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For Sugarcane, the horror is in the telling

Though much lauded, can what is documented in the Oscar-nominated film Sugarcane actually be believed?

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Charges laid in attack on priest at Winnipeg parish

A 50-year-old Winnipeg man has been charged with assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon and disturbing an assemblage of persons after disrupting a Feb. 9 evening Mass at Holy Ghost Parish where he attempted to stab the parish pastor during Mass.

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Catholics take flight on Jubilee year sojourns

Canadian Catholic travel agencies know Jubilee 2025 is momentous and are adjusting pilgrimage slates for the year accordingly.

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CNS photo/Lola Gomez

The sick come to Lourdes to find peace, heal internally

Even though a pilgrimage peak is some months away, the shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes celebrated its wintery feast day Feb. 11 with a number of pilgrims who flocked to the French holy site on the anniversary of the first apparition of the Blessed Virgin to St. Bernadette Soubirous in 1858.

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OSV News photo/courtesy Lourdes Sanctuary

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Cheryl-Ann Smith

Giving all to be given all by Christ

There are times when life changes dramatically. Sometimes it’s organic and expected, for example in the teenage years, midlife, older age. These transitions can be frightening in their seismic shifts, but we cannot stand still or atrophy, and grace awaits us in each stage.

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Feast day of St. Teresa of Kolkata added to universal calendar

Pope Francis has added the feast day of St. Teresa of Kolkata, a "beacon of hope" and an example of loving service to the poorest of the poor, to the General Roman Calendar so that her "Optional Memorial shall be celebrated by all on 5 September every year."

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Faith

Migration policies built on force ‘will end badly’

Pope Francis is urging U.S. Catholics and people of goodwill to not give in to “narratives” that discriminate against and cause unnecessary suffering to migrants and refugees.

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CNS photo/Vatican Media

Pope Francis calls for respect for Indigenous peoples' land, water, food

For Indigenous communities around the world, "land, water and food are not mere commodities, but the very basis of life and of these peoples' bond with nature," Pope Francis said.

Science and Technology

Pope Francis: Without human control, AI could show its 'fearsome' side

Ways must be found to ensure artificial intelligence benefits everyone and protects the environment, given the high amounts of energy consumed by data centers, Pope Francis told leaders at a global meeting on AI.

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Arts and Culture

Faith and the final frontier: Jesuit astronomer releases guide to the cosmos

A nerdy love of science fiction, a yearning for adventure, a passion for science and a foundation of Jesuit education all helped in some way to lead a man from Detroit, Michigan, to become a master of meteorites and the head of the Vatican Observatory.

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Photo courtesy Br. Guy Consolmagno