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The Parliament building in Quebec City.

Court challenge fails against Quebec’s Bill 21 ban on religious symbols

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A second attempt to have the anti-religious symbols provisions of Quebec’s controversial Bill 21 suspended until court challenges to the legality of the bill are determined has failed.

The bell tower of Most Blessed Sacrament Church in Franklin Lakes, N.J., is seen standing Dec. 12, 2019, after a fire destroyed the rest of the church the previous morning. One person suspected of arson is in custody, officials said. The structure was gutted by the flames, and as the news spread through the small town, neighbors, some of whom have been a part of the congregation for decades, flocked to the scene.

Fire destroys New Jersey church; suspected arsonist arrested

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FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. -- After a fire destroyed Most Blessed Sacrament Church in Franklin Lakes in the early hours of Dec. 11, the suspected arsonist was arrested. He was receiving burn treatment at a local hospital prior to his court hearing.

Police stand at the scene Dec. 11, 2019, of a gun battle that took place the day before involving two men around a kosher market in Jersey City, N.J. Six people, including a police officer and three bystanders, were killed in a furious battle that filled the streets of Jersey City with the sound of heavy gunfire for hours, authorities said.

Students kept safe in N.J. Catholic school during nearby gun battle

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JERSEY CITY, N.J. (CNS) -- Sacred Heart Catholic School in Jersey City reopened Dec. 12, with a heavy police presence outside, two days after deadly gun battle took place at a kosher supermarket across the street from the school.

In this 2017 file photo, former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick of Washington is pictured in Baltimore, Md.

McCarrick abuse survivor sues Vatican

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NEW YORK -- John Bellocchio, 37, who claims former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick abused him when he was a teenager, announced at a Dec. 9 news conference the he is suing the Vatican and demanding "sweeping child protection changes."

Metropolitan Police Department personnel are seen Dec. 10, 2019, on the campus of The Catholic University of America in Washington. A suspect struck a female security guard with a car in the parking lot of the nearby Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and stabbed another male security guard inside the basilica. The suspect is in custody.

Guards attacked at national shrine in D.C.

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WASHINGTON -- Washington authorities apprehended a suspect in an incident involving an attack Dec. 10 against two security guards at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, the largest Marian shrine in the United States, at the height of its busiest season.

Matthias Kopp, spokesman for the German bishops' conference, is pictured in Stuttgart Sept. 13, 2013.

German Catholics complete final preparations for 'synodal way'

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OXFORD, England -- German Catholics insisted their national "synodal way" reform consultation will have an impact on the church worldwide, as final preparations were completed for the consultation's first plenary in January.

Bishop Daniel R. Jenky of Peoria, Ill., hands a copy of the "positio" on Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen's life to Father James O'Brien, representing the late Cardinal Francis E. George and the Archdiocese of Chicago, during a Mass at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Peoria Sept. 9, 2012. Supporters of the canonization cause for Archbishop Sheen are invited to participate in a nine-day novena starting Dec. 12, 2019, to "petition God unceasingly to remove all obstacles" for the beatification of the media pioneer, author and evangelist. Archbishop Sheen's beatification was scheduled for Dec. 21 but has been postponed.

Catholics urged to pray novena for Archbishop Sheen's beatification

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PEORIA, Ill. -- Supporters of the canonization cause for Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen have been invited to take part in a novena starting Dec. 12 to "petition God unceasingly to remove all obstacles" for the beatification of the media pioneer, author and evangelist.

Venezuelan refugee Dellana Maria Rodriguez, pictured Nov. 22, 2019, took advantage of the AVSI refugee relocation program and now works as a quality manager at Goob Beverages outside Salvador, Brazil. Rodriguez used to live on the border between Brazil and Venezuela.

Catholic entities step up to help Venezuelan refugees get jobs in Brazil

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SALVADOR, Brazil -- Over the past few years, hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans have fled their economically stricken and politically volatile country. Many have crossed over the border into Brazil and Colombia seeking a better life.

Our Lady of Assumption Church in Windsor, Ont., is ready for the next phase of its revitalization.

Assumption reno counts on fresh flow of cash

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WINDSOR, Ont. -- With phase one of renovations complete church officials are now moving ahead with the next phase of repairs to 177-year-old Our Lady of Assumption Church — but they’ll need to dig into some deeper pockets to complete it.

Poverty promise remains elusive target

Poverty promise remains elusive target

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The failure to end child poverty in Canada, promised 30 years ago when parliamentarians pledged to stop the scourge by 2000, has seen a generation of children grow up without the supports they need, says Leila Sarangi.

Abuse review ‘difficult but transformative’

Abuse review ‘difficult but transformative’

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VANCOUVER -- Whenever a group of people with different opinions gather at a table to discuss a controversial topic, sparks are bound to fly.

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