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Ukrainian Catholic Bishop Bryan Bayda, right, and other prelates arrive for Pope Francis’ celebration of the opening Mass of the Synod of Bishops on young people, the faith and vocational discernment at the Vatican in 2018.

Deluge of refugees most pressing work for Ukrainian Church

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Bishop Bryan Bayda of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Toronto and Eastern Canada convened with other world leaders of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) earlier this month at the Vatican to share their vision on their Church’s future. 

Edmonton Archbishop Richard Smith at the papal Mass at Commonwealth Stadium in July.

‘So much’ to learn from Indigenous, Archbishop Smith says

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Catholics are being called to consider how they can achieve reconciliation with Canada’s Indigenous peoples and build off the six historic days in July where the Pope visited Canada.

A woman lights candles ahead of a ceremony to launch the beginning of the Christmas season at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, West Bank, Nov. 26, 2022. In their Christmas message, the patriarchs and heads of churches of the Holy Land compared the suffering of refugees to the suffering of the Holy Family.

Christian leaders in Holy Land: Refugees suffer like Holy Family did

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Comparing the suffering Jesus and the Holy Family endured to the way many people and refugees are suffering today, the patriarchs and heads of churches of the Holy Land reminded the faithful of the "deep and abiding love" God has for all his people.

Quebec provincial flags are displayed outside a building across the street from the Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Quebec in Quebec City Oct. 5, 2017.

Montreal system to oust abusers still on track

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Montreal’s archdiocesan ombudsman is categorical that the new system to identify and oust clerical sexual abusers remains sound despite recent jarring events indicating the contrary.

Michael Fullan, pictured, is stepping down as executive director of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Toronto after 29 years.

For Fullan, the vulnerable come first

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When Michael Fullan was hired to run Catholic Charities in 1993, the NDP government at Queen’s Park was trying to get religion out of the social safety net — looking for an excuse to defund the Catholic, Jewish and other religiously based social services.

Participating or profitng from organ harvesting is now a criminal offense in Canada after a long fight.

Parliament passes organ trafficking bill

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A frenetic Dec. 14 on Parliament Hill before the Christmas adjournment saw the unanimous passage of Bill S-223 in the House of Commons, which now makes it illegal for Canadians to partake in or profit from organ trafficking at home or abroad. 

Retired Toronto priest facing sexual assault charges

Retired Toronto priest facing sexual assault charges

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Peel Regional Police have charged a retired Toronto priest for sexually assaulting a minor in the early 1980s. 

Father Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life

Fr. Pavone says Vatican didn't tell him directly he was laicized

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In a live morning broadcast on Twitter Dec. 18, Father Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, said he was not told directly by the Vatican that he has been laicized.

Opposition weighs in against physician college’s MAiD policy

Opposition weighs in against physician college’s MAiD policy

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The Catholic Civil Rights League and some Ontario doctors are advocating for the right to freedom of conscience and religion as the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) opened the floor for consultation on its Medical Assistance in Dying draft policy.

A fragment from the Parthenon depicting the head of a boy, housed in the Vatican Museums, is among three ancient fragments that Pope Francis will give to Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens and all Greece. According to the Vatican Museums' website, the fragments came into their possession in the 19th century.

Pope Francis returns Parthenon marbles in Vatican collection to Greece

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Expressing his desire to bear witness to "the truth," Pope Francis is returning three marble fragments that were originally from the Parthenon in Athens, Greece, according to the Vatican.

Pepita G. Capriolo, the retired judge who has co-chaired the Montreal Archdiocese's committee to implement abuse procedures, has resigned, saying serious problems remain in the application of "regulations, policies and procedures approved by the archbishop." She is pictured in a Sept. 12, 2022, photo.

Citing pressure on archbishop, Montreal abuse commission co-chair resigns

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The retired judge who has co-chaired the Montreal Archdiocese's committee to implement abuse procedures has resigned, saying serious problems remain in the application of "regulations, policies and procedures approved by the archbishop."

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