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A young boy rides his bike around his neighbourhood in the reserve.

1 in 4 Canadians face financial hardship, Angus Reid poll finds

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A new report from the Angus Reid Institute showing poverty may be a bigger problem than official statistics indicate is ramping up pressure on Ottawa to unveil a federal poverty reduction strategy.

“We’re not here to make an enemy of the new government. We’re here to say this is a necessity," Alex Schadenberg, executive director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, says.

Conservative platform included protection of conscience rights

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A petition demanding conscience rights for doctors who oppose assisted suicide is the first move in a multi-pronged strategy to persuade Ontario’s new government to enshrine such rights in law.

Tar sands at Fort McMurray, Alberta, 2012.

Ecumenical statement embraces Christian concern for environment

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Canada’s two largest churches, which represent two-thirds of Canadian Christians, have jointly declared that climate change and ecological degradation are central, enduring concerns for Christians.

Fr. Joe MacDonald has spent more than 50 years as a priest, most of those years caring for ex-psychiatric patients.

The poverello of Toronto: Fr. Joe MacDonald ministered to the mentally ill

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During his life, St. Francis of Assisi was known as the "poverello,” or the poor man who renounced the world to live for Jesus alone.

Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, and Cardinal Gerald Lacroix of Quebec City, concelebrate Mass July 26 at the Basilica of Ste.-Anne-de-Beaupre in Ste.-Anne-de-Beaupre, Quebec, on the feast of St. Anne.

Cardinal Ouellet celebrates fifty years of priesthood, reminds Canada to be mindful of refugees

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STE.-ANNE-DE-BEAUPRE, Quebec – Cardinal Marc Ouellet called upon Canadians to be mindful of the needs of migrants and refugees during a Mass celebrating the feast of St. Anne.
Parishioners at St. Emerence installed new pews as part of extensive renovations of their church in Rivière Qui Barre, northwest of Edmonton.

Tiny parish in Alberta is filled with big hearts

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Edmonton – Parishioners in Rivière Qui Barre, a tiny hamlet northwest of Edmonton, are celebrating a major achievement after completing a $50,000 renovation to their church building over the past year. 

The old skiers’ chapel at the base of the mountain in Whistler, B.C., eventually became Our Lady of Mountains Parish, celebrating its 25th year.

Whistler church has its roots in skiers’ chapel

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WHISTLER, B.C. – The season has shifted gears from skiing to hiking in Whistler. For a small community in the resort municipality, a season of celebration has also just begun.

Martha Ines Romero of Pax Christi, left, and Sr. Maudilia Lopez Cardona have been helping Indigenous communities in Latin America deal with the effects of mining operations.

Sister battles consequences of Canadian mining in Latin America

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Talking about theology and mining in the same breath is not uncommon in Latin America.

Danforth shooting victims, Reese Fallon, 18, and Julianna Kozis, 10, are honoured with flowers and candlelight at a Danforth Av. vigil July 25.

Danforth community bring prayers and support for shooting victims

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Memorials continue to grow as Cardinal Thomas Collins asks for prayers for the victims of a shooting spree on Toronto's Danforth Ave. on July 22 that claimed three lives, including a 10-year-old girl.

Young people from Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Parish in Maskwacis, Alberta, perform a play based on the life of St. Kateri Tekakwitha. It was part of a July 14 Mass and celebration honoring North America's first indigenous saint.

Young indigenous Canadians celebrate beloved St. Kateri as 'one among us'

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MASKWACIS, Alberta – Young. Indigenous. Committed to the Catholic faith.
Nearly half (49 per cent) of immigrants surveyed by Angus Reid on behalf of the Christian think-tank Cardus said their faith community gave them material assistance when they first arrived in Canada, including help finding a job, finding a place to live and learning English. Nearly two-thirds (63 per cent) said their faith community provided them with a vital social network.

New Canadians are keeping the Catholic faith alive

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Anyone who has stepped inside a church in the last 40 years doesn’t need a nationwide poll to tell them that the most religious Canadians are the newest Canadians. Immigrants are driving the bus for almost every faith community in Canada, but none more-so than Catholics.

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