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BETHLEHEM, West Bank -- Graduating in July as part of Bethlehem University’s first software engineering class, students Marianna Bannoura, Oriana Sabat and Mariam Qumsieh already have a market-ready app under their belts.
Campaign Life seeks support in New Brunswick abortion battle
ByOTTAWA -- Campaign Life Coalition is calling on pro-life Canadians to show support for New Brunswick’s provincial government in a legal fight over funding and access to abortion services in the east coast province.
Hundreds of graves discovered at Saskatchewan residential school site
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic RegisterThe Cowessess First Nation will put a name to each of the hundreds of bodies found at the unmarked graves on the former Marieval Indian Residential School, vows Chief Cadmus Delorme.
Parliamentary interfaith caucus established to foster dialogue in Ottawa
ByOTTAWA -- You can learn a lot about Islam, Judaism, Christianity and other faiths in books, but the best way to really understand another faith is through personal relationships.
‘Meaning of Eucharist’ document sparks bishops’ debate
By Catholic News ServiceWASHINGTON -- After a lengthy debate, the U.S. bishops have given the green light to a draft a document on the “meaning of the Eucharist in the life of the Church.”
Catholics look for action and answers
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterAs the country continues to wake up to the truth that there has been little or no reconciliation with Indigenous people, Catholics are also questioning their Church’s record.
Vatican expresses concern about proposed Italian law on homophobia
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY -- The Vatican has informed Italy that a draft law to fight homophobia and discrimination and violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity could violate the freedom of Catholics to teach and practice their faith.
U.N. investigators call on church to do more to stop abuse
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY -- While acknowledging Vatican-mandated reforms in the handling of clerical sexual abuse, four U.N. special rapporteurs urged the Vatican to make it mandatory that church officials everywhere report abuse allegations to civil authorities.
Prayer created for National Indigenous Peoples Day
By Catholic Register StaffTo mark the 25th anniversary of National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada on June 21, the Canadian Conference Catholic Bishops (CCCB) have released a prayer titled “Prayer for Tolerance, Forgiveness, Reconciliation.”
First female OHL draft pick rooted in faith
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterIt’s been quite an extraordinary couple weeks for 16-year-old goaltender Taya Currie.
Attempts at healing must be Indigenous-led, says Miller
By Agnieszka Ruck, Canadian Catholic NewsVANCOUVER -- Vancouver Archbishop J. Michael Miller reached out to residential school survivors in an interview with an Indigenous news network, apologizing for how representatives of the Church “betrayed your trust.”