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OTTAWA -- The annual National Life Chain will be held across Canada Oct. 4 despite a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in Canada’s largest provinces and warnings of a “second wave.”
Barrett's Supreme Court nomination gives spotlight to Notre Dame Law School
By Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News ServiceWASHINGTON -- If Judge Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed to the Supreme Court, she will be the first Notre Dame Law School graduate to sit on the bench of the nation's highest court and the only sitting justice with a law degree not from Harvard or Yale.
Dallaire Institute spotlights child protection
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterThe Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security will take its second annual Knowledge for Prevention (K4P) International Symposium online Sept. 28-Oct. 2 to foster the conversation about protecting children living in conflict environments.
Pandemic forces Out of the Cold to look for other ways to help homeless
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterOutside the St. Brigid’s Out of the Cold shelter on the last official day of summer, as trees in the park are threatening to burst into red and gold, 28-year-old Harley was wondering whether this church basement might be a place where he could stay.
Pope Francis' address to United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 25
By Catholic Register StaffAddress by Pope Francis to the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 25:
Pope Francis to U.N.: Respect for each human life is essential for peace, equality
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis asked members of the United Nations how they think they can respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and build a more peaceful, more just world when many of their countries spend billions on military weapons and when their treatment of the unborn, of refugees and of women shows so little respect for human life.
Politics won out over priesthood for John Turner
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterIf John Turner hadn’t been talked out of it by his boss at the powerful Montreal law firm of Stikeman Elliott, he might have been a priest and not a politician. But he would have been one of those priests who wield power and influence under the genial guise of amusing tales, loyal friendships and long dinners within longer conversations.
New declaration in Sudan eliminating state religion praised by bishops
By Francis Njuguna, Catholic News ServiceNAIROBI, Kenya -- Sudanese people can now "worship and practice their various religious beliefs without fear," said the general secretary of the Sudanese bishops' conference.
Lacroix proposing ‘break’ from catechesis
By Philippe Vaillancourt, Catholic News ServiceQUEBEC CITY -- Cardinal Gerald Lacroix asked parishes in the Archdiocese of Quebec to “pause” their catechetical programs to give them time to think about what comes next.
UN must stay true to ideals, cardinal says
By unno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY -- Cardinal Pietro Parolin, in marking the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, called on the organization to renew its commitment to the ideals upon which it was founded.
Canadian bishops' plenary adapts to the times
ByOTTAWA -- The COVID-19 pandemic has proven to be a challenging learning experience for the Catholic Church in Canada, and that continued when the first-ever online Plenary Assembly of Canada’s bishops began Sept. 21 as bishops from across the nation gathered in front of their computers to get down to business.