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The Catholic Women’s League of Canada is urging the federal government to encourage the application of existing terrorism laws when arson attacks on places of worship are prosecuted.
Photo courtesy Archdiocese of Grouard-McLennan
Parishes in Penticton, B.C., have been providing evacuees of the ongoing Bald Range wildfires from nearby Summerland and Peachland with hope and strength amid their horrific ordeals.
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Warning against increased violence in the West Bank, Pope Leo XIV urged world leaders to decisively pursue an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel.
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Joseph Connor had his back turned to the large window of his 36th floor office when he “suddenly more felt than heard” the massive impact of a commercial jet slamming into the north tower of the World Trade Center half a kilometre away on Sept. 11, 2001.
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Photo courtesy Toronto Police Service
Tough year as law enforcement deals with on-duty deaths
Quinton Peralta-Greenough
Despite the calls of several Conservative Members of Parliament, including Andrew Lawton, new military personnel instructions from the current Liberal government are not novel attacks on religious freedom.
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Pope Leo XIV sent condolences to the families of the victims of a tragic ferry accident in Zimbabwe that has killed more than 90 people.
Numismatists take note. The Vatican City State Mint has issued a new set of coins to mark Pope Leo XIV's pontificate and the Jubilee Year of St. Francis of Assisi.
Christians are called to reflect Mary's authentic beauty, which is revealed through a life of enduring love rather than worldly aesthetic standards, Pope Leo XIV said.
Parishioners at St. John the Evangelist in Caledon, Ont., on Aug. 22 will mark the historic country church's 125th anniversary with festivities, reminiscence and a special Holy Mass celebrated by Bishop Ivan Camilleri.
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Singing and playing music during the liturgy is an integral and necessary part of the celebration, which means it is much more than something "decorative," Pope Leo XIV said.
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For the many living through war, displacement and devastating natural disasters, Mary remains a source of hope and maternal consolation, Pope Leo XIV said.
Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to gather in person for Sunday Mass and called for working conditions that allow people to attend, saying Sunday is "the foundation and kernel of the whole liturgical year."
