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A woman arrives with children at a polling station in Dublin March 8, 2024, to vote on a referendum to redefine family and delete wording on stay-at-home mothers in the Irish Constitution.

Irish voters resoundingly reject proposals to redefine family, undermine motherhood

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The Irish prime minister, known as the Taoiseach, has conceded that his government was defeated "comprehensively" when voters rejected amendments to the constitution that the country's bishops warned would have weakened supports for marriage and undermined motherhood.

A group photo was taken on Feb. 17 after the first Mass was held at St. Isidore Parish in Vita, Man., since 2011.

Filipino Catholics resurrect Manitoba parish

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The revival of St. Isidore Parish in Vita, Man., 13 years after it closed in 2011 due to a dwindling congregation, was sparked by curiosity.

You can co-exist as Indigenous, Christian speakers share

You can co-exist as Indigenous, Christian speakers share

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‘I am a child of God. That’s exactly who I am’

Father Deacon Andrew Bennett is on an ongoing quest to reveal how Indigenous culture and Christianity coexist harmoniously and authentically.

Archbishop Jurkovic prepares to celebrate Mass at the B.C. Catholic Educators’ Conference.

Canada mission ‘intimidating’ for Nuncio

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As lunch companions go, an archbishop who has been serving in the Vatican’s diplomatic service for 40 years is in high demand.

Fr. Michael Brehl, C.Ss.R. speaks to Toronto young adults at the monthly Ignite Bible and Beer event in February.

Thirst for Scripture quenched with Bible and Beer ministry

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Each month, Ignite young adult ministry welcomes young guests for a unique spin on a Bible study mixer, hosting monthly Bible and Beer sessions at St. Patrick’s Church in downtown Toronto. 

Calgary Bishop Emeritus Fred Henry.

Without truth, there’s no reconciliation

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Calgary’s emeritus Bishop Fred Henry has been named one of the world’s “Top 10 people of 2023” by Inside the Vatican magazine for challenging the consensus on graves at former Indian residential schools.

Online bill could criminalize free speech, critics say

Online bill could criminalize free speech, critics say

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Two proposed bills, the Online Harms Act (Bill C-63) and Bill C-367, have critics suggesting that if passed, they could threaten the freedom to express beliefs and convictions online and in the public square.

Karno Batiran, executive director of PAYOPAYO, Share Lent’s partner in Indonesia, tends to planted seeds with his daughter.

Share Lent focuses on farm workers’ rights

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Development and Peace - Caritas Canada’s annual Share Lent campaign is in full swing, focusing this year on impacting rural and peasant communities around the world.

Under the theme “Reaping our Rights,” the 2024 campaign is focused on defending all aspects of small-scale farming and agriculture workers’ human rights. 

Boxes of mifepristone, the first pill given in a chemical abortion, are pictured in a Jan. 13, 2023, photo.

Mail-order abortion pills sourced in Toronto

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A Canadian non-profit has become a major player in the drive to help women “self-administer abortion at home” through the distribution of abortion pills by mail, all below the radar of Health Canada. 

Holy Rosary Church in Portugal Cove-St. Philips, NL.

Vatican dicastery overturns St. John’s church closure

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The Catholics of Portugal Cove-St. Philips, NL, who felt “betrayed” by the Archdiocese of St. John’s closing of Holy Rosary Church in October 2022 have attained a “moral victory” and a potential pathway to reopening their beloved church. 

St. Raphael Palliative Care Home and Day Centre in Montreal

Judge denies MAiD stay on Montreal centre

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A Quebec Superior Court judge has denied the Archdiocese of Montreal’s request for a stay of the legal obligation placed on a Montreal palliative care centre to offer assisted death to its residents.

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