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Real estate corp created to manage Montreal Church properties

The Archdiocese of Montreal has created a non-profit entity to help to match the real estate assets and financial needs of Catholic parishes with the needs of the local community.

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CNS photo/Francois Gloutnay, Presence

Toronto's religious imagery policy clear as mud

Having turned down a request to fly the Vatican flag at City Hall to commemorate Pope John Paul II Day, the City of Toronto has sown more confusion surrounding its religious imagery policy.

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Mickey Conlon

Winnipeg prepares for its new shepherd

Fr. Leo Fernandes fondly remembers Archbishop Murray Chatlain when he was a fresh-faced seminarian in his early 20s studying theology at St. Peter’s Seminary in London, Ont.

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Photo courtesy Archdiocese of Winnipeg

Pope Francis

Pope Franics stable; his lung infection slightly improved, Vatican says

Pope Francis' condition remains stable, and an X-ray showed there has been a slight improvement regarding his lingering lung infection, the Vatican press office said.

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CNS photo/Pablo Esparza

Pope Francis continues to govern the church, says Vatican secretary of state

Even on his worst days in Rome's Gemelli hospital, Pope Francis was governing the Catholic Church, although on some days, he did not seem to have the energy to sign his full name, said Cardinal Pietro Parolin.

As Kansas Catholics pray, a Satanic group's 'black mass' turns violent, with arrests

A Satanic group's effort to conduct a "black mass" at the Kansas Statehouse March 28 turned violent, leading to arrests, while across the street the state's Catholic archbishop led hundreds in peaceful prayer before the Eucharist for those who "seek to mock our merciful God."

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OSV News photo/Jay Soldner, The Leaven

Opinion
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Luke Stocking

Remembering Michael Murphy, mentor, colleague, friend

The Gospel call to solidarity and justice is one that can only be lived in community with others. It is not a journey we make on our own. There are times when our brothers and sisters on that journey pass from this life into the full embrace of God. When they do, it is good give thanks for their lives and witness to the wider community the contributions they have made.

Luke Stocking
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Photo by Alexandra Tolfo

Painting it purple for epilepsy in Toronto schools

Staff and students at Toronto's St. Eugene Catholic School joined together March 26 in recognizing Purple Day, a global initiative dedicated to increasing awareness about epilepsy.

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Faith

Pope Francis clears way for three new saints, including first woman from Venezuela

Pope Francis has cleared the way for the canonizations of three blesseds: an Armenian Catholic archbishop martyred during the Armenian genocide, a lay catechist from Papua New Guinea killed during World War II and a Venezuelan religious sister who dedicated her life to education and the poor.

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CNS photo/Vatican Media

Arts and Culture

Power of Passion at Padre Pio

For Liana Del Mastro, the prospect of bringing the greatest story ever told to life on stage is a process that requires thoughtfulness, creativity and most of all, faith.

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Photo from Liana Del Mastro