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York Catholic school board won’t fly Pride flag

York Catholic school board won’t fly Pride flag

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By a vote of 6-4, the York Catholic District School Board voted against raising the Pride flag at the Catholic Education Centre in Aurora, Ont., for the month of June.

Pope Francis and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shake hands after their meeting at the Vatican May 13, 2023.

Ukrainian church leaders cite lack of information on Vatican initiatives

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Ukrainian church leaders have voiced skepticism over a planned Vatican "peace mission" to their war-torn country and have complained of being left in the dark about Rome's intentions.

Years of drought have left the wells in Ethiopia dry. Combined with recent conflict and the pandemic, the African nation has been crippled. Cardinal Berhaneyesus Souraphiel, president of the Ethiopian Conference of Catholic Bishops, is pleading for help through the Church’s Global Solidarity Fund.

Solidarity fund takes aim at Ethiopia’s needs

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COVID, plus civil war and years of crippling drought, have dimmed the prospects for democracy in Ethiopia, made the lives of hundreds of thousands of refugees more difficult, devastated the country’s basic social infrastructure of schools, hospitals, clinics and social services.

Pope Francis greets representatives of the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organizations during an audience with the group in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican May 13.

Exploring Pope Francis’ legacy

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A forum on Pope Francis’ papacy from a Canadian context posed tough questions while also maintaining a celebratory mood as speakers from around the world gathered at St. Mark’s College to examine the significance of Francis’ pontificate.

Sr. Norma McDonald and Janelle Delorme, at front from left with flowers, received the Catholic Foundation of Manitoba’s Caritas Award last month.

Social justice just a way of life

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Kekeshan Basu sings her song “Dreams” at the launch of Generation Laudato Si’ in Toronto May 16.

More than a book, it’s a way of life

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Alberta Catholics urged to take part in election

Alberta Catholics urged to take part in election

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Catholics have a moral obligation to get involved in the democratic process, Alberta’s bishops said in a May 16 pastoral letter.

North Shore Pro-Life offers $500 a month for a year to mothers and families who choose life.

Pro-life program helps with challenges of choosing life

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A financial aid program that helps mothers and families make difficult life-affirming decisions is approaching its first anniversary, with organizers saying they want to make it available to more people in need.

Fr. Gerald Mendoza, third from left, with a crew of firefighters outside the Dene Thà Community School in Chateh, Alta. Mendoza is among the more than 3,000 firefighters battling wildfires in Alberta.

Priest on frontlines of Alberta wildfires

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Heavy rainfall throughout the province of Alberta over the May long weekend potentially signaled a hopeful turning point in the effort to quell the 2023 wildfire state of emergency.

A man kisses a rosary as he prays before Mass in 2018 at a church in Beijing. The Day of Prayer for Catholics in China is celebrated annually May 24.

Under surveillance, government pressure, China needs prayers, observers say

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When Pope Benedict XVI instituted the Day of Prayer for Catholics in China in 2007, Aloysius Jin Luxian was bishop of Shanghai. That year, an article in The Atlantic monthly described Bishop Jin as "arguably the most influential and controversial figure in Chinese Catholicism of the last 50 years."

New Cardinal Matteo Zuppi of Bologna, Italy, greets guests prior to a consistory for the creation of 13 new cardinals by Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Oct. 5, 2019.

Pope Francis asks Cardinal Zuppi to lead peace mission for Ukraine

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Pope Francis has asked Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi of Bologna to lead a mission "to help ease tensions in the conflict in Ukraine," the Vatican press office said.

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