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A Saint Vincent de Paul thrift store in Ottawa. The society's Ontario regional council elected Linda Dollard as its new president over the summer. She is the council's first female president.

Ontario's St. Vincent de Paul Society chooses its first female president

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Ten years ago Linda Dollard thought she might get involved in the St. Vincent de Paul Society when she retired. Then she would have the time.

Internally displaced women gather in early February at New Kichigoro camp outside Abuja, Nigeria. People displaced through violence "are extremely vulnerable to trafficking," said Albert Mashika, regional coordinator for Caritas Africa.

Data needed to help deal with trafficking in Africa, says Caritas rep

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ABUJA, Nigeria – A lack of reliable data on human trafficking in Africa hinders aid reaching people who desperately need it, said the continental coordinator for Caritas Internationalis.

Fr. Allan MacDonald is the new general superior of the Ottawa-based Companions of the Cross.

Companions of the Cross choose new superior

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OTTAWA – The Companions of the Cross elected Fr. Allan MacDonald, their former vocations director, as the Ottawa-based order’s new general superior Sept. 2

Bishop Joseph Nguyen, centre, celebrates Mass after being ordained bishop of Kamloops, B.C.

Once a prisoner in Vietnam, Nguyen now Kamloops bishop

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KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The Diocese of Kamloops has witnessed the ordination of a bishop on its own soil for the first time in its 70-year history.

Careers and financial stability are the first priorities for millennials, and marriage comes later.

Canadian millennials in no rush to marry, study finds

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OTTAWA – Career and financial stability are priorities before marriage for Canadian millennials, a Cardus Family study released Aug. 24 shows.

New Catholic Missions In Canada president understands needs of remote communities

New Catholic Missions In Canada president understands needs of remote communities

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TORONTO – Fr. David Reilander has seen the importance of Catholic Missions In Canada first-hand.

Bill Whatcott and lawyer Tom Schuck at the Supreme Court of Canada in 2012.

$104 million lawsuit against Bill Whatcott threatens free speech

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OTTAWA – A $104-million class-action lawsuit against a prominent anti-gay activist poses a threat to anyone defending traditional Christian sexual morality, warned a Catholic lawyer.

This Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform ad will soon be running on buses in Peterborough, Ont.

Controversial pro-life ad gets OK for Peterborough buses

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After more than a year and a half wait, a Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform pro-life advertisement is set to run on Peterborough Transit buses.

REAL Women of Canada launches petition to defend religious freedoms

REAL Women of Canada launches petition to defend religious freedoms

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OTTAWA – REAL Women of Canada is drawing attention to discrimination Christians face by mounting a petition calling on the House of Commons to protect the religious beliefs and conscience rights of Christians.

Uwe Lieflander shares his enthusiasm for sacred music with youngsters in the Sparrows program at Immaculate Conception parish in Port Perry, Ont.

Sparrows Choir program enriches students through sacred music

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PORT PERRY, ONT. – Maestro Uwe Lieflander always begins a Sparrows choir practice with a warmup for the brain. A crowd of 80 children from ages three to 14 years old are busy chitchatting. But the room falls silent once Lieflander begins to play the first few bars of Mozart’s “Requiem.”

A World Youth Day pilgrim becomes emotional as a priest hears her confession at Sacred Heart Church in Krakow, Poland, July 28.

Bishops issue Year of Mercy text on Sacrament of Reconciliation

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OTTAWA – The Canadian bishops are emphasizing the beauty of the Sacrament of Reconciliation in a newly released text.

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