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The former Holy Ghost Church in Coleman, Alta., is now owned by Kym Howse with her husband Doug. Howse is renovating it so that it can be used as a vacation home when she and her family are not living there.

At home in the church

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On the ceiling above what used to be the front counter of the Blackbird Coffee House in Coleman, Alta., is a striking fresco depicting Jesus clothed in red, kneeling in the Garden of Gethsemane. His right arm reaches delicately towards an angel.

'Catholic Register' captures multiple honours at Catholic media awards

'Catholic Register' captures multiple honours at Catholic media awards

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The Catholic Register earned recognition in 14 categories at the Catholic Press Association Awards on June 10, including two first-place awards for our columnists and six writing awards for Associate Editor Michael Swan.

Bishop Vital Grandin’s role as a champion of residential schools is bringing calls to change the name of the school named after him in Calgary. The local school board is considering what to do by consulting local stakeholders.

Bishop Grandin’s legacy under intense scrutiny

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Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi called upon the Calgary Catholic School District (CCSD) and the Calgary Board of Education (CBE) to devise new names for Bishop Grandin High School and Langevin School respectively.

A child's red dress hangs on a stake near the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School June 6, 2021. The remains of 215 children, some as young as 3 years old, were found at the site in May in Kamloops, British Columbia.

Pope Francis to meet with Canadian Indigenous delegation this year

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A meeting between Pope Francis and a delegation of Canadian Indigenous people at the Vatican is being planned and expected before the end of the year.

Kamloops residents and First Nations people gather to listen to drummers and singers at a memorial in front of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia May 31, 2021.

We all share in this ‘tragic episode,’ say theologians

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In morning headlines and evening newscasts the 215 unmarked graves on the Tk’emlups te Sewepemc First Nation are a scandal and a tragedy. While Catholics certainly know this to be true, the Church must also confront its theological failures, several theologians told The Catholic Register.

People attend a prayer vigil outside a mosque in London, Ontario, June 8, 2021, after four members of a Muslim family were killed.

Hatred condemned in wake of attack

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Canada’s Catholic bishops have called for condemnation by the faithful of acts of violence and extremism against all faith traditions.

A woman wearing a protective mask mourns near a makeshift memorial in London, Ontario, June 7, 2021, following a fatal attack. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the June 6 killing of the family members, who were mowed down by a pickup truck, "a terrorist attack."

Hate act should ‘scandalize’ Catholics

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Catholics should be “openly scandalized” by the “horrific act of hatred” that saw a Muslim family of five run down on a sidewalk because they were identifiably Muslim, said the director of the Cardus Religious Freedom Institute Deacon Andrew Bennett.

A protester in Toronto takes the RCMP, the federal government and the Church to task for residential schools.

Trudeau’s comments ‘unhelpful’ to Indigenous reconciliation

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Cardinal Thomas Collins said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s call for the Catholic Church to step up its responsibility for residential schools is “unhelpful” to the reconciliation process.

People attend a prayer vigil outside a mosque in London, Ontario, June 8, 2021, after four members of a Muslim family were killed. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the June 6 killing of the family members, who were mowed down by a pickup truck, "a terrorist attack."

Church leaders pledge support for Muslims after 'hate' attack on family

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OTTAWA -- Faith communities and politicians condemned an attack on a Muslim family in London, Ontario, that police have labeled a hate crime.

MP Cathay Wagantall, speaking at a March for Life rally in Ottawa. Her bill to stop sex-selective abortions failed to pass in the House of Commons.

MPs ‘unprepared’ for rational talk on abortion

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OTTAWA -- While Canadians are still having conversations around abortion, the latest vote in the House of Commons shows the nation’s lawmakers don’t want to hear what is being said, pro-life organizations say.

A child's red dress hangs on a stake near the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School June 6, 2021. The remains of 215 children, some as young as 3 years old, were found at the site in May in Kamloops, British Columbia. Pope Francis expressed his sorrow at the discovery of the remains at the school, which was run from 1890-1969 by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate.

Prayers, sorrow offered for Kamloops children

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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis led hundreds of pilgrims and visitors in St. Peter’s Square in a moment of silent prayer for the Indigenous children who died in Canadian residential schools and for their grieving families.

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