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Bishops attend the annual plenary assembly of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops in 2016 in Cornwall, Ontario. The bishops have issued stricter rules for media who want to cover the assembly, which this year will be in Cornwall Sept. 24-28.

Canadian bishops issue tighter rules for media accreditation for upcoming plenary assembly

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MONTREAL – The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued stricter rules for media who want to cover its annual plenary assembly to be held in Cornwall, Ontario, Sept. 24-28.
Archbishop Michael Miller celebrates Mass with inmates at a B.C. institution. 

Prisons ministry in seeing more conversions in B.C.

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SURREY, B.C. – After Paul caught his wife cheating on him, he flew into a fury that landed him in a correctional institution.

Sr. Monica Marie Currie, second from right in back row, was one of eight women who made their final vows as Sisters of Life last month.

B.C. woman part of record vow ceremony with Sisters of Life

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VANCOUVER – On a continent where some longtime religious communities are suffering a decline in numbers, at least one congregation is truly flourishing.

Herb Muma stands at the foot of the grave markers for Oblate priests who were key players in the history of southern Saskatchewan.

Retired RCMP officer on a mission to honour priests who helped build Catholic faith in Saskatchewan

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REGINA – Herb Muma is a man with a mission.

Students at an Ontario Catholic elementary school.

Study proposes merging Ontario’s Catholic and public boards, heating up a long-running debate

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It isn’t just polls that show more than half of Ontarians wish there were no publicly funded Catholic schools. 

Georges Buscemi of Quebec Life Coalition speaks at the University of the Family symposium in Montreal Sept. 8.

Catholic families in Quebec fight mandatory sex-ed

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MONTREAL – The re-introduction of sex education into Quebec schools goes against fundamental rights of parents, says the president of the Association of Catholic Parents of Quebec.

Community members of the The Centre D’acceuil Heritage receive support from ShareLife. The centre provides companionship and assistance to the French-speaking elderly in Toronto.

ShareLife campaign hits record to support more than 40 agencies in need

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For the first time in ShareLife’s history, Catholic parishioners have crossed the $13-million threshold when it comes to helping those most in need.

Archbishop Christian Lepine of Montreal celebrates a Mass at the Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral, 2016.

Montreal's Archbishop Lépine promises ‘decisive action’ to deal with sex abuse 

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In response to the sexual abuse crisis embroiling the universal Church, Montreal’s archbishop has pledged that crimes committed in his diocese will never be covered up. 

Abuse victim John Swales has written an open letter in response to Pope Francis’ “Letter to the People of God.”

‘Apology without action is empty,’ Canadian abuse victim John Swales tells Pope Francis in letter

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Canadian abuse victim John Swales has responded to an open letter from Pope Francis with his own letter to Rome in which he rejects what he terms the Pope’s “empty” apology and calls for “real” change founded on “honesty and accountability.”

Archbishop Richard Smith and Catholic and Muslim leaders gather outside the church in St. Albert after a tour and visit.

Building bridges between Catholics and Muslims an ongoing project

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EDMONTON – On the surface, it was speeches and a light meal, but on a deeper level it was building relationships.

Jennie McRae poses at Sts. Martha and Mary Parish in Mississauga with the letter she received from Cardinal Thomas Collins after completing her decade-long trek around the vast territory of the archdiocese to visit all its churches.

Woman completes her mission to visit every Catholic church in Toronto archdiocese

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It started with Jennie McRae wanting to celebrate her French-Canadian roots, but circumstance soon took over and launched her on a greater journey.

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