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January 22, 2018

Fr. ‘Pops’ Johns beloved on city streets for work with runaway youth

Fr. 'Pops' Johns pictured with the homeless youth he helped with his street program called "Le Bon Dieu dans la Rue" in Montreal.
MONTREAL – Fr. Emmett “Pops” Johns, a gruff Montreal street priest who was beloved for his work with homeless and runaway youth, died Jan. 14. He was 89.
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