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Drone footage taken Feb. 6, 2023, shows a freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. Some 50 cars from the train derailed the evening of Feb. 3 near the Pennsylvania border. No injuries were reported following the crash, which sparked a massive fire that continued to burn Feb. 4.

Ohio Catholic pastor prays for his town struck by toxic train

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An Ohio Catholic priest told OSV News "it will be a long time" before he and his parishioners feel secure in their surroundings, following a train derailment that dumped toxic chemicals into the environment.

A family is pictured in a file photo praying the rosary in their Phoenix home. Catholic experts are expressing concern after a recent Pew Research Center survey found that only 35% of U.S. Catholic parents say that it is extremely or very important to them that their children grow up to hold similar religious beliefs.

Pew: Only 1 in 3 Catholic parents say it's 'very important' children share parents' religious beliefs

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Catholic experts are expressing concern after a recent Pew Research Center survey found that only 35% of U.S. Catholic parents say that it is extremely or very important to them that their children grow up to hold similar religious beliefs.

ShareLife falls just shy of 2022 target

ShareLife falls just shy of 2022 target

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Despite confronting formidable economic headwinds due to the highest inflation rates to hit Canada in 40 years, ShareLife’s parish fundraising campaign in 2022 came just shy of hitting its target.

Archbishop-elect Frank Leo, seen here at his episcopal ordination in Montreal, September 2022.

Montreal sending bishops to Toronto a historical Hab-it

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The news came at 5:25 a.m. CST on Feb. 11. Despite my years of absence, big news from home can still rattle me awake: Pope Francis had named Bishop Frank Leo, auxiliary bishop of Montreal, to succeed Cardinal Thomas Collins as archbishop of Toronto.

MAiD expansion delay bill passes

MAiD expansion delay bill passes

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Bill C-39, legislation that would delay by one year the expansion of assisted suicide to those suffering solely from mental illness, passed the House of Commons on Feb. 15 

An earthquake survivor sits amid the rubble of destroyed homes in Hatay, Turkey, Feb.7, 2023. A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked areas of Turkey and Syria early Feb. 6, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing thousands.

Earthquake another blow for Christian communities in Syria, Turkey

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Four Canadian Catholic organizations have joined forces to deliver aid and support to Turks and Syrians who have lost family, their homes and their livelihoods to the massive earthquake that rumbled near Turkey’s southern border with Syria.

Left, Harry Lafond; right, Graydon Nicholas

Indigenous Catholics seek more detail on bishops’ plan

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A church is seen on the day Portugal's commission investigating allegations of historical child sexual abuse by members of the Portuguese Catholic church will unveil its report, in Lisbon Feb. 13, 2023.

4,800+ children abused in Portuguese Church: report

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A final report on abuse of children in Portugal’s Catholic Church has revealed more than 4,800 children had been victims of clergy sexual abuse in the country from 1950 to 2022.

Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua, a frequent critic of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, prays at a Catholic church in Managua May 20, 2022. A Nicaraguan court sentenced Álvarez to more than 26 years in prison Feb. 10 for conspiracy and spreading false information.

Nicaraguan bishop receives 26-year prison sentence

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Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa was convicted and sentenced by a Nicaraguan court to 26 years in prison Feb. 10 — barely a day after the outspoken prelate defied President Daniel Ortega by refusing to go into exile.

Ethiopian Orthodox Christians pray at an Orthodox chapel near the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem Jan. 29, 2023. The Russia-Ukraine conflict has tempered a post-pandemic tourism upswing in Holy Land.

Holy Land tourism begins to return to normalcy after pandemic, but Ukraine war presents other setbacks

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Last December's Christmas tree lightings in many towns and cities in Jerusalem finally pointed to a return toward normalcy for Holy Land pilgrim visits and tourism to Israel following the global pandemic and lockdowns beginning in 2020.

Food is laid out for the Super Bowl community dinner for homeless men in Toronto, Feb 12, 2023.

Champions abound at Super Bowl dinner

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Super Bowl LVII was not short of awe-inspiring moments. Kansas City Chiefs kick returner Kadarius Toney somehow finessed his way around a surrounding wall of charging Philadelphia Eagles defenders to record a punt return of 65 yards, the longest in Super Bowl history. 

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