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Marchers take to the streets of downtown Toronto last spring following the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer demanding an end to anti-Black racism.

One year after George Floyd, schools taking anti-racism efforts seriously

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Anti-Black racism activist Adora Nwofor gets emotional when she talks about the love she has for Calgary.

Philadelphia Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez greets worshippers after Mass May 23 outside the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul.

Come back to Mass, archbishop pleads

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PHILADELPHIA -- Imploring Catholics of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to return to the celebration of Mass in person, Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez launched a major initiative for that purpose on Pentecost Sunday, May 23.

Masses in B.C. churches, like St. Matthew’s Church in Surrey, B.C., above, have resumed with a maximum of 50 people.

JCCF fighting pandemic worship restrictions across Canada

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Provincial governments across Canada are presenting faith adherents with rays of hope by unveiling roadmaps and timelines on the lifting of public worship restrictions heading into the summer months.

Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall

Sex-selective abortion bill defeated in House of Commons

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Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall’s bill to ban sex-selective abortions in Canada was defeated in the House of Commons by a 248-82 margin June 2.

Kamloops residents and First Nations people gather to listen to drummers and singers at a memorial in front of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School on May 31.

Archbishop Miller offers ‘deep apology’ in wake of discovery of bodies at Kamloops residential school

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The Archbishop of Vancouver is offering “my deep apology” to those affected by the discovery of the bodies of 215 children at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in B.C.

A boy takes part in a candlelight vigil at Victoria Park in Hong Kong June 4, 2013, to mark the anniversary of the crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989. This year's vigil has been canceled by Hong Kong police, but seven Catholic churches scheduled Masses for June 4, 2021, at the time the vigils would normally occur.

Tiananmen Square protesters remembered at Masses in Hong Kong

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HONG KONG -- The protesters killed in Tiananmen Square in mainland China on June 4, 1989, used to be remembered in Hong Kong with an annual candlelight vigil in the city’s expansive Victoria Park, attended by crowds as big as 130,000, all holding flickering candles.

A researcher observes the nucleus of human stem cells in this illustration photo.

14-day limit prohibition for human embryo research abandoned

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The international scientific body governing stem cell research is abandoning the absolute 14-day limit on culturing human embryos in the laboratory, putting pressure on Canada’s law prohibiting the practice.

Worshippers wearing protective masks pray during the Easter Vigil at a church in Shanghai April 3, 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fears are rising over China's looming rising crackdown on Catholic and Protestant church leaders that authorities deem illegal.

Fears rise over China's growing crackdown on Christian religious leaders

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The recent arrest of a Vatican-approved bishop, priests and seminarians in north-central China came as a shocking development, if not surprising, as religious persecution in the communist-led country has continued to intensify under President Xi Jinping.

215 pairs of children’s shoes were placed as a memorial for the children's bodies found buried at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C.

Canada’s bishops express ‘deepest sorrow’ over loss of 215 children found buried at former residential school

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Canada’s bishops are expressing their “deepest sorrow” and pledge to “continue walking side by side” with Indigenous people in the wake of the discovery of the bodies of 215 children buried at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C.

In Transforming Nations after the COVID-19 Pandemic, Denis Caro says Christian principles can help create a brighter future post-COVID.

Post-COVID reset needs Christian principles

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OTTAWA -- As Canadians continue to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, the question of what happens after the global community recovers from COVID’s impact remains unanswered.

Jake Woodcroft mentors a young camper in archery at the Catholic Youth Organization’s Camp Marydale. Woodcroft and Ontario summer camps are awaiting final word on whether camps will reopen for 2021. Premier Doug Ford has said they will but no details have been announced as the camping season draws near.

Summer camp counsellors await word on camp return for the season

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Jake Woodcroft has worn a few different hats throughout his lengthy association with the Catholic Youth Organization’s (CYO) Camp Marydale in Mount Hope, Ont., and Camp Brebeuf in Rockland, Ont.

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