posture became stooped to the point that “my feet are much more familiar to me than the sky.”

Montreal's 375th anniversary celebration needs to respect the city's Catholic heritage, writes editorial.

Editorial: Respect Montreal's Catholic heritage

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Montreal was not quite 250 years old when Mark Twain, scanning a skyline of church steeples, called it the city of a hundred bell towers.

People wait near damaged buildings to be evacuated Dec.19 from Aleppo, Syria.

Editorial: Peace still elusive on 50th World Day of Peace

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An iconic soft drink commercial in 1971 invited the world to sing in perfect harmony. But the ad was hardly original. It came three years after Pope Paul VI made a profound pitch to teach the world to live in peaceful harmony.

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