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Vatican II Bishop De Roo passes

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Bishop Remi De Roo, the former bishop of Victoria who was the world’s youngest bishop when he was appointed in 1962 at age 38 by Pope John XXIII, died Feb. 1. He was 97.

The Quebec government, headed by Premier Francois Legault (above), commanded places of worship to implement a vaccine passport for parishioners ages 14 to 75.

Bishops challenged to condemn Church vaccine mandates

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While the Freedom Convoy 2022 demonstration in the nation’s capital, led by thousands of Canadian truckers, dominated headlines by its sheer size, a Catholic dimension has emerged in ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions.

The Canadian bishops’ conference has officially registered its Indigenous Reconciliation Fund that is hoped will push forward the path to reconciliation.

Indigenous fund helps push healing forward

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A new, independent registered charity created to disburse $30 million Canadian Catholics will raise over the next five years is a chance to forge new relationships between the Church and Indigenous Canadians, according to Odawa/Ojibway elder Rosella Kinoshameg.

Men carry the body of Church of Pakistan assistant lay Pastor William Siraj, who was was killed by unknown armed men while on his way home from church in Peshawar, Pakistan, Jan. 30, 2022. One of his traveling companions, Pastor Naeem Patrick, was wounded in the attack.

Pakistani ministers gunned down in brazen attack

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LAHORE, Pakistan -- The daylight attack by motorcycle-riding gunmen on two Church of Pakistan ministers, killing one and wounding another, has reignited fears among Pakistan’s beleaguered minority community.

People pause near a mural showing the 14 victims of 1972’s Bloody Sunday during a memorial service to mark the 50th anniversary of the tragedy in Derry, Northern Ireland, Jan. 30. The head of the Irish bishops’ conference has noted that no one from the British army has ever been prosecuted for the killings.

Still no justice for Bloody Sunday

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DUBLIN -- The president of the Irish bishops’ conference used the 50th anniversary of the unlawful killing of 14 unarmed Catholics by the British army in Northern Ireland to criticize the fact that no one has ever been prosecuted.

The dome of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican is seen from the Aventine Hill in Rome.

Rome meeting with Canadian Indigenous delegation rescheduled for late March

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More than two dozen Indigenous delegates, accompanied by a handful of Canadian bishops, are once again on their way to meeting Pope Francis in the last week of March.

People ride a motorbike down an almost empty street as locals stage a "silent strike" in Mandalay, Myanmar, Dec. 10, 2021. People from all walks of life in Myanmar observed another "silent strike" in defiance of the ruling junta Feb. 1, 2022, the anniversary of the military coup.

Myanmar citizens stage silent strike on anniversary of coup

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YANGON, Myanmar -- People from all walks of life observed a "silent strike" in defiance of the ruling junta Feb. 1, the anniversary of the military coup.

Parishioners taking part in an outdoor Mass kneel on the frozen ground of the parking lot at Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral in Montreal.

Quebec indoor Masses to resume Feb. 7

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Temporary church closures lifted in New Brunswick and PEI

A man in Athens, Greece, has a chain wrapped around his wrists in this photo illustration.

Calgary schools step up human trafficking fight

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The Calgary Catholic School District is partnering with country music star Paul Brandt’s non-profit #NotInMyCity to raise awareness and inspire action to end sexual exploitation and trafficking.

Psychology student Tierra Escoffery has been helping her six younger siblings and other students during a turbulent time in education.

Human touch bedrock of good education

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After a rollercoaster two years marked by online learning and social upheaval forcing the re-examination of how best to meet the needs of students, it’s clear the COVID-19 pandemic has changed education in Canada forever.

A woman takes a picture of the memorial outside the former Kamloops Indian Residential School June 6, 2021.

Bishops launch Indigenous healing fund

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The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has formally established its new registered charity to support and advance healing and reconciliation with Canada’s Indigenous peoples.

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