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In a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured above, CCCB president Bishop Doug Crosby has accused Canadian mining companies for unethical operations in Latin America.

Bishops press Trudeau for action on mining in Latin America

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In a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops president Bishop Doug Crosby has accused Canadian mining companies of “unethical, unjust and irresponsible ways of mining” in Latin America.

Jesuit and Indigenous pilgrims arrive by canoe Aug. 15 in Kahnawake, a First Nations reserve south of Montreal. It was the group’s final destination after traveling 850 km, following a route used by 17th-century missionaries, in an effort to promote reconciliation.

Canoe pilgrimage reaches its final shore

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OTTAWA – Despite physical exhaustion, storms, rough waters, food shortages and waking up to slip into wet socks some mornings, Jesuit paddlers said an 850-km canoe pilgrimage fulfilled all their expectations and more.

Ian Gallagher is out in front in this picture by Jacinthe Dina of a previous pilgrimage

Three-day Canadian pilgrimage inspired by famous Chartres trek

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OTTAWA – An annual three-day, 100 km walking pilgrimage to Notre-Dame-du-Cap in Quebec Sept. 2-4 was inspired by a similar pilgrimage to from Paris to Chartres, France, says an organizer.

Thirty paddlers participating in the Canadian Canoe pilgrimage depart Victoria Island in the Ottawa River between Ottawa and Gatineau, Quebec Aug. 11.

Former First Nations head is optimistic about reconciliation

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OTTAWA – Bob Watts, former CEO of the Assembly of First Nations and key player in the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA), says he is optimistic about reconciliation.

Michael D. O'Brien, bestselling author and visual artist spoke on Beauty and Christian art at Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College's annual Wojtyla Institute Aug. 10-13.

Man needs beauty out of hunger for God, says author

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BARRY’S BAY, Ont. – Man’s need for beauty springs from his profound hunger for God, artist and best-selling author Michael D. O’Brien told a conference at Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College.

A 2-year-old girl eats a meal in an internally displaced camp in Riimenze, South Sudan, April 29. Up to 20 million people in South Sudan, Yemen, Somalia and northeast Nigeria face the prospect of famine this year.

Ottawa matches $21 million for famine relief

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With the final numbers in, the Canadian government is kicking in $21.3 million to protect 20 million people in Africa and Yemen from imminent starvation, but Canada’s Catholic development agency is continuing to collect more funds even as Ottawa closes down its matching fund program.

Nick Volk in 2003

Nick Volk was a housing champion for people in need

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Nick Volk was a fighter who chose sides in the battlefield of Toronto’s pricey real estate market. The Harvard-educated gentleman who began his career in the American foreign service chose the side of the poor.

A recent stained-glass installation on the grounds of the Shrine of Our Lady at Marylake depicts the 14 stations of the cross. The seven-by-four-foot artworks were created by Toronto artist Stuart Reid.

Stained glass stations latest step in Marylake rebirth

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The “rebirth of Marylake” took another step forward on July 22 with the outdoor installation of 14 stunning stained-glass panels depicting the Stations of the Cross.

Two women take part in a July 29 tour of Mount Hope Cemetery in Toronto where they received a history lesson on the city’s Catholic past. Many prominent Catholics are buried in the grounds of Mount Hope.

Mount Hope offers glimpse into Toronto’s Catholic past

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Before being buried at Mount Hope Catholic Cemetery, Sheila Beck thought it would be nice to become acquainted with some of 76,000 men, women and children who will someday be her resting place neighbours.

Leonard DiVittorio of New York has been organizing the Ahearn Memorial Pilgrimage to the Basilica of Ste. Anne de Beaupré.

American pilgrimage to Canadian shrine comes to end after 95 years

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STE. ANNE-DE-BEAUPRÉ, QUE. - Leonardo DiVittorio approached the statue of St. Anne and laid a wreath of flowers to mark the 95th and final pilgrimage by his group to the Basilica of Ste.-Anne-de-Beaupré.

Edmonton Archbishop Richard Smith, left, and Fr. Oscar Monroy, chaplain of St. Benedict Chapel, outside the chapel housed at the City Centre Mall. As chaplain, Monroy has developed relationships with his neighbours in the stores that surround St. Benedict Chapel

Mall chapels at the centre of it all

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The Centre Dieu is in a Quebec City mall, but not of it.

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