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From left, Jason Nahanee, who carved the memorial statues, Barb Wyss, chair of the Eslahn Social Society who spearheaded the memorial project, and Deacon Rennie Nahanee, who worked with Wyss to plan the memorial and with the Archdiocese of Vancouver to have it placed on the property of St. Thomas More Regional Secondary, former site of St. Paul’s Indian Residential School.

Vandalized memorial brings communities together

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When a First Nations memorial at St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Secondary School was vandalized in the winter, the incident could have provided more fuel for ongoing residential school tensions that have spread across Canada since last summer.

St. Pius X Church in St. John’s, Nfld., is one of four parishes that was sold at auction.

Four St. John’s churches sold in auction

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The Catholic Church presence in St. John’s, Nfld., is set to shrink significantly come autumn after at least four parish communities had their churches sold from underneath them to compensate Mount Cashel abuse victims, with possibly more to close.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is shown on a screen through digitally decorated glass during the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, China, in this Nov. 23, 2020, file photo. The Chinese Communist Party is seeking to expand its apparatus to monitor and curb religious activities in cyberspace through training and deploying hundreds of "auditors" across the country, triggering concerns from rights groups.

China deploys hundreds of auditors to monitor religious activities online

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The Chinese Communist Party is seeking to expand its apparatus to monitor and curb religious activities in cyberspace through training and deploying hundreds of "auditors" across the country, triggering concerns from rights groups.

Pope Francis looks on during an exclusive interview with Reuters at the Vatican July 2, 2022.

In interview, Pope Francis condemns abortion, says he's not resigning

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In a wide-ranging interview with the Reuters news agency, Pope Francis condemned abortion, dismissed the idea that he's preparing to resign and said he still hopes to be able to visit Russia and Ukraine in the fall.

Loyola High School is going co-ed in the fall.

Montreal’s Loyola High School goes co-ed

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After 125 years as an all-boys’ institution, the prestigious Loyola High School in Montreal will be going co-ed this fall.

The wildfire of anti-Catholic arsons last summer, like at Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto in Mission, B.C., is the latest visible sign of anti-Christian bias, a manifestation of cancel culture that sees Catholics increasingly self-censoring their faith.

In face of ‘woke’ ideologies, Catholics increasingly self-censoring their faith

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VANVOUVER - While she was executive director of the pro-life group Vancouver’s Life Community, Annabelle Chong heard many stories from faithful Catholics who had to be cautious what they said in the workplace when hot-button subjects like abortion, same-sex marriage and transgender rights came up for discussion.

The logo of the upcoming Papal visit to Canada: An Indigenous design with rich symbolism

The logo of the upcoming Papal visit to Canada: An Indigenous design with rich symbolism

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As its detailed program was launched on June 23, the Papal visit team unveiled the official logo of the Papal visit to Canada. The logo, which illustrates the Walking Together theme, is the work of an incredibly talented Indigenous artist, Shaun Vincent. 

Linda Busuttil and Ralf Mesenbrink pictured in co-op garden with Wellington Catholic DSB (WCDSB) director of education Michael Glazier.

Guelph co-op garden grows community

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Since Sabina Strahija started working in the West Willow Village Co-op community garden at St. Peter Catholic School in Guelph, Ont., her eight-year-old son Sebastian has been by her side.

Fr. Susai Jesu meeting Pope Francis

Edmonton Indigenous parish will be ready for Pope

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The church will be ready because the Church is ready — ready for Pope Francis and ready for reconciliation.

Pro-life demonstrators in Washington celebrate outside the Supreme Court June 24 as the court overruled the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion decision.

Roe reversal a call to help moms, babies

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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade is “tremendously important” for the nation and the cause of life, but it’s not “a day simply for celebration,” said the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities.

Policing-Free Schools director Andrea Vásquez Jiménez says motions to bring back policing in schools has further eroded the trust of Black and other marginalized communities in the system.

Advocates continue fight for police-free schools

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Advocates for police-free schools were disheartened in June after a motion put forth by York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB) trustee Dino Giuliani called for retired officers to visit schools to talk to students about themes like bullying and making good choices.

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