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Chief Wilton Littlechild, Justice Murray Sinclair and Marie Wilson, members of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, take part in a 2015 press conference in Ottawa.

New book a guide on reconciliation path

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A sneak peak at a forthcoming guide to reconciliation between Indigenous Canadians and the rest of us has Toronto Catholic District School Board Indigenous education central resource teacher Frank Pio excited about the good it might do in high school classrooms.

The Canadian bishops new Office for Family and Life aims to accompany Canadian families in the light of society’s changing realities.

Bishops launch new family office

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OTTAWA -- A new organization focused on supporting families within the Catholic Church in Canada is now up and running.

Salt+Light TV has produced Yes, Lord, a children’s liturgy that begins airing Feb. 19.

New show takes liturgy to kids

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If going to Sunday morning Mass seems tantalizingly near and yet far as you watch your parish struggle to produce a weekly liturgy on Facebook or YouTube, imagine what it has been like for kids to be told to sit quietly and watch a TV Mass.

Canadian Minister of Justice and Attorney General David Lametti is the architect of changes to the law governing medically-assisted death.

Senate changes to Bill C-7 would extend access to assisted suicide

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OTTAWA -- The Canadian Senate has voted to open access to assisted suicide even further than what the federal government is proposing. 

Colombian Bishop Rubén Darío Jaramillo Montoya of Buenaventura rides atop a fire truck during a protest against growing drug violence Feb. 10. The bishop boarded the fire truck to spray the town’s main street with holy water and help to “cleanse it” of evil.

Bishop ‘cleanses’ Colombian city

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BOGOTA, Colombia -- The bishop of a Colombian city suffering from a deadly spike in drug violence boarded a fire truck to spray the town’s main street with holy water and help to “cleanse it” of evil.

Residents of Cedar Crest Drive in Abilene, Texas, walk past their burning house Feb. 15, 2021, as firefighters fight the blaze. The firefighters were only able to draw water from one hydrant because all three city water treatment plants were offline due to cold weather power outages.

Severe weather prompts emergency response from church leaders as Lent begins

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CLEVELAND -- Below-zero temperatures, teeth-chattering wind chills and deep snow turned the southern Plains into an Arctic landscape, forcing Catholic Charities agencies to adopt emergency measures to get people to safety.

An altar server holds a copy of the Roman Missal during Mass.

Missal updated in Canada

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The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has agreed to adjust the English-language wording to the conclusion of the Collect (the opening prayer) in the Roman Missal approved for use in Canada.

The Mount Cashel Orphanage in St. John’s, Nfld. The Archdiocese of St. John’s is facing “sacrifices” after being found liable for abuse settlements left by the Christian Brothers.

St. John’s vows to heal from ‘dark chapter’

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OTTAWA -- Archbishop Peter Hundt says “sacrifices” will have to be made, but the Archdiocese of St. John’s has to move forward with compassion and understanding after a “dark chapter” of abuse in the Newfoundland archdiocese’s history.

Workers disinfect the interior of a mosque to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as students continue to study in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq, Feb. 15. As part of COVID-19 precautions, the Iraqi government has ordered the closure of mosques and churches “until further notice.”

Iraq tightens restrictions ahead of Pope’s visit

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VATICAN CITY -- Two days after the Iraqi government announced stringent COVID-19 precautions, including the closure of mosques and churches “until further notice,” the prime minister met with the Vatican nuncio to discuss preparations for the scheduled visit of Pope Francis.

View of the Oxford University/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine boxes at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath, England, Jan. 2, 2021.

Vaccine woes add to issues in Global South

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VATICAN CITY -- When the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, Pope Francis warned it could make inequalities existing around the world even worse.

B.C. lawyers seek to ease restrictions on churches

B.C. lawyers seek to ease restrictions on churches

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VANCOUVER -- Catholic lawyers in the Archdiocese of Vancouver are adding their voices to the growing numbers calling for the B.C. government to end its ban on worship services.

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