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OTTAWA -- The theme of this year’s March For Life in Canada is “You Are Not Alone.”
Church leaders offer prayers after Mexico City metro crash
By David Agren, Catholic News ServiceMEXICO CITY -- Mexican church leaders offered prayers for the victims of a metro line collapse that left at least 23 dead and more than 70 people injured.
Sri Lankan churches halt religious services as third wave of COVID-19 hits
By Catholic News ServiceCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lankan churches once again have halted services, church weddings and Sunday schools due to a third wave of COVID-19 infections.
The law, theology ... and Happy the elephant
By Roberta Staley, Catholic Register SpecialIs an animal a person?
That’s the central question surrounding the fate of a 48-year-old female Asian elephant in the Bronx Zoo named Happy, a question that has enticed legal, moral and even theological debate.
Quebec bishops push for ‘just recovery’
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterQuebec’s Catholic bishops don’t just want a recovery, they want change.
Farms could be COVID hotspot, again
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterA year after three migrant farm workers died in Ontario and COVID-19 infections ran rampant in bunkhouses, Fr. Peter Ciallella is worried about this year’s growing season.
Irish government to lift ban on Mass attendance May 10
By Michael Kelly, Catholic News ServiceDUBLIN -- The Irish government said a COVID-19-related ban on Catholics attending Mass will be lifted May 10.
Lac Ste. Anne pilgrimage goes virtual again
By Andrew Ehrkamp, Canadian Catholic NewsEDMONTON -- This year’s Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage is going online once again, the second year in a row.
Bishops denounce revival of fetal tissue research
By Catholic News ServiceWASHINGTON -- The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee is calling on the Biden administration to fund research “that does not rely upon body parts taken from innocent children killed through abortion.”
Ontario bishops renew push for conscience rights to protect health-care workers
ByOTTAWA -- Ontario’s Catholic bishops are calling on the faithful to demand legislation to protect health-care workers from having to participate in procedures that go against their faith and conscience.
Ukrainian bishop says Russian troops instilling fear in border regions
By Jonathan Luxmoore, Catholic News ServiceA Catholic bishop from eastern Ukraine said tensions remain high despite an announced withdrawal of Russian forces.