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Program to acclimatize foreign clergy in Toronto graduates its first class

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TORONTO - Shortly after arriving in Canada this summer from Hungary, Fr. Jeno Rigo pulled into a self-serve gas station to fill up his car. He studied the pump but, perplexed, was soon inside the station asking the attendant for help. When you are new to a country even the most mundane tasks can be challenging.

D&P sticking to tried and true aid plan

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Twenty-million dollars in matching funds from Ottawa for Philippines typhoon relief have so far gone to a familiar list of United Nations agencies and heavyweight non-governmental organizations with experience in emergency relief and development.

German bishops eye guidelines for divorced Catholics to take Communion

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WARSAW, Poland - Church officials in Germany defended plans by the country's bishops' conference to allow some divorced and remarried Catholics to receive Communion, insisting they have the Pope's endorsement.

Joy Smith

Coalition forms to take on destructive porn industry

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OTTAWA - A coalition comprising feminists, religious, aboriginals, NGOs and human-trafficking experts are joining forces with Conservative MP Joy Smith to take on the porn industry.

MP Stephen Woodworth is introducing a motion to recognize the equal worth of all, but he doesn’t expect to get far with it as people get too “hypnotized by abortion” in such a debate.

Woodworth introduces human dignity motion

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OTTAWA - Warning of a “dark and dystopian future” if society accepts any instance of the state stripping even one person of their status as a human being, Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth tabled another motion in Parliament that highlights the status of the unborn child.

Pope Francis shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a private audience at the Vatican Nov. 25.

At Vatican meeting, pope discusses ongoing war in Syria with Putin

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VATICAN CITY - Peace in the Middle East, particularly the ongoing war in Syria, topped the agenda Nov. 25 as Pope Francis welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Vatican.

People pray near a crucifix during Mass Nov. 24 in the damaged Basilica of the Holy Child in Tacloban, Philippines. Super Typhoon Haiyan, the most powerful storm to make landfall this year, bamaged the basilica when it struck the central Philippines Nov. 8, killing thousands and displacing more than 4 million people.

Small acts of kindness ease hardships typhoon survivors face

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MANILA, Philippines - Two weeks after Super Typhoon Haiyan laid waste much of central Philippines, the exodus from the worst-hit areas brought an influx of about 15,000 evacuees to Manila where lay Catholics have been responding to pressing needs.

Pope marks 80th anniversary of 'Terror-Famine of Ukraine'

Pope marks 80th anniversary of 'Terror-Famine of Ukraine'

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VATICAN CITY - The day before he was to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, Pope Francis greeted Ukrainians marking the 80th anniversary of the "Holodomor" or "Terror-Famine of Ukraine."

Girl stands in front of destroyed building in Syria, which is still home to one of the worst global crisis.

Syrian crisis threatens to destabilize region

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OTTAWA - The crisis in Syria is worsening and threatens to destabilize the whole region as winter approaches, said Carl Hétu, general secretary of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association Canada.

Senator O’Connor Catholic Secondary School students, from left Erin de Ridder, Gabriella Bunag, Spencer Ki, Nicole Sy and Marivic Victolero, raise funds for typhoon victims.

Typhoon teaches students to be globally aware

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A typhoon half a world away is a lesson in global responsibility and the golden rule for students at Senator O’Connor Catholic Secondary School in Toronto’s east end.

A 6-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy on Nov. 19 in the devastated waterfront shanty town of Guiuan, Philippines, in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan. Amidst the chaos and devastation, child traffickers can kidnap children under the guise of helping them.

A perfect storm for child predators

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VATICAN CITY - An Irish missionary in the Philippines warned that the chaos and hunger in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan provide the perfect setup for child traffickers.

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