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Pope Pius XII, head of the Church from 1939-58, gives a blessing at the end of a radio message Sept. 1, 1943.

Don’t judge Pius XII yet, expert warns

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One document uncovered during one week of research isn’t enough to draw new or final conclusions about Pope Pius XII’s guilt or innocence regarding the Holocaust, warns Canada’s leading expert on the wartime pope.

Donald Trump and New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan share a laugh during the 71st annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner in New York City in 2016.

Dolan blasted for Trump comments

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CLEVELAND -- Laudatory comments about President Donald Trump by New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan have been blasted in a letter to the prelate from more than 1,500 faith leaders.

Members of the Our Lady of the Spring Devotee Association celebrate in 2013 the 60th anniversary of the supposed apparitions of Mary in Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico in 1953. A recent bishops' commission says supposed Marian apparitions of Our Lady of America said to have taken place more than six decades ago are not recognized by the Catholic Church and are not appropriate for public devotion.

Our Lady of America apparitions declared "not supernatural"

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WASHINGTON -- Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, and five other bishops have concluded that alleged apparitions of Our Lady of America -- said to have taken place more than six decades ago -- were not of supernatural origin.

A choir singer gives a solo performance in an empty church during a Mass via livestream in San Fiorano, Italy, May 6, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Public allowed, with restrictions, for Mass in Italy starting mid-May

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ROME -- The Italian bishops and government have agreed on a protocol to allow the public to be present for liturgical celebrations starting May 18.

Alex Schadenberg, executive director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, worries that the court ruling might set a precedent for Canadian law.

Dutch euthanasia ruling ignites C-7 fears

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A Dutch court ruling that green lights the killing of dementia patients incapable of giving consent is a prelude to what Canada could face under a proposed new law, fear euthanasia opponents.

March for Life taking virtual route for pro-life cause

March for Life taking virtual route for pro-life cause

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OTTAWA -- Archbishop Terrence Prendergast of Ottawa has been a key figure and participant at every National March for Life since he arrived 13 years ago in the nation’s capital.

Plans to re-open churches are in the works, but the date is very uncertain.

Cautious approach to re-open churches

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With Saskatchewan starting to relax COVID-19 restrictions by allowing some gatherings of up to 10 people, the resumption of weekday Mass is a theoretical possibility that Regina’s archbishop has no plans to rush into.

Archbishop Terrance Prendergast.

New Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall approved by Pope Francis

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OTTAWA -- It’s official. The long-anticipated merger of the Ottawa and Alexandria-Cornwall dioceses was approved by the Vatican on May 6 and will be known as the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall.

Jesuit Fathers (from left) Michael Hawkins, 83, Peter Larisey, 91, Norman Dodge, 92, and Francis Xavier Johnson, 93, as well as George O’Neill, 77, died between April 29 and May 3 at René Goupil House, a Jesuit infirmary neighbouring the Manresa retreat centre.

COVID-19 claims five lives at Jesuit facility

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Canada's Jesuits are in mourning after five members of their community, including four priests, died of COVID-19 at the religious order’s long-term care facility in Pickering, Ont.

Reforms a ‘new beginning’ for Development and Peace

Reforms a ‘new beginning’ for Development and Peace

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Canada’s bishops and Development and Peace hope to end years of accusations, suspicions and investigations with a new governance structure that is transparent, streamlined and gives bishops closer oversight of Canada’s development agency.

Father Xavier Thelakkat, rector of the shrine of St. Thomas in Malayattoor, India, pictured in a 2012 photo, was stabbed to death in 2018. An Indian court sentenced former sacristan Johny Vattaparamban, 54, to life imprisonment for the murder of Father Thelakkat in southern Kerala state.

Sacristan sentenced to life in prison for murder of Indian shrine rector

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COCHIN, India -- An Indian court sentenced former sacristan Johny Vattaparamban, 54, to life imprisonment for the 2018 murder of the rector of popular St. Thomas Shrine at Malayattoor, in southern Kerala state.

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