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Then Fr. Michael Czerny in El Salvador, where he thrust himself onto the Central American University campus after the murders of six Jesuits.

Courageous past in El Salvador remembered

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It may be 30 years since Cardinal Michael Czerny left the Jesuit-run Central American University in El Salvador, but it’s not a place that has forgotten him.

Michael Czerny in 1994 at the Vatican.

The Czerny family’s experience held valuable lessons for future cardinal

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About 1.5 million Canadian stories begin at Pier 21 in Halifax. Cardinal Michael Czerny’s is one of them.

Cardinal Michael Czerny has a few words with Pope Francis after receiving his red biretta in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Oct. 5.

Michael Czerny: The making of a Cardinal

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“It’s a daunting thing, but it’s a wonderful opportunity too,” Cardinal Michael Czerny told The Catholic Register as he prepared for a whirlwind Oct. 4-6 weekend: ordained a bishop on Friday, elevated to the College of Cardinals on Saturday and engaged as a special secretary to the Synod on the Amazon on Sunday.

Nicholas Graydon, who is being honoured by the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars, gives a lesson on how to pick fiddleheads to Claire and Peter Chabot.

The power of humility

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At age 73, Graydon Nicholas has lived a life of firsts.

Pope John Paul II greets the crowd at B.C. Place in Vancouver on Sept. 18, 1984. He was given an enthusiastic reception at every stop on his 12-day tour.

History in the making: JP II visits Canada 35 years ago

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Thirty-five years ago this month, Pope John Paul II became the first pontiff to visit Canada. The impact of those 12 days in September hasn’t been forgotten.

Firefighters near Robore, Bolivia, walk where wildfires have destroyed the forest Aug. 19, 2019.

As Amazon burns, ‘the world suffers’

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Canadians can’t extinguish the thousands of forest fires raging across the Amazon region but the devastation should become a call for Catholics to forge an alliance with the Indigenous people of the Amazon, says the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace.

Memories of school days come flooding back for these women who entered Loretto College School in 1959. Standing, from left, are Luba Zaraska, Mary Lyons, Clara Creglia, Anna Prodanou and Kathleen Heffron. Seated are Raffaela Di Cecco, left, and Mary Elia.

Sixty years later, girls of Loretto College School maintain a strong bond

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Sixty years ago, 13-year-old Clara Creglia’s homeroom teacher, Sr. Elaine, instructed the new Grade 9 class to pair up and choose their locker partners. Creglia didn’t really know anyone at Toronto’s Loretto College School on Brunswick Ave. so she decided to try her luck with the girl that sat behind her. 

It’s story time for Tonya Byrne’s class.

Award-winning teacher uses innovative techniques to inspire students

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EDMONTON -- Whether she’s bringing a beehive or a squid into her classroom, Tonya Byrne believes that teaching is all about engaging the students.

Monique Palma Whittaker carefully chips away at old paint on the Marian statue at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica. The statue is one of the final pieces to the restoration project at the church that has been ongoing since 2002.

A fresh face on an old friend

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A familiar face that has greeted visitors entering St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica since the late-1980s is getting a facelift.

Teachers Julia DiCarlo, left, and Jol-Christine Molina, right, helped bring together their Indigenous art and English classes to collaborate on a short-story collection.

Book built with words, art … and passion

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The students at St. Mother Teresa Catholic Academy in Toronto didn’t grow up on a reserve or have Indigenous roots, but after a semester learning Grade 11 Indigenous Studies English, they knew they could still be allies to their native brothers and sisters. 

The Tree of Life mosaic created by students in the Student Alternative Learning program is on display at St. Francis Table, which serves meals to the needy in Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood.

Program offers ‘a sense of belonging’

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At 18, Joshua Bujold is about to return to high school. It’s been a few years since he’s been surrounded by classmates and he hopes this time things will be different when he attends Toronto’s Msgr. Fraser High School.

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