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Changing the world demands changing direction, Pope Francis writes for Way of Cross

Today's "builders of Babel" are constructing a hell on earth, rejecting everyone they decide are "losers," Pope Francis wrote in the meditations for the Way of the Cross.

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CNS photo/Vatican Media

'Why them and not me,' Pope Francis asks after Holy Thursday visit to prison

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Easter

Need is on the rise at Good Shepherd

Sticking with tradition, Good Shepherd Ministries will once again provide guests with a holiday feast Easter Sunday in the face of further rising needs in food bank usage and meal programs in Toronto.

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Michael Swan

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Tariff uncertainty weighs on religious suppliers

Amid ever-evolving tariffs and counter-tariffs between Canada, the United States and China, it has been a confusing few months for one of Toronto’s oldest religious goods stores.

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Photo courtesy St. Joseph's Inspirational

Bishop welcomes the UK Supreme Court's ruling: Women are defined solely by biological sex

A British Catholic bishop has welcomed a ruling by the U.K. Supreme Court that a woman is defined solely by biological sex.

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OSV News photo/Maja Smiejkowska, Reuters

Church accompanies scarred Cambodians 50 years into the Khmer Rouge genocide

On the 50th anniversary of when the Khmer Rouge took power in Cambodia and left close to two million people dead, the Catholic Church there is making strides.

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OSV News photo/Chor Sokunthea, Reuters

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Religious freedom, migration on agenda as Vance meets Cardinal Parolin

Against the backdrop of deep differences with the Trump administration over migration and foreign aid as well as concerns for Ukraine and for Gaza, the Vatican secretary of state welcomed U.S. Vice President JD Vance to the Vatican.

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Arts and Culture

Choir school tours Alberta

From April 25 to May 3, St. Michael’s Choir School will carry out “Operation Wild Rose,” providing musical cheer and transcendence to audiences throughout Alberta.

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Photo courtesy St. Michael's Choir School

Faith

God always waits, goes looking for those who are lost, Pope Francis says

The Gospel contains a great message of hope, "because it tells us that wherever we are lost and however we are lost, God always comes looking for us!" said the text for Pope Francis' weekly general audience.

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CNS photo/Lola Gomez