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Bishop David Waller, the first bishop of the London-based Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, speaks in Westminster Cathedral, London, at his June 22, 2024, episcopal ordination presided over by Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.

British bishop's historic ordination shows Rome's strong support for ordinariates' mission

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The first bishop of a special diocese in Great Britain created for Catholics of the Anglican tradition has welcomed the pope's show of support and predicted the fledgling Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham will continue growing and strengthening.

Crews work on the water main break in Calgary June 24.

Calgary diocese adapts in face of water emergency

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Adaptability is the name of the game for the Diocese of Calgary and the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS) during the ongoing state of emergency sparked by a rupture in the city’s water main on June 5 and the discovery ten days later of five additional hot spots requiring repair.

Shaila Carter of Islamic Relief Canada and co-chair of the Canadian Interfaith Convention addresses the press conference held by the CIC, June 18, 2024.

Interfaith group calls for protection of places of worship

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A deepening polarization in Canadian society and increased vandalism against houses of worship has led to an interfaith call for the federal government to provide more robust protection of religious institutions.

Kamloops Bishop Joseph Nguyen, Vancouver Archbishop Miller, and special assistant Barb Dowding at the Covenant signing held Easter Sunday, 2024.

Archdiocese of Vancouver and Kamloops First Nation release Sacred Covenant on Indigenous Peoples Day

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The Sacred Covenant signed on Easter Sunday by the Archdiocese of Vancouver and Kamloops First Nation was made public on Friday, National Indigenous Peoples Day.

York Chaplaincy alumni, from left, Simolen Tala-Jumbam, Fr. Matthew McCarthy, Maya Polic Nezic Michael and Dave Dizon, at an event in at St. Wilfrid’s Church in July 2023.

For 50 years, York U chaplaincy grows the faith

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Much has changed over the past 50 years, but at York University, one constant is the presence of its Catholic chaplaincy.

Fr. Christopher Martin carries the Holy Eucharist in the monstrance through the crowds during Saturday adoration at Steubenville Toronto, 2018.

Plotting Steubenville return to Toronto

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With the Steubenville Toronto youth conference seemingly burned out and faded away, the symposium that provides teens the chance to encounter Christ looks to be slowly finding new life after a four-year hiatus. 

Fr. Michael Brehl

New Pembroke bishop prepares for latest chapter in journey

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It has been a chaotic few weeks for Fr. Michael Brehl, the leader of the Canadian Redemptorists who was appointed the newest Bishop for the Diocese of Pembroke June 11. 

Volunteers from 2023's Summer Street Patrol show off the multiple bags of pre-prepared and portable food such as sandwiches and drinks that are given to the homeless during the Street Patrol walk.

For three decades, Street Patrol feeds Toronto's homeless

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St. Patrick’s Summer Street Patrol program is returning for a 29th year of service next month as part of a continued effort to provide full stomachs and smiling faces to Toronto’s most vulnerable. 

Religious research hub launched at UWaterloo

Religious research hub launched at UWaterloo

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Stirred by hearing so often over the years that many people know nothing about the Canadian religious landscape, Sarah Wilkins-Laflamme pitched some University of Waterloo colleagues the idea of forming a new scholarly institute on religion. 

Archdiocese of Toronto clergy changes for 2024

Archdiocese of Toronto clergy changes for 2024

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Clergy changes for the Archdiocese of Toronto, as of June 26 unless otherwise noted.

Stone tablets depicting the Ten Commandments are shown outside the Supreme Court in Washington June 27, 2005, placed there during a vigil by a religious group. In Louisiana, Public school classrooms will now be required to display the Ten Commandments by the start of 2025 as part of a new educational reform law signed by Gov. Jeff Landry June 19, 2024.

Louisiana public schools must post Ten Commandments, other historical documents

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Public school classrooms in Louisiana will now be required to display the Ten Commandments by the start of 2025 as part of a new educational reform law signed by Gov. Jeff Landry.

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