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Mexican diocese condemns murder of local journalist

Mexican diocese condemns murder of local journalist

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MEXICO CITY -- A Mexican diocese has condemned the murder of a journalist in Veracruz state, saying the crime threatens freedom of expression.

A man is pictured entering a polling place in Montreal Oct. 21, 2019. Although three in five Canadians felt having a federal election this fall was not important to them, the country is headed to its second general election in less than two years.

Catholics assess Canada's snap election

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Although three in five Canadians felt having a federal election this fall was not important to them, the country is headed to its second general election in less than two years.

Cardinal Raymond L. Burke walks in the ninth national March for Life in Rome May 18, 2019. The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse, Wis., reported Aug. 21, 2021, that the cardinal, who remained hospitalized for COVID-19, was removed from a ventilator, taken out of ICU and returned to a regular hospital room.

Cardinal Burke remains hospitalized, but he's off ventilator, out of ICU

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LA CROSSE, Wis. -- Cardinal Raymond L. Burke remained hospitalized for COVID-19 but as of Aug. 21 he was taken off a ventilator that he had been on for some days and taken out of the ICU to be returned to a regular hospital room, according to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse.

A lab technician works with samples in one of the research laboratories for molecular medicine, genetic and rare diseases at Rome's Bambino Gesu pediatric hospital Jan. 17, 2019.

German bishops concerned prenatal Down syndrome test will become routine

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BERLIN -- German bishops are concerned that a decision guaranteeing German health insurers will pay for pregnant women's blood tests to detect Down syndrome will lead to abortion.

U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke, pictured in an Oct. 1, 2020, photo in Rome, says he has tested positive for COVID-19.

U.S. Cardinal Burke on ventilator, 'serious but stable'

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VATICAN CITY -- U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke remains hospitalized, on a ventilator, "in serious but stable condition" with COVID-19, a spokesman said late Aug. 17.

Two nuns killed in South Sudan after vehicle ambushed along highway

Two nuns killed in South Sudan after vehicle ambushed along highway

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NAIROBI, Kenya -- Two Catholic nuns were shot and killed along a highway in South Sudan Aug. 16 as they were returning home to Juba. Seven other sisters survived the attack.

The destroyed Immaculate Conception Church is pictured in Les Anglais, Haiti, Aug. 14, 2021, after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake. At least 18 people were reported killed in the church.

Priest killed, one missing as church assesses damage from Haiti quake

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LES CAYES, Haiti -- The magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck Haiti collapsed the bishop's residence in Les Cayes, killing one priest, leaving one missing and injuring Cardinal Chibly Langlois.

Br. John Frampton and the Capuchins will be re-opening St. Francis Table to guests again on Sept. 1.

St. Francis Table doors to open again Sept. 1

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Dollar-a-meal lunches and suppers are back on at St. Francis Table in Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood come Sept. 1, when there will be fully vaccinated cooks and wait staff ready to serve up meals to sit-down customers inside the restaurant.

Fr. Ivan Nachachewsky saw many of the sites between northern Saskatchewan and the Pacific during his ride to raise funds for wheelchairs in Ukraine. He was accompanied by his daughter, Nina, and Nina’s 10-month-old cat, Jamie, who provided much-needed entertainment during the more than three-week journey.

Bears, fire no deterrent to priest's charity ride

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Fr. Ivan Nachachewsky is taking some vacation time this month, well-earned after completing a gruelling 2,000-kilometre bike ride to raise money for wheelchairs to those in need in Ukraine.

Federal housing funding a start, ‘but not enough’

Federal housing funding a start, ‘but not enough’

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Another $132 million from Ottawa is going to mean 233 more affordable and supportive homes in Toronto in 2022. At The Good Shepherd shelter and services to the homeless on Queen Street East, any new housing is welcome. But 233 units hardly begins to house the homeless lined up for a bed at The Good Shepherd.

Hamilton Police Chief Frank Bergen, standing to the right of Ann Konkel, seated, and the service’s mounted unit helped Konkel celebrate her 106th birthday July 14.

God, genetics push life journey to 106 years

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When Ann Konkel stepped into the chapel at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton for a Mass commemorating her 106th birthday this summer, she was moved to tears. Due to COVID-19 it was the first time she had attended a church service in over a year.

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