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Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet

Pope reconfirms Cardinal Ouellet to lead bishops' congregation

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VATICAN CITY - Nine months after his election, Pope Francis has reconfirmed Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet as prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, seen as one of the most powerful offices of the Roman Curia, and expanded the international membership of the congregation.

A bronze statue of Nelson Mandela is unveiled as part of the celebrations for South Africa's Day of Reconciliation Dec. 16 in Pretoria. The statue honors the late first president of democratic South Africa as a symbol of national reconciliation and unity.

Mandela statue fitting end to mourning period, says ex-Cabinet member

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CAPE TOWN, South Africa - The unveiling of a statue of Nelson Mandela in South Africa's capital, Pretoria, was a fitting end to 10 days of mourning for the democracy icon, said Father Smangaliso Mkhatshwa, a South African priest who served in Mandela's Cabinet.

Archbishop Louis Sako

Chaldean patriarch says extremism threatens Christians and Muslims

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ROME - "Extremist political Islam is growing in the Middle East," prompting Christians to flee and causing death and upheaval among Christians and moderate Muslims alike, said the head of the Chaldean Catholic Church.

Dominican Father Claudio Monge believes Turkey’s secular example should be mirrored by the rest of the Muslim world.

Turkey’s unity rooted in secularism

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TORONTO - It may sound strange to Catholics who look at Quebec’s Charter of Values and shake their heads over secularism run amok, but in 2010 the world’s Catholic bishops and Pope Benedict XVI came to the conclusion the only hope for beleaguered Christians in the Middle East is secularism — secularism combined with democracy.

Oblate Father Vaughan Quinn was never happier than when he was shaking hands and starting conversations at The Good Shepherd.

The Good Shepherd at 50

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TORONTO - For 50 years The Good Shepherd Centre has fed the hungry, clothed the naked, sheltered the homeless, cared for the sick and taken no credit for the lives it has saved.

Dr. Irene Ying

Palliative care consultancy centred on patient’s need

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TORONTO - Getting referred to Dr. Irene Ying can be scary for patients. Ying calls herself a palliative care consultant.

Pope Francis greets representatives of the International Union of Superiors General in Paul VI hall at the Vatican May 8. The Pope has signalled a willingness to open the doors to a greater role for women in the Church.

Women like what they hear from Pope Francis

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At the Catholic Women’s League there’s plenty of excitement about what Pope Francis has been saying about women.

An X-47B pilot-less drone combat aircraft flies over the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Virginia, May 14.

Canada not on board with investigating legality of drones

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Canada is rejecting a Vatican call for the United Nations to take a closer look at the ethics and legality of drone warfare, The Catholic Register has learned.

A worshipper holds a rosary inside the Basilica of the Holy Child in Tacloban, Philippines. Filipinos begin Christmas preparations in September, but the final nine days leading to Dec. 25 have special meaning.

Fine line separates Advent, Christmas in the Philippines

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MANILA, PHILIPPINES - In the Philippines, the Christmas season starts in September, but the final nine days of Advent have special meaning.

Catholic Civil Rights League president Phil Horgan,

Canadian lawyers launch declaration against euthanasia

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OTTAWA - A group of Canadian lawyers has launched a declaration against euthanasia and assisted suicide that is gathering signatures from across the country.

Conservative MP Maurice Vellacott

Pro-life MP confident abortion-related motion could come to a vote

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OTTAWA - Conservative MP Maurice Vellacott says he is confident one of his recently introduced abortion-related motions could come to a vote in the House of Commons.

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