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The 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire was the largest in Alberta history. This year’s wildfires in Alberta have kept chaplains busy dealing with all those affected.

Alberta’s wildfires keep chaplains on high alert

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EDMONTON -- When disaster or tragedy strikes — like the forest fires that have been burning in northern Alberta — first responders are on the scene within minutes to provide urgent care and healing.

Aging on many fronts force church closures

Aging on many fronts force church closures

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An almost 50-per-cent decline in Mass attendance since just after the turn of the century has led the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth to take drastic measures concerning little used churches on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia. 

Results of an Angus Reid Institute poll show Canadians are in favour of gene-editing technology to cure genetic diseases. Below, scientist He Jiankui shows off some of his work in 2016 before he earned the wrath of the scientific community for altering basic genetic code on a set of twins.

Church has role to play in debate over gene editing, says Catholic scientist

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Canadians haven’t quite made up their minds about designer babies, but at least one Catholic scientist thinks the Church should be part of the conversation about editing human genes.

Parliament Hill, Ottawa.

Justice report worries free speech advocates

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OTTAWA -- Free speech advocates are troubled by a House of Commons Justice Committee recommendation to reinstate a controversial section of the Canadian Human Rights Act dealing with hate speech.

Fr. Philip Bochanski speaks to a crowd of about 100 Courage and EnCourage participants at the Courage-Latino conference in Mexico City in November last year.

The Courage ministry: A journey of discovery

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All her life, Rachel had carried guilt about being attracted to women. She hadn’t told her family or her friends, so opening up to strangers in a group setting made little sense.

Mark Warawa, BC Conservative MP, passed away June 20, 2019, after a brief battle with cancer.

MP Mark Warawa dies after battle with cancer

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After a brief battle with cancer, British Columbia Conservative MP Mark Warawa has died. He was 69.

Basilian Father Thomas Rosica.

Rosica resigns from Salt and Light in wake of plagiarism revelations

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Fr. Thomas Rosica is stepping down as CEO of Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation, the latest chapter in a plagiarism scandal that has embroiled the Basilian priest since early this year.

Wendy Tacuba and Osmin Zelaya are seen with their daughter, Aliena, in Portland, Oregon, is this undated photo. The family from St. Andrew Parish in Portland moved to Canada May 6, 2019, to avert deportation after immigration attorneys could not find a clear path to resolve the couple's immigration status in the United States.

Portland couple move to Canada to avert deportation threat

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PORTLAND, Ore. -- A well-known Portland Catholic married couple has moved to Canada because attorneys could not find a clear path to resolve the pair's immigration status.

Catherine Koch with some of the children she helps in Uganda.

Half a world away, a dream comes true

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VANCOUVER -- As a teenager, Catherine Koch would burst into tears when TV commercials came on showing images of emaciated African children. 

Nulah Angus, left, Clo-Belle Kabeera and Amary Joslyn made dozens of bracelets and sold them to classmates to raise $85 for the Angel Foundation.

Young students put their bracelet-making skills to work for Angel Foundation

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Three girls, a lot of elastic bands, a stack of coloured paper and a lot of love went into raising $85 for the Angel Foundation at Toronto’s St. Joachim’s Catholic School.

Villa Angela has been home to the Ursuline Sisters of Chatham since 2006, but their roots in southwestern Ontario stretch back 159 years.

Chatham’s Ursuline sisters prepare for new chapter

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The reality of a dwindling, aging community is setting in for the Ursuline Sisters of Chatham, but it won’t keep them from continuing the work they’ve carried out for more than a century and a half in southwestern Ontario.

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