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A group of villagers in India listen to a Lok Manch speaker as he educates them on their rights under the National Food Security Act.

Power to the people: Giving India's poor the tools to fight for their rights

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Even though a substantial number of people the Lok Manch organization serves are illiterate or never properly schooled, the easiest way to start a Lok Manch meeting is to have everyone stand up and recite the pre-amble to India’s constitution, said Jesuit lawyer Fr. Stanislaus Jebamalai.

Retired Bishop Erwin Krautler of Xingu, Brazil, attends a news briefing following a session of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon at the Vatican Oct. 9, 2019.

Brazilian bishops 'surprised' at Amazon post-synodal document

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SAO PAULO -- Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation on the pan-Amazonian synod surprised many church workers who live in the region and elicited a range of reactions.

Ed Panes, state secretary for the B.C. and Yukon district of the Knights of Columbus, presents rosaries during an initiation ceremony.

Knights of Columbus remove secrecy around initiation ceremony

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Secret, lengthy and complex rituals for fledgling Knights of Columbus have become a thing of the past.

Jesuit Fr. Alan J. Fogarty.

Fr. Alan J. Fogarty appointed Salt + Light CEO

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Jesuit Fr. Alan J. Fogarty has been appointed chief executive officer of Salt + Light Media, effective Aug. 1.

Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising, Germany, announced Feb. 11, 2020, he would not run for another term as president of the German bishops' conference. He is pictured in a 2017 photo.

Cardinal Marx won't seek second term as president of German bishops

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BONN, Germany -- Cardinal Reinhard Marx, 66, announced that at the full plenary session of the German bishops' conference in early March, he will not be a candidate for another term as president.

Soldiers patrol the surroundings of El Salvador's national congress as supporters of President Nayib Bukele protest outside the building to push for the approval of funds for a government security plan Feb. 9, 2020.

Salvadoran cardinal calls for prudence, patience amid political turmoil

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MEXICO CITY -- A Salvador cardinal urged "prudence" from the politicians in the Central American country as the president pushed congress to approve a package of security spending.

Pope Francis is pictured with U.S. bishops from Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming during their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican Feb. 10, 2020. The bishops were making their "ad limina" visits to report on the status of their dioceses.

U.S. bishops ask Pope Francis about Amazon synod

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VATICAN CITY -- Talking about debates, differences and discernment, Pope Francis told a group of U.S. bishops that people focused on the possibility of ordaining some married men and women deacons for service in the Amazon will be disappointed in his apostolic exhortation.

Drummers from the parish of St. Kateri Tekakwitha Aboriginal Church perform at St. Boniface Cathedral.

World Day sets sights on reconciliation

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WINNIPEG -- The Paradis brothers —  Francois and Edmund — somehow knew they were destined for the life of an Oblate missionary.

Lisa Noble is the new director of Edmonton Prolife, which is planning its biggest public awareness campaign this spring.

Pro-life group isn’t pulling any punches

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EDMONTON -- Edmonton Prolife’s new executive director is planning an ambitious public campaign that emphasizes some uncomfortable, and perhaps unknown, facts about abortion.

Jill Lanz, co-ordinator of Catholic Social Services’ Morning Star program, tells Archbishop Richard Smith, foreground, about the challenges and final success in finding housing for a woman who had lived in the bush near a Red Deer parking lot. Smith met with CSS staff during a listening session last month.

Pain, hope, healing on ministry frontlines

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EDMONTON -- The term for her was “rough sleeper” because for years she didn’t have a roof over her head.

Fr. William Hann tells priests, chaplains and volunteers about the importance of reaching out with compassion to those who are vulnerable to choosing assisted suicide.

‘The slope is becoming more slippery’

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VANCOUVER -- Living in the region with the highest number of assisted suicides in Canada, Fr. William Hann of the Diocese of Victoria says he has seen much moral distress, broken families and troubling situations.

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