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St. Philip Neri’s Table feeds poor among us

July 23, 2022

With food prices rising 9.7 per cent between April 2021 and April 2022, Third Order Franciscan and St. Philip Neri parishioner Yesmil Pena decided the time is now for action.

Passion for dance drives ballet protege

July 22, 2022

When Kolton Ruyter started ballet at age seven, it was more out of necessity than out of love for the dance form.

Papal visit a chance to engage in ‘genuine relationship’ for better future

July 22, 2022

When busloads of residential school survivors, elders, knowledge keepers and youth descend on Edmonton and Quebec City to be present as Pope Francis walks on his “penitential pilgrimage,” Cynthia Bunn will be among them. But she didn’t want to be.

ShareLife campaign rolling but support still vital

July 21, 2022

ShareLife is on pace to at least match last year’s record campaign.

Ex-pats critical of Pope Francis' silence on Cuba

July 21, 2022

Edmonton-based Cuban Catholics Eickerman Campos and Yanet Rodriguez Herrero said the people of their birth country and fellow emigrants residing in a new homeland are feeling largely disregarded by the global community a year after protests raged in Cuba against the communist authorities.

Salt + Light doc captures spirit of Indigenous visit to Rome

July 20, 2022

Teeing up the historic Papal Visit to Canada from July 24-29, Salt and Light Media Foundation unveiled a 59-minute documentary entitled Walking Together on July 17, chronicling the landmark meetings hosted at the Vatican between Pope Francis and representatives of Canada’s Indigenous Peoples in March and April.

Oblates widen access to personnel files

July 20, 2022

Ahead of Pope Francis’ journey to Canada, the Oblate Fathers have retired their longstanding practice of keeping personnel files secret until 50 years after the death of an Oblate Father or Brother.

Court approves sale of St. John’s properties

July 20, 2022

The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador has ratified the sale of 43 properties owned by the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of St. John’s, including 12 parish churches, with dozens more looming.

Reconciliation fund approves first project

July 20, 2022

Nine months after Canada’s Catholic bishops committed to it, the Indigenous Reconciliation Fund is up and running.

Donors helping cover papal visit costs

July 19, 2022

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has turned to a wide variety of donors to help it with the $15-million cost for hosting Pope Francis in Canada.