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Canada's Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi says that much more needs to be done when it comes to reconciliation with Canada's Indigenous peoples.

More needs to be done on reconciliation, says Pope's representative in Canada

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OTTAWA – Much more needs to be done when it comes to reconciliation with Canada’s Indigenous peoples, said Canada’s Apostolic Nuncio.

'The Catholic Register' received a stunning 31 awards at a pair of gala celebrations held at Laval University in Quebec June 21-22.

Catholic Register honoured with 31 awards

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The reporting and photography of veteran journalist Michael Swan was honoured 16 times as Catholic Register staff received a stunning 31 awards at a pair of gala celebrations held at Laval University.

Canadian pro-life activist Stephanie Gray's speech at Google's headquarters in April was recently released on YouTube.

This Canadian pro-life activist's talk at Google headquarters was a hit

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MOUNTAIN VIEW – A pro-life activist walks into Google’s headquarters and delivers a speech so compelling that within 24 hours, the online video of it surpassed a similar speech given by the head of Planned Parenthood.

Parishioners from Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Toronto hold a procession to celebrate Mary, Mother of God in 2016.

Procession permit requests on the rise in 2017 as parishes mark milestones

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Catholic communities around the world have been publicly proclaiming their faith with processions for centuries, but this year in the Archdiocese of Toronto they are proving particularly popular.

Nina Pickburn with a photo of her grandparents, who helped Fr. Gines Cespedes Gerez, a Spanish priest who was later killed during the Spanish Civil War.

Spanish martyr’s story hits close to B.C. home

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VANCOUVER – Nina Pickburn remembers basking in the sun on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea as a child in Almeria, Spain.

One-third of the schools in Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board are certified EcoSchools. Above, the Eco Superheroes of St. Paul Catholic Elementary School in Lakefield, Ont., are a group of students who lead green initiatives at their Gold certified school and raise awareness about environmental issues in and outside the school community.

Fund puts Ontario schools on path to green future

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Ontario’s Ministry of Education wants the province’s schools to step up when it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and it’s putting up $200 million to support that effort.

New agreements between the federal government and the agencies who sponsor refugees threaten to make private sponsorship of refugees more like government sponsorship and drain the bank accounts of private sponsors, says Archdiocese of Toronto refugee advocate Martin Mark.

Advocates worry new agreement will hurt private sponsorship refugee program

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Private refugee sponsors need to guard the success of their program and protect their donors’ money, says Archdiocese of Toronto refugee advocate Martin Mark.

Fr. Michael Machacek of Nativity of Our Lord Parish in Etobicoke, Ont. says he knew it would be important to support the community members through its first-ever Intergenerational Community Week June 20-23.

Parish supports growing population of seniors in community with seminars

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A parish’s first job is to serve its community, said Fr. Michael Machacek of Nativity of Our Lord Parish in Etobicoke, Ont.

An elderly woman from Mosul, Iraq, sits at a refugee camp in Khazer, Iraq. Refugee advocates are demanding the federal government clear the refugee backlog.

Demand grows to clear refugee sponsorship backlog

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Canada welcomed World Refugee Day on June 20 with at least 45,000 already-sponsored refugees scattered across the globe, stuck waiting as long as four years while their ready-and-willing sponsors in Canada marvel at the willingness of government bureaucracy to squander their dedication, faith and good will.

Dr. Carlin Miller leads the audience through a “starfish” relaxing exercise to deal with stress or anger. It involves holding out your right hand and spreading the fingers in a starfish pattern. With the index finger of your other hand, you then trace each finger, inhaling as you trace up one side of the finger and exhaling as you trace down the other side, repeating for all fingers.

Conference takes healthy approach to aging

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WINDSOR, Ont. – Throw out a lot of your preconceptions when it comes to the aging process and coping with death and dying, a conference on healthy aging and spirituality was told.

Secretary of Quebec's college of physicians write a reflection in May question on whether the push for euthanasia has gone too far in Quebec.

Doctor who promoted Quebec’s euthanasia law having second thoughts

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OTTAWA – Euthanasia opponents find it a “great irony” the physician who championed Quebec’s euthanasia law now has second thoughts.

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