Features Wed, 22 Jan 2025 20:15:40 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Thank God for opportunity to study, Pope Francis tells students /item/34765-thank-god-for-opportunity-to-study-pope-francis-tells-students /item/34765-thank-god-for-opportunity-to-study-pope-francis-tells-students

Being able to go to school and study is a gift that not every young person in the world has and is something to thank God for, Pope Francis told a group of Swiss students.

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cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) Youth Speak News Wed, 14 Sep 2022 12:54:29 -0400
Speaking Out: Nuanced approach to mental well-being /item/33571-speaking-out-nuanced-approach-to-mental-well-being /item/33571-speaking-out-nuanced-approach-to-mental-well-being

I was scrolling through my news feed on Twitter last week when I stumbled upon a quite shocking meme.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) YSN: Speaking Out Wed, 06 Oct 2021 13:06:22 -0400
Speaking Out: Embrace your student vocation /item/32060-speaking-out-embrace-your-student-vocation /item/32060-speaking-out-embrace-your-student-vocation

With new public health regulations in place to combat COVID-19 in school boards nationwide and many of our exciting activities shut down or limited, there is no doubt this school year will be unlike any other.

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YSN: Speaking Out Wed, 09 Sep 2020 10:43:13 -0400
Saskatchewan Catholic board looking to overturn school funding decision /item/29230-saskatchewan-catholic-board-looking-to-overturn-school-funding-decision /item/29230-saskatchewan-catholic-board-looking-to-overturn-school-funding-decision

Catholic educators in Saskatchewan are “cautiously optimistic” that two days of hearings in a Regina courtroom will lead to the overturning of a 2017 ruling that threatened the existence of Catholic schools in the province.

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mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Canada Mon, 25 Mar 2019 14:40:33 -0400
Prayer, dialogue, service are key to making good choices, Pope tells youth /faith/item/29228-prayer-dialogue-service-are-key-to-making-good-choices-pope-tells-youth /faith/item/29228-prayer-dialogue-service-are-key-to-making-good-choices-pope-tells-youth VATICAN – When it comes time for young people to make an important decision in life, if the possibilities do not create excitement and trepidation, "it's better to go to bed" and think about it some other time, Pope Francis told middle school and high school students.
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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) Faith Mon, 25 Mar 2019 09:17:25 -0400
Father CatfishƵapp legacy as strong as ever /faith/item/29008-father-catfish-s-legacy-as-strong-as-ever /faith/item/29008-father-catfish-s-legacy-as-strong-as-ever

EDMONTON – In life, Fr. Michael Mireau cast a long shadow.

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Faith Tue, 19 Feb 2019 14:52:03 -0500
Speaking Out: Catholic schools make me thankful /item/28907-speaking-out-catholic-schools-make-me-thankful /item/28907-speaking-out-catholic-schools-make-me-thankful

As I enter my last semester in AlbertaƵapp publicly-funded Catholic schools, I am, more than ever, thankful for the Catholic education I have received.

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YSN: Speaking Out Thu, 31 Jan 2019 14:02:55 -0500
Art show raises money to help students-in-need through Angel Foundation /item/28901-art-show-raises-money-to-help-students-in-need-through-angel-foundation /item/28901-art-show-raises-money-to-help-students-in-need-through-angel-foundation

At one Toronto Catholic school, situated in an affluent part of the downtown core, about 13 per cent of its students go to sleep each night surrounded by others struggling to get by in a wealthy city that can often forget its downtrodden.

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mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Canada Thu, 31 Jan 2019 10:38:57 -0500
Glen Argan: Teachers need to live a Catholic lifestyle /opinion/columnists/item/28718-glen-argan-teachers-need-to-live-a-catholic-lifestyle /opinion/columnists/item/28718-glen-argan-teachers-need-to-live-a-catholic-lifestyle

AlbertaƵapp Catholic school system is again under fire from the provinceƵapp education minister, David Eggen. The issue this time is the “Catholicity clause” in teachers’ contracts which require teachers to agree to live a Catholic lifestyle.

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glenargan@catholicregister.org (Glen Argan) Register Columnists Mon, 07 Jan 2019 12:55:13 -0500
Complaint opens debate on educators' ‘Catholicity’ /item/28731-complaint-opens-debate-on-educators-catholicity /item/28731-complaint-opens-debate-on-educators-catholicity

EDMONTON – Alberta Catholic teachers are speaking out after Education Minister David Eggen announced an investigation into whether so-called Catholicity — or morality — employment clauses are discriminatory.

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Canada Sun, 06 Jan 2019 12:38:59 -0500