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Pope Francis leads a meeting with the presidents and coordinators of the regional assemblies of the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican Nov. 28, 2022. Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, attended the meeting.

Regional representatives meet Pope Francis, discuss 'continental phase' of synod

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While some people want to "reform" the Catholic Church and others want "to put the brakes on the synod process," those involved in preparing the continental phase of the synod process want "to mend" the church under the guidance of the Holy Spirit and the pope, said Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich of Luxembourg, relator general of the synod.

Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, retired bishop of Hong Kong, center, senior barrister Margaret Ng, and former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong Cyd Ho, leave the West Kowloon Magistrates' Court in Hong Kong Nov. 25, 2022.

Cardinal Zen, five others fined, but larger charge looms

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A Hong Kong Court fined Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, 90, and five others for failing to register a humanitarian fund set up to help people arrested in anti-government protests pay legal fees.

Pope Francis speaks during an interview with the top staff of America magazine at the Vatican Nov. 22, 2022. During the wide-ranging interview, Pope Francis talked about polarization in the church, the role of women, the ministry of bishops, and more.

With America magazine Pope Francis talks about church division, women, abortion

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In a wide-ranging interview with top staff of America magazine, Pope Francis decried increased polarization within the Catholic Church, affirmed the need to involve more women in church administration but ruled out women priests and emphasized the importance of the ministry of individual bishops over the role of a bishops' conference.

Volunteers prepare containers of hot meals to be delivered to 230 needy people in Zahle, Lebanon. The initiative is a joint effort between the Jesuits of Lebanon and international businessman Nabil Chartouni, a Zahle native, especially known for his Lebanese company Faqra Catering.

Meal project a lifeline for Lebanon’s newly poor

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The aroma of caramelized onions, cumin and baked fish still lingers as volunteers busily fill hundreds of containers of meals for the poor.

SE Health Care’s Nancy Lefebre cuts the ribbon for the new three-bed Journey Home Hospice in Windsor, Ont.

Saint Elizabeth improvises in launching homeless hospice

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Like a healthcare jazz band, the Saint Elizabeth Foundation, the charitable arm of SE Health Care, has improvised its way around provincial funding priorities to launch a new hospice for the homeless in Windsor, Ont.

The Archdiocese of Toronto’s Catholic Family Services marked its 100th anniversary with a celebration and reception Nov. 17 at the archdiocese’s Pastoral Centre.

For 100 years, Catholic Family Services Toronto has followed in Christ’s path

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The people who work at Catholic Family Services of Toronto aren’t the sort who celebrate themselves. So when the social workers, counsellors and their support staff came together Nov. 17 to celebrate a century of work with the poor and the distressed of Toronto, they were there “because of the people we serve,” Catholic Family Services counsellor Dominique Lemelin told The Catholic Register.

Civil rights league concerned by Bill C-11

Civil rights league concerned by Bill C-11

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The Catholic Civil Rights League is concerned that Bill C-11, the federal government’s proposed Online Streaming Act, could limit the free speech of Catholics on issues that might run up against federal policies.

Quebec religious orders face off over abuse liability

Quebec religious orders face off over abuse liability

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The Grey Nuns of Montreal are asking a court that the Congregation of Holy Cross compensate them should they be required to pay the victims of clergy sexual abuse who are part of a class action authorized against the order of women religious.

Vancouver Archbishop J. Michael Miller

Protect life until the end, archbishop tells health workers

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In the face of “morally depraved laws” allowing and expanding euthanasia, doctors and health care workers may be called to conscientious objection while working to make palliative care available as an alternative, said Vancouver Archbishop J. Michael Miller.

A protester wears a t-shirt with the message “Stop funding fossils” during a demonstration at the COP27 climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.

COP27 deal ‘simply isn’t enough,’ says D&P delegate

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Money for the damage done isn’t the same thing as preventing even more damage. That simple distinction left Yusra Shafi, Development and Peace-Caritas Canada delegate to the COP27 climate change conference, disappointed as she flew home from Egypt.

The damage from post-tropical storm Fiona to St. Martin of Tours Church in Cumberland, P.E.I. is evident as part of the roof was torn off.

Repairs to historic P.E.I. church in motion

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A distressing dispatch greeted the parishioners of St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church in Cumberland, P.E.I., in the days following the post-tropical storm Fiona’s devastation on Sept. 24. 

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