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Religion a factor in more than a third of hate crimes

Religion a factor in more than a third of hate crimes

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The number of hate crimes motivated by religion are down, according to the latest statistics, but that doesn’t bring much comfort to those who are targeted.

Several visitors enter an empty security queue before visiting St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican March 4, 2020. Visitors and pilgrims to churches, museums and landmarks in Rome have sharply declined following an outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus in northern Italy.

Confirmed case of COVID-19 in Vatican City

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VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican health clinic was closed temporarily after a person tested positive for the coronavirus, the Vatican announced.

Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall.

MP’s bill targets sex-selection abortion

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OTTAWA -- Sex-selection abortion is “antithetical to our commitment to equality” and should be banned, said a Conservative MP as she introduced a private member’s bill that targets health workers who knowingly abort a fetus because it is a girl.

A tourist wearing a mask as a preventive measure against the coronavirus visits the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, West Bank, March 5, 2020.

Bethlehem holy sites to be closed after COVID-19 reported at hotel

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JERUSALEM -- The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem urged its faithful to cooperate with the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Health, following its order March 5 to close all schools, universities, mosques and churches, including the Church of the Nativity and Shepherd's field.

Government given more time to change law

Government given more time to change law

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OTTAWA -- The federal government’s request for a four-month extension to comply with a Quebec court ruling that struck down a key element of Canada’s legal suicide regulations has been granted.

A sign indicating a unisex bathroom is seen in 2016 in North Carolina.

UN report on gender equality attacks religious freedom, says official

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GENEVA -- A United Nations report addressing gender-based violence and discrimination connected to religious beliefs "is now attacking the very reality it is called to defend," a Vatican representative told a U.N. meeting in Geneva.

Jean Vanier’s name has been attached to schools, books and institutions across Canada and the world.

Cutting Vanier ties a daunting task

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The fall from grace of Jean Vanier is leaving school boards, universities, publishers and even his beloved L’Arche organization in a bind.

Delta Hospice Society is looking at legal and other options after the B.C. government announced it may take over the facility following the hospice’s refusal to allow assisted suicide on site.

Assisted suicide policies under fire

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Two Canadian palliative care hospice centres thousands of kilometres apart are standing firm against pressure to start providing medically-induced deaths at their facilities.

Syrian refugees try to reach the Turkish-Greek border in Turkey Feb. 28, 2020. Turkey and Greece are trading blame following the deaths of Syrian refugees trying to flee to Europe.

Some concerned Turkish president is weaponizing Syrian refugees

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AMMAN, Jordan -- Turkey and Greece are trading blame following the deaths of Syrian refugees trying to flee to Europe, but some observers believe Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is weaponizing the Syrian refugee humanitarian crisis.

Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Proposed amendment in Russia would define marriage as between a man and woman

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MOSCOW, Russia (CNA) -- A definition of marriage as between a man and a woman is among several amendments to the Russian constitution proposed by president Vladimir Putin.

A displaced Christian woman prays in front of a grotto with a statue of Mary in Kaya, Burkina Faso, May 16, 2019. Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced out of their homes in Burkina Faso as Christian communities are targeted in a spiral of Islamist killings.

Hundreds of thousands forced to flee as attacks continue in Burkina Faso

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OXFORD, England -- Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced out of their homes in Burkina Faso as Christian communities are targeted in a spiral of Islamist killings.

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