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The Monastere du Bon-Pasteur in Montreal. The structure suffered a major fire, May 25, 2023, and was extensively damaged.

Historic former Montreal monastery destroyed by fire

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A massive fire that began on the afternoon of May 25 and burned for two days inflicted extensive damage to a historic former monastery in Montreal that itself once provided shelter for those left homeless after the Great Fire in 1852.

Montreal class action to divide $15 million between victims

Montreal class action to divide $15 million between victims

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More than 60 victims of sexual assault by clergy in the Archdiocese of Montreal, and their lawyers, will be poised June 9 to divide up a collective settlement approaching $15 million.

This is all that remains of historic St. Bernard Church in Grouard, Alta. Two men from High Prairie, Alta., have been charged with setting the blaze.

Arson claims historic Alberta church

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Two High Prairie, Alta., men are facing charges of arson and break and enter to commit theft after fire destroyed St. Bernard Church, built in 1901, in Grouard, Alta., on May 22.

York Catholic school board won’t fly Pride flag

York Catholic school board won’t fly Pride flag

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By a vote of 6-4, the York Catholic District School Board voted against raising the Pride flag at the Catholic Education Centre in Aurora, Ont., for the month of June.

Years of drought have left the wells in Ethiopia dry. Combined with recent conflict and the pandemic, the African nation has been crippled. Cardinal Berhaneyesus Souraphiel, president of the Ethiopian Conference of Catholic Bishops, is pleading for help through the Church’s Global Solidarity Fund.

Solidarity fund takes aim at Ethiopia’s needs

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COVID, plus civil war and years of crippling drought, have dimmed the prospects for democracy in Ethiopia, made the lives of hundreds of thousands of refugees more difficult, devastated the country’s basic social infrastructure of schools, hospitals, clinics and social services.

Pope Francis greets representatives of the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organizations during an audience with the group in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican May 13.

Exploring Pope Francis’ legacy

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A forum on Pope Francis’ papacy from a Canadian context posed tough questions while also maintaining a celebratory mood as speakers from around the world gathered at St. Mark’s College to examine the significance of Francis’ pontificate.

Sr. Norma McDonald and Janelle Delorme, at front from left with flowers, received the Catholic Foundation of Manitoba’s Caritas Award last month.

Social justice just a way of life

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Kekeshan Basu sings her song “Dreams” at the launch of Generation Laudato Si’ in Toronto May 16.

More than a book, it’s a way of life

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Alberta Catholics urged to take part in election

Alberta Catholics urged to take part in election

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Catholics have a moral obligation to get involved in the democratic process, Alberta’s bishops said in a May 16 pastoral letter.

North Shore Pro-Life offers $500 a month for a year to mothers and families who choose life.

Pro-life program helps with challenges of choosing life

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A financial aid program that helps mothers and families make difficult life-affirming decisions is approaching its first anniversary, with organizers saying they want to make it available to more people in need.

Fr. Gerald Mendoza, third from left, with a crew of firefighters outside the Dene Thà Community School in Chateh, Alta. Mendoza is among the more than 3,000 firefighters battling wildfires in Alberta.

Priest on frontlines of Alberta wildfires

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Heavy rainfall throughout the province of Alberta over the May long weekend potentially signaled a hopeful turning point in the effort to quell the 2023 wildfire state of emergency.

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