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The Jesuits have been affiliated with the University of Sudbury since 1913.

Jesuit connection to University of Sudbury comes to an end

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The University of Sudbury, which has ties to the Jesuits that go back 108 years, has officially become a non-denominational and Francophone in its quest to secure its future as an independent post-secondary institution.

Rocco Buttliere, a LEGO architect from Chicago, created this 67,000-piece LEGO Vatican City State replica.

Vatican in 67,000 pieces

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We all know Rome wasn’t built in a day, but LEGO architect Rocco Buttliere had three months.

Pope Francis talks with members of the Society of Jesus at the apostolic nunciature in Bratislava, Slovakia, Sept. 12. During a private meeting, the Pope spoke to the Jesuits about his health, the pastoral work of Jesuits in Slovakia and his recent apostolic letter about the Latin Mass.

Pastoral outreach depends on looking forward, Pope Francis tells Jesuits

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VATICAN CITY -- The Catholic Church suffers from a temptation to attempt to return to attitudes and practices of the past, an attitude that blocks pastoral outreach to many of those who are marginalized, Pope Francis told Jesuits in Slovakia.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, accompanied by his wife, Sophie Gregoire, and their children, waves to supporters during the Liberal election night party in Montreal Sept. 20.

An election that looks a lot like 2019

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OTTAWA -- It was status quo come election night as save for a few minor seat changes, Canada’s new Parliament will mirror the one it replaced.

Archbishop Boutros Marayati, patriarchal administrator of the Armenian Catholic Church, uses incense as he celebrates Mass with bishops of the Armenian Catholic Church at the Pontifical Armenian College in Rome Sept. 20, 2021. The bishops were meeting for a second attempt at electing a new patriarch to succeed Patriarch Grégoire Pierre XX Ghabroyan, who died in Beirut May 25. No candidate garnered the necessary two-thirds of the votes when the bishops had met for two weeks beginning in late June.

Armenian bishops elect former U.S. pastor as patriarch

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ROME -- The bishops of the Armenian Catholic Church elected Archbishop Raphaël François Minassian, the ordinary for Armenian Catholics in Eastern Europe, to be their church's new patriarch.

Members of the Famille Marie-Jeunesse are pictured during Mass in Notre-Dame-de-Foy's Church in Quebec City Jan. 31, 2017. A judge from the Quebec Superior Court authorized Sep. 13, 2021, a class action against the congregation for "spiritual abuse."

Quebec judge authorizes class action against congregation for 'spiritual abuse'

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SHERBROOKE, Quebec -- A Quebec Superior Court judge authorized a class action against a Catholic religious group once heralded for its ability to foster vocations, opening the way for people who claim to have been physically, spiritually, or psychologically abused within the organization to join the legal case.

Western University student and Catholic school grad Emmanuel Akindele has created an app to help parents identify mental-health issues in their child’s social media usage.

App looks to catch mental health issues early

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Emmanuel Akindele is working on an app to monitor mental-health concerns among youth in the hope it will keep children safe online now and into the future.   

Enduring Faith, a Knights of Columbus documentary, explores the legacy of Indigenous Catholics in North America.

Film captures story of 'Enduring Faith'

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To understand what it means to be Catholic in North America, one must also understand the story of the Indigenous peoples of the land. That is the message behind the new documentary Enduring Faith: The Story of Native American Catholics, produced by the Knights of Columbus.

People gather in St. Peter’s Square. The Vatican released a handbook to assist bishops in preparing for the 2023 Synod on Synodality, which will lean heavily on consultation with the People of God.

Understanding ‘synodality’

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Church governance is not about command and control. It’s about who we are and who we aspire to be as a Christian community, as the body of Christ. Since 2013, Pope Francis has been teaching this lesson in all that he does and says. Lately he’s been saying synodality just about every time he opens his mouth.

Non-profits optimistic better days to come

Non-profits optimistic better days to come

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OTTAWA -- Despite the continuing economic disruption of the COVID pandemic, most Canadian non-profits are optimistic that better days are ahead.

RoseAnne Archibald, shown in this 2018 file photo, has been elected the new national chief of the Assembly of First Nations in Canada.

Bishops remain hopeful about Indigenous reconciliation

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OTTAWA -- Canada’s bishops remain hopeful that a planned meeting in the Vatican with Indigenous leaders and the Pope will lead to further reconciliation despite the leader of the largest Indigenous organization in Canada saying she will not go to the Vatican.

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