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The Major Reliquary of St. Brother André Bessette will be on tour in the Diocese of Hamilton this month.

Brother André ’tangible’ in today’s world

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The Major Reliquary of St. Brother André Bessette will be touring the Diocese of Hamilton throughout May. 

A sacred yet physical reminder of one of the most prominent men in Canadian Catholicism, the Major Reliquary of the Quebec-born St. Brother André has just returned from a tour of various parishes in Connecticut last month.

Graça Machel Mandela, former first lady of both South Africa and Mozambique, speaks at a conference on human fraternity at the Vatican May 10, 2024. To the right is Rigoberta Menchú Tum, an Indigenous Guatemalan human rights activist and 1992 Nobel Peace Prize winner.

Nobel winners reflect on peace, human dignity at Vatican conference

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A new civilization rooted in human dignity and capable of overcoming division is needed to ensure the peace, stability and prosperity of all people, speakers said at a Vatican conference on promoting peace.
Ernie Klassen of the White Rock Pride Society, left, and James Borkowski of the Archdiocese of Vancouver. (

Archdiocese, pride group find common ground

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If anyone expected to hear the White Rock Pride Society and the Archdiocese of Vancouver clash over love and sexuality, they would have been disappointed.

At its diocesan council held in Ajax, Ont., the Toronto CWL passed a resolution to push for a national food program in Canadian schools

CWL pushes national school food program

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With the federal government promising a national school food program in its spring budget, the Toronto Diocesan Council of the Catholic Women’s League has already begun working on its own action plan.

Wanted: professionals ‘on fire for the faith’

Wanted: professionals ‘on fire for the faith’

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A fellowship program launching this fall seeks to empower Catholic lay professionals to live their faith in their careers. 

St. Elizabeth Seton’s 4:30 Youth Choir ahead of this year’s Easter Vigil.

Choir time is family time

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In the midst of pondering the impact the Saturday 4:30 Youth Choir has had on the parishioners at St. Elizabeth Seton, director Donna Campbell recalled a quote often attributed to St. Augustine. 

Pope Francis prays before formally delivering "Spes Non Confundit," ("Hope Does Not Disappoint"), his document proclaiming the Holy Year 2025, during a ceremony in front of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican May 9, 2024.

"Hope Does Not Disappoint", pope proclaims Holy Year 2025

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"The time has come for a new Jubilee when once more the Holy Door will be flung open to invite everyone to an intense experience of the love of God that awakens in hearts the sure hope of salvation in Christ," Pope Francis said in a document formally proclaiming the Holy Year 2025.

Newly appointed Holy See ambassador Joyce Napier.

Joyce Napier appointed Canada’s Holy See ambassador

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Journalist Joyce Napier has been appointed Canada’s new ambassador to the Holy See.

Displaced Palestinians wait to evacuate a tent camp after Israeli forces launched a ground and air operation in the eastern part of Rafah, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 7, 2024.

People in Gaza facing ‘full-blown famine’, Caritas

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Israel's escalation in Rafah is only worsening the humanitarian situation for countless men, women and children caught in the crossfire, said Ireneusz Krause, deputy director for Caritas Poland.

New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a news conference in New York City Oct. 25, 2023. James sued the Heartbeat International pro-life organization and 11 crisis pregnancy centers May 6, 2024, accusing them of misleading women by claiming that they can provide treatment to reverse the effect of abortion pill mifepristone.

New York attorney sues pro-life groups over abortion pill reversal process

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New York Attorney General Letitia James sued HeartbeatInternational, an anti-abortion group, and 11 crisis pregnancy centers May 6, accusing them of misleading and potentially causing harm to women by claiming that they can provide a treatment that reverses the effect of the abortion pill mifepristone.

A series of Canadian pilgrimages over Mother’s Day weekend are calling for an end to suffering brough on by the Israel-Hamas war.

Toronto pilgrimage to call for Gaza war’s end

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A worldwide act of solidarity with those affected by the Israel-Hamas conflict is making its way to Toronto over Mother’s Day weekend. 

The Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage is a global movement walking in prayerful solidarity with the people of Gaza, the densely settled territory at the centre of heavy fighting amidst the war. 

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