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St. Albert, Alta.öÏÓãÊÓƵapp naming committee has received an application requesting the late Bishop Vital Justin GrandinöÏÓãÊÓƵapp name be removed from a prominent downtown neighbourhood.
Blessed Carlo Acutis relic Ontario tour kicks off Oct. 31
By Sheila Dabu Nonato, Catholic Register SpecialVatican and China renew and extend agreement on naming bishops
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceThe Vatican and the Chinese government are renewing their agreement on the appointment of bishops and extending it from a two-year to a four-year term, both sides announced.
'I can feel the tension in a way that I haven't before,' says Beirut archbishop
By Leo Morawiecki, öÏÓãÊÓƵapp NewsAs Israeli drones could be heard flying overhead, öÏÓãÊÓƵapp News sat down with ArchbishopGeorgesBacouni of Beirut and Jbeil at his Beirut residence to discuss faith, war and reconciliation.
Cardinal says synod can be ‘a new beginning’
By Justin McLellan, Catholic News ServiceAs members of the Synod of Bishops entered the last week of their meeting in Rome, the synod's secretary-general urged them to resist the temptation of "covetousness" — the desire "to keep everything for ourselves, to possess, to hoard, to define, to close."
Mother Marie-Léonie Paradis CanadaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp newest saint
By Anna FarrowFor the third time, a Canadian has been elevated to sainthood with the Oct. 20 canonization of St. Marie-Léonie Paradis.
Canadian Catholics turned up in force to celebrate the canonization of Quebec-born St. Marie-Léonie Paradis in St. PeteröÏÓãÊÓƵapp Square, with bishops and priests, members of the congregation Paradis founded and devoted laity made the trip to Rome for the special occasion.
Halifax experiences Eucharist's power
By Luke Mandato, The Catholic RegisterHalifax-Yarmouth's first Eucharistic Congress wrapped up Oct. 20, drawing local faithful to numerous events over four days for prayer, reflection and worship.
The climax, according to Aurea Sadi, a project coordinator of adult faith within the Office of Pastoral Life & New Evangelization, was a five-km procession Oct. 19 from St. Agnes Church to downtown Halifax's St. Mary Cathedral Basilica. The numbers that joined for this procession surprised even organizers.
Priest shot dead in Mexico's increasingly violent Chiapas state
By David Agren, öÏÓãÊÓƵapp NewsAn Indigenous Tzotzil priest and peace activist was murdered after celebrating Sunday Mass in Mexico's southern Chiapas state, where the Catholic Church has denounced government inaction in the face of rising violence.
Taking the Word to Toronto streets
By Luke Mandato, The Catholic RegisterThe Archdiocese of Toronto is hosting three days of continuous, public Bible reading in an effort to unite Christians of various traditions and cultures.
St. Joseph's Centre celebrates life
By Luke Mandato, The Catholic RegisterLike many others making their way through TorontoöÏÓãÊÓƵapp bustling morning rush hour, Frank E. D’Angelo starts his day like he has for years, with a simple cup of coffee. Instead of sipping on it at home, in gridlocked traffic or at his desk, he prefers to enjoy it on the landing steps of his crisis pregnancy centre: St. Joseph's Centre of Hope for Women in downtown Toronto.
Physicians, heal thyselves: Society seeks to heal, renew profession
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterDr. Farr Curlin aligned with fellow U.S. physicians over the past several years to form The Hippocratic Society, a group aiming to restore moral formation and conscientious clinical judgment as cherished ideals in practising good medicine.