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Deacon Rennie Nahanee, right, has celebrated Mass in the Squamish language with Fr. Garry Loubacane. He has concerns about bureaucratic efforts at reconciliation.

Reconciliation council positive step forward

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Canadian bishops and religious orders are cheering a new, Indigenous-led transitional committee that will push Ottawa a little closer to answering the 94 Calls to Action from the 2015 final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Bishop Ioan-Casian

Christian unity begins in Bethlehem

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Unity is the heritage of the Church — a heritage that begins in Bethlehem, hundreds of people heard on a national Zoom call to mark the end of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Jan. 23.

People walk up Constitution Avenue headed toward the U.S. Supreme Court while participating in the 47th annual March for Life in Washington Jan. 24, 2020.

U.S. abortion appeal could spark Canadian debate

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The landmark  Roe v. Wade decision that struck down American abortion laws turned 49 years old Jan 22, but pro-life activists north of the border are hopeful it won’t hit 50.

Pope Francis speaks during a meeting with representatives of bishops' conferences from around the world at the Vatican in this Oct. 9, 2021, file photo.

Synod needs to open up spiritual conversation

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The Synod on Synodality, on now through the fall of 2023, ought to be different according to Catholics inspired by St. Ignatius.

A Christian kneels in prayer outside the locked door of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem’s Old City on Palm Sunday. The Holy Land tourism industry is expecting to have a bounce back year in 2022.

Pilgrimage bounce back expected for 2022

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Gal Hana is optimistic about how Israel’s tourism industry will perform in 2022.

Pope Francis greets Sr. Nathalie Becquart, undersecretary of the Synod of Bishops, at the Vatican. The synod is raising hope for some, fear in others, on what it will mean for women.

Women share hope, fears for synod on synodality

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Pope Francis’ goal of a more synodal Church, hearing the voices of all the faithful, may be a sign of both progress and the lack thereof when it comes to the role and representation of women.

‘Temporary’ Mass freeze for New Brunswick and P.E.I.

‘Temporary’ Mass freeze for New Brunswick and P.E.I.

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Churches in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island will be closed this weekend as the Martime provinces grapple with increased cases of COVID-19 due to the Omicron variant.

Kevan Griffith

Pandemic or not, St. Peter’s parish is there for those in need

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Quite simply, pandemic restrictions or not, St. Peter’s Church in Nanaimo, B.C., will not shirk its duty to look out for the needy in society.

Border deaths show need to repeal Safe Third Country Agreement

Border deaths show need to repeal Safe Third Country Agreement

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Four die in Manitoba field, Florida man charged with human smuggling

A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a “Vaccine COVID-19” sticker and a medical syringe in this photo illustration.

Mandatory vaccines? Educators have no doubts

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The people who work in Catholic schools don’t think there ought to be any uncertainty over whether or not the kids in classrooms are vaccinated.

Dr. Kieran Moore.

Solidarity key in COVID fight, Dr. Moore tells Royackers Lecture

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Ontario’s long battle with COVID has climaxed and will significantly wind down between now and March, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Kieran Moore told a virtual audience Jan. 19.

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