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Two Tamil bishops in Sri Lanka joined a call for an independent inquiry into reported war crimes in the closing stages of the protracted ethnic war in the Indian Ocean island nation in 2009.

Tamil bishops seek inquiry into final stages of Sri Lanka's ethnic war

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BANGALORE, India - Two Tamil bishops in Sri Lanka joined a call for an independent inquiry into reported war crimes in the closing stages of the protracted ethnic war in the Indian Ocean island nation in 2009.

A Vatican study group hosted by the Pontifical Academy for Sciences is urging world leaders to stop the flow of arms into Syria and to press for an immediate and complete cease-fire.

Experts at Vatican workshop call for end of weapons flow to Syria

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VATICAN CITY - A Vatican study group is urging world leaders to stop the flow of arms into Syria and to press for an immediate and complete cease-fire there with no political preconditions.

Fr. Jim Profit passed away at 58 on Jan. 11 in Prince Edward Island, his home province.

Cancer claims life of Jesuit ecologist Fr. Jim Profit

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The Earth has lost one of its bigger advocates with the passing of Jesuit Father Jim Profit.

Archbishop finds the cure for burnout

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ST. ALBERT, ALTA. - Keewatin-Le Pas Archbishop emeritus Sylvain Lavoie looks cheerful these days. As chaplain of the Star of the North Retreat Centre in St. Albert, he is doing many of the things he enjoys, such as organizing liturgies for the centre’s staff and giving retreats and workshops.

The Bible, from start to finish

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TORONTO - Catholics in the archdiocese of Toronto can learn generations worth of Scripture — all in one day.

Building trust a key to evangelism

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OTTAWA - Building trust is a key to evangelizing in a post-modern society where the Christian message is no longer trusted, says Catholic Christian Outreach (CCO) vice president Brett Powell.

Cardinal reports progress in reform as Legionaries start chapter

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ROME - As the Legionaries of Christ started their extraordinary general chapter, the cardinal overseeing the troubled congregation said scandal had taken a toll on its finances, but that members had made progress in overcoming the moral and administrative legacy of their disgraced founder.

Douglas Letson

Order of Canada awarded to former St. Jerome's president Letson

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Douglas Letson is no stranger to awards and recognition, but when a phone call came from Ottawa congratulating him on his Order of Canada he was shocked.

A French soldier patrols near a house on fire Jan. 3 at a village in Bossangoa, Central African Republic. The nation's Catholic bishops criticized media portrayals of their country's conflict as religious in nature and listed preconditions for restoring peace and effective governance.

Central African bishops say conflict mischaracterized as religious

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OXFORD, England - Catholic bishops in the Central African Republic criticized media portrayals of their country's conflict as religious in nature and listed preconditions for restoring peace and effective governance.

Pope Francis has set April 27 as the date for the canonization of Blessed John XXIII and Blessed John Paul II. The two pontiffs will become saints on Divine Mercy Sunday, and the ceremony should draw crowds greater than one million to the Vatican. John XXIII is depicted in a painting from a museum in his Italian birthplace. John Paul II is shown in a composite featuring an image of him by Polish photographer Grzegorz Galazka.

How 2014 is shaping up at the Vatican

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VATICAN CITY - After a year that included the historic resignation of Pope Benedict XVI and a series of celebrated innovations by Pope Francis, it is hard to imagine 2014 at the Vatican could be nearly as eventful. Of course, the biggest stories are likely to be those that come by surprise, but in the meantime, here are developments bound to loom large in Vatican news over the coming year:

Fr. Christian Riesbeck

Pope appoints Companion of the Cross priest as Ottawa auxiliary bishop

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OTTAWA - Pope Francis announced Jan. 7 that Fr. Christian Riesbeck has been appointed new auxiliary bishop of Ottawa.

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