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Pope Francis presents the Ratzinger prize to philosopher Charles Taylor during a ceremony at the Vatican Nov. 9, 2019. Taylor and Jesuit Father Paul Bere were chosen as prize winners by the Joseph Ratzinger-Benedict XVI Foundation.

Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor receives Ratzinger Prize

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VATICAN CITY -- Giving the Ratzinger prize to a philosopher from Canada and a Scripture scholar from Burkina Faso, Pope Francis said they demonstrate that "in the variety of cultures, diverse across time and space, one can and should always seek the way to God and the encounter with Christ."

A woman who told police that she and her family were from Sudan is taken into custody by a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer after arriving by taxi and walking across the U.S.-Canada border into Quebec.

Refugee advocates plead their case

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OTTAWA -- Canadian churches and refugee advocates want a federal court to declare an agreement with the United States null and void, saying it is putting refugees seeking asylum in Canada at risk because the U.S. is not a safe country for them.

The Our Lady of Guadalupe Circle is calling on Catholics to help revive Indigenous languages in the spirit of reconciliation.

A challenge to save Indigenous language

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A Catholic organization committed to improving relations between the Church and Canada’s Indigenous peoples has issued a challenge to Catholics to help revive Indigenous languages. 

Dr. Pierre-Thomas Gagne, centre, medical director of a medical imaging clinic in Quebec City, helps Philippe Roy-Lysencourt, left, prepare a mortuary mask believed to be that of St. Marie of the Incarnation, a 17th-century Canadian religious leader, for a CT scan.

Quebec City historian works to reconstruct the face of a Canadian saint

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QUEBEC CITY -- Philippe Roy-Lysencourt entered the clinic lab carrying a retro-looking cardboard box under his arm as if it were a football.

Teresa Lubinski addresses her fellow trustees at the Toronto Catholic District School Board meeting while Ida Li Preti, left, and chair Maria Rizzo look on.

Toronto Catholic board votes to include gender terms

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The controversial gender debate at the Toronto Catholic District School Board came to end in the early morning hours of Nov. 8 with the board voting to include gender terms in its code of conduct.

Dominique Holley is onto her next phase of shining a light on human trafficking.

Bike journey puts a focus on trafficking

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OTTAWA -- To take on the scourge of human trafficking you have to first recognize that it is happening here.

Debbie Frey’s son Dallas uses headphones to help deal with his sensory processing disorder.

Mass … the sensory-friendly way

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It was when she and her husband were leaving a movie theatre that Debbie Frey first came across the concept of a sensory-friendly zone.

A decision will soon need to be made on whether to repair or tear down St. Francis Xavier Church in Attawapiskat in northern Ontario.

Community mourns beloved priest, church

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It has been a tough couple of weeks for the community of Attawapiskat.

Archbishop Murray Chatlain of Keewatin-Le Pas is encouraged by the message the Amazon synod sent to the world and to Indigenous communities in Canada.

Synod gives hope to Canada’s north

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The recent Amazon synod gave voice to Indigenous worldwide and that can only bode well for northern Canadian dioceses with parallel realities, agreed Archbishop Murray Chatlain and Bishop Gary Gordon.

Cardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, delivers his speech at the annual Cardinal's Dinner.

People of faith today need ‘Courage of convictions,’ says Cardinal Collins

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In a speech that touched on religious freedom, conscience rights, euthanasia and Christian persecution, Cardinal Thomas Collins evoked the life of St. John Henry Newman to urge people of faith to be courageous in the face of “an aggressively secular society.”

Bishop Lionel Gendron, president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops.

More co-operation needed to tackle poverty, say bishops

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OTTAWA -- The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) is calling on Canadians to treat people in need with dignity and not only help them with their material needs but also support them spiritually as the third annual World Day of the Poor on Nov. 17 approaches.

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