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Protesters outside the B.C. Supreme Court with signs demanding church services be allowed.

B.C. government flip-flop on worship restrictions over Easter weekend frustrates faithful

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VANCOUVER -- The 96-hour rollercoaster of emotions for Catholics gearing up for Easter this year ended on a low note.

Flames shoot through the roof of the Catholic Church on St. Theresa Point First Nation on Easter Sunday.

Arson suspected in Manitoba church fire on Easter

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Just hours after Easter Sunday Mass, residents of St. Theresa Point First Nation in Manitoba could only watch and cry as their Catholic church burned to the ground.

Swiss-born Father Hans Küng, a prominent and sometimes controversial theologian who taught in Germany, died April 6, 2021, at age 93. Father Küng is pictured in a 2015 photo.

Swiss-born Father Hans Küng, theologian, dies at 93

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BERLIN -- Father Hans Küng, the prominent and sometimes controversial Swiss Catholic theologian, died peacefully in his sleep in the university town of Tübingen, Germany, where he had lived and lectured since 1960, said a spokesman for his Global Ethic Foundation. He was 93.

Police in London stand on the altar at Christ the King Polish church and halted a Good Friday service after a complaint that pandemic regulations were not being met. The parish claims police "brutally exceeded their powers."

London police halt Good Friday service, say pandemic protocols violated

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LONDON -- Police halted a Good Friday service after a complaint that pandemic regulations were not being met, leading the parish priest to complain that officers had "brutally exceeded their powers."

Salvadoran Archbishop Jose Luis Escobar Alas of San Salvador incenses a relic, the miter of St. Oscar Romero, March 24 at the cathedral in San Salvador.

El Salvador turns to Romero in difficult time

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SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador -- COVID-19 put a damper on last year’s celebrations to mark the 40th anniversary of St. Oscar Romero’s martyrdom, but a continuing pandemic couldn’t stop this year’s festivities.

Sculptor Timothy Schmalz is working on the clay model that will eventually replace the statues that were vandalized at Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto in Sudbury, Ont.

Schmalz to replace decapitated Stations of the Cross statues in Sudbury

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Renowned Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz has been tasked with recreating the clay statues decapitated last May at Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto in Sudbury, Ont.

The poster for Red Deer’s École Secondaire Notre Dame High School’s service project to raise awareness and funds for mental health.

Students step up for mental health

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EDMONTON -- Students at a high school in Red Deer, Alta., joined to raise awareness of mental health issues, and hoped at the same time to raise $40,000 for a foundation named after an alumnus who committed suicide.

Campaign Life Coalition's national president Jeff Gunnarson.

Federal Conservative Pary reaffirms anti-MAiD stance

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OTTAWA -- The federal Conservative Party’s March policy convention may have exposed infighting within the party surrounding issues such as abortion and climate change, but one thing was made clear — it’s the only party against making it easier for Canadians to kill themselves with the help of a doctor.

People carry banners and opposition flags during a demonstration marking the 10th anniversary of the start of the Syrian conflict, in the opposition-held city of Idlib, Syria, March 15. As Syria marks 10 years of devastating conflict, the country is in economic and social shambles with millions of people displaced and millions more living below the poverty line.

Call goes out to lift Syrian sanctions

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After 10 years of war, in the midst of complete economic collapse, Caritas Syria, with the backing of Caritas Internationalis, is asking for an end to sanctions put in place to punish the Assad regime for chemical weapons attacks on Syrian civilians, widespread torture and human rights abuses.

Fr. Sylvain Casavant has been appointed as the new rector of St. Joseph Seminary.

New rector at St. Joseph’s Seminary, Edmonton

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EDMONTON -- Fr. Sylvain Casavant, a pastor and teacher for many years, has been appointed as the new rector of St. Joseph Seminary.

Areas outside of Toronto and Peel Region have now been scaled back to 15-per-cent capacity for places of worship in a province-wide “emergency brake” measure.

Churches remain open, but at lower capacity, as Ontario puts on ‘emergency brake’

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With rising COVID-19 cases across Ontario, the provincial government has implemented a province-wide “emergency brake” that will lower capacity for worship services.

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