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Parishioners in Alberta share their thoughts on the Pennsylvania grand jury report that exposing credible allegations against 301 priests in cases involving more than 1,000 children.

Canadian parishioners look for answers in wake of sex abuse scandal

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The clergy abuse revealed in a Pennsylvania Grand Jury report has left many Catholics reeling, and not just in the U.S.

The executive of the Catholic Women's League at the annual national convention in Winnipeg. Outgoing national president Margaret Ann Jacobs is in the centre; on her left is Calgary Bishop William McGrattan, the CWL's spiritual advisor; on his left is past president Barbara Dowding. On Jacobs' right is incoming national president, Anne Gorman.

Catholic Women's League vows to keep fighting summer jobs attestation

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OTTAWA – The Catholic Women’s League (CWL), Canada’s largest women’s organization, resolved Aug. 13 to continue its opposition to the Canada Summer Jobs attestation.

Carol Stokes signs for Fr. Guenter Petricek at the St. Francis de Sales deaf Mass at St. Stephen’s Chapel in downtown Toronto.

St. Francis de Sales deaf ministry celebrates 100 years in Toronto

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Deacon Kevin Brockerville was 25 years old when he attended his first sign language Mass. 

Euthanasia isn’t palliative care, Canadian bishops say

Euthanasia isn’t palliative care, Canadian bishops say

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OTTAWA – Canada’s Catholic bishops are urging the federal government to maintain a clear distinction between palliative care and the practice of euthanasia and assisted suicide so institutions are not forced to become “an accomplice” in causing an intentional death.

Faith is sorely needed in society today, says retired lieutenant-general Roméo Dallaire. Dallaire spoke at the annual North American Interfaith Network conference Aug. 2 at First Presbyterian Church in Edmonton.

Faith on front lines: A desperate world needs God more than ever, says Lt.-Gen. Roméo Dallaire

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EDMONTON – In military terms, “covering your six o’clock” means watching someone’s back while they’re in combat. For retired lieutenant-general Roméo Dallaire, his Catholic faith is how he covers his six o’clock. 

Susan Eagle of ISARC says the end of Ontario’s basic income project undermines trust in government.

Ontario winding down basic income pilot project

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OTTAWA – Anti-poverty advocates are disappointed that Ontario’s new Conservative government intends to cancel the province’s basic income pilot project, arguing that the study is important to help reduce poverty far beyond the province.

Archbishop Valery Vienneau of Moncton, News Brunswick, pictured in a July 18 photo, detailed in an interview how the sex abuse crisis affects the Acadian church's vitality and future.

Church must seek justice for abuse victims, Moncton archbishop says

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QUEBEC CITY – As many Canadians mark National Acadian Day Aug. 15, the biggest Acadian diocese in the world is going through the greatest crisis in its history.
Robert G. Kuhn, president of TWU, stressed in a statement that despite the decision, TWU “will remain a Biblically-based, mission-focused, academically excellent University, fully committed to our foundational evangelical Christian principles.”

Trinity Western University removes mandatory community covenant

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OTTAWA – After battling all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada to defend its mandatory community covenant, Trinity Western University (TWU) has decided to drop it for students.

Lightning sparked a wildfire northwest of Telegraph Creek in the northern part of the province Aug. 1, and a local state of emergency was declared three days later. All 300 residents of Telegraph Creek were told to evacuate Aug. 5, and they fled to Dease Lake and nearby communities.

Northern B.C. residents 'broken' as wildfire ravages homes, church

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VANCOUVER – Catholics in the Diocese of Whitehorse, Yukon, sought assistance after a devastating wildfire in Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, destroyed a mission church, rectory and homes.
Worshippers attend a candlelight procession in 2016 at the annual Skaro Pilgrimage in Alberta. The shrine was built in 1919 by Polish pioneers who hauled 600 wagonloads of stones to the site.

After a century, Marian shrine in Alberta still draws thousands

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SKARO, Alberta (CNS) -- It's easy to drive by the stone grotto at the Skaro shrine for those who don't know its history.
Health Canada reported that across the country there were 1,179, medically assisted deaths between Jan. 1 and June 30, 2017. That’s approximately 0.9 per cent of all deaths, up from 0.6 per cent in the previous six months.

Can a doctor-assisted death be ‘natural’ and ‘suicide’?

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Whenever a doctor assists in a suicide in Ontario by injecting a patient with chemicals to stop the heart, it is recorded on the death certificate as a natural death. 

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