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Jackie Rodriguez has been cooking for the homeless at St. Brigid’s Out of the Cold for about 20 years and hopes to continue this year despite it not being able to open its doors due to the pandemic.

Pandemic forces Out of the Cold to look for other ways to help homeless

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Outside the St. Brigid’s Out of the Cold shelter on the last official day of summer, as trees in the park are threatening to burst into red and gold, 28-year-old Harley was wondering whether this church basement might be a place where he could stay.

John Turner congratulates Sr. Bernadette Gautreau, who was presented with the St. Joseph Award during the Tastes of Heaven gala in 2011.

Politics won out over priesthood for John Turner

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If John Turner hadn’t been talked out of it by his boss at the powerful Montreal law firm of Stikeman Elliott, he might have been a priest and not a politician. But he would have been one of those priests who wield power and influence under the genial guise of amusing tales, loyal friendships and long dinners within longer conversations.

In a video posted online Sept. 9, Cardinal Gerald Lacroix of Quebec addresses archdiocesan priests, calling on them to take a “break” in catechetical programs.

Lacroix proposing ‘break’ from catechesis

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QUEBEC CITY -- Cardinal Gerald Lacroix asked parishes in the Archdiocese of Quebec to “pause” their catechetical programs to give them time to think about what comes next.

Canadian bishops attend their 2019 annual plenary meeting in Cornwall, Ontario. This year's assembly began virtually Sept. 21.

Canadian bishops' plenary adapts to the times

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OTTAWA -- The COVID-19 pandemic has proven to be a challenging learning experience for the Catholic Church in Canada, and that continued when the first-ever online Plenary Assembly of Canada’s bishops began Sept. 21 as bishops from across the nation gathered in front of their computers to get down to business.

Empty pews are pictured in a file photo at St. Irenee's Catholic church in the Charlevoix region, near Quebec City. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Quebec government is limiting churches to 50 people inside, 25 in riskier regions.

Quebec faith groups protest restrictions

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MONTREAL -- The Quebec government took religious leaders by surprise by announcing Sept. 20 that the maximum number of people allowed to participate in an event in a place of worship would be lowered from 250 to 50 in all regions of the province, starting Sept. 21.

Yanomami Indians follow agents of Brazil’s environmental agency during an operation against illegal gold mining on Indigenous land in the heart of the Amazon rainforest.

Mining petition to be aired, should government stand

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If the Liberal government stands past the Sept. 23 throne speech, Martin Blanchet’s seven-year battle to get somebody with authority to look into how Canadian mining companies and others treat workers, communities and the environment in poor countries will finally get an airing in the House of Commons. 

Charline Grant, left, with her husband and three children. Grant is the first system navigator for Parents of Black Children (PoBC) in York Region.

Parents unite to fight racism

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Parents in York Region looking for support while advocating for their Black children within the education system have another place to turn.

Archbishop Bolen

Faith leaders join forces over suicide strategy

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A Saskatchewan judge has ruled against the provincial government and in favour of the religious freedom of a Métis man fasting and praying on the front lawn of the Saskatchewan legislature for a more robust suicide prevention strategy.

A screenshot from the virtual RiseUp conference features, clockwise from top left, Dorothy Pilarski, Dr. Josephine Lombardi, Cardinal Thomas Collins and Fr. Ed Curtis of St. Michael’s Cathedral-Basilica.

Closing churches ‘the most horrible thing’

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Cardinal Thomas Collins said there is no mistaking what the last six months of dealing with COVID-19 has been: a plague on our world.

Cathay Wagantall, a Conservative MP from Saskatchewan.

Canadians want real debate on abortion, says MP

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OTTAWA -- An MP who wants a law to make it illegal to abort an unborn child based solely on a baby’s sex thinks her biggest challenge is not to convince Canadians of this, but instead is to convince those in the halls of power.

Edmonton college now offering Catholic Studies degree

Edmonton college now offering Catholic Studies degree

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EDMONTON -- Newman Theological College has launched a new three-year Bachelor of Arts in Catholic Studies degree, targeting students who want a classical education combined with intellectual rigour and faith tradition.

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