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SAN ANTONIO (CNS) -- The archbishop of San Antonio offered prayers for 46 people found dead and another 16 survivors discovered June 27 in sweltering conditions in a semitruck.
D&P, and Church, must be on peripheries
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterDevelopment and Peace has new marching orders — new orders that are older than the Church.
Papal apology draws American eyes
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterA papal apology on Indigenous land in Canada is not irrelevant south of the border.
200th anniversary takes Basilians to Rome
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThe Basilian Fathers are praying for the Pope’s knee — not just because Pope Francis’ trip to Canada next month hangs in the balance and not merely because they are papists, loyal to His Holiness and the magisterium. The Pope personally asked the Basilians to pray for his knee.
Roe v. Wade officially overturned by U.S. Supreme Court
By Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News ServiceIn a 5-4 decision June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned its nearly 50-year-old decision in Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion in the United States.
Canada flagged for religious freedom watch list by Ohio lawmakers
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterJoining China, North Korea and other authoritarian regimes on the religious freedom watch list is… Canada, or at least it should be included, according to Ohio Republican lawmakers.
Papal apology expected at former residential school July 25
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterIf Pope Francis is going to broaden or deepen the apology he offered April 1 in Rome, then it’s going to happen at Maskwacis, 70 kilometres south of Edmonton, site of one of the largest Indian residential schools in Canada.
Vancouver Archdiocese, pride society resolve human rights case
By Paul Schratz, Canadian Catholic NewsOne year ago, the Archdiocese of Vancouver and the White Rock Pride Society were at loggerheads, waiting for a hearing before the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal as adversaries in a dispute over a church hall rental that pitted religious rights against the human rights code’s anti-discrimination clause.
First Nations group offers draft for papal apology
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterA First Nations group of residential school survivors has publicly put forward specific wording for a papal apology widely expected in Canada in July.
Toronto Cardinal Collins honoured for fatherly care of refugees
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterHonouring Toronto’s Cardinal Thomas Collins for the thousands of refugees he has brought to Canada came quite naturally to the community at the Chaldean Catholic Cathedral of the Good Shepherd.
Novalis creating a papal trip prayer book
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterNovalis is composing a digital edition of Living With Christ in time for Pope Francis’ July 24-29 trip to Canada.