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Fr. Cristino Bouvette knew the first guided tour of the future Sacred Heart Parish would be a profoundly stirring experience for his congregation. 

KingƵapp finds ‘soulmate’ in Vietnamese school

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KingƵapp University College is hoping the new five-year strategic partnership struck with a prominent Vietnamese university will create a stream of enriching academic opportunities for students and faculty.

Homeless find no room at the inn

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For many of the downtrodden who find themselves filling the 108 beds each night at VancouverƵapp Catholic Charities MenƵapp Shelter, itƵapp a devastating cycle that an ever-worsening economy just won’t let them exit.

Youth group outreach offers warmth and hope to homeless

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A group of Montreal millennials spent Boxing Day skipping post-Christmas binge buying and instead taking water, food and hot coffee to homeless “children of God” in the cityƵapp downtown core. 

Same-sex blessings are about welcoming, not changing Church teaching, Canadian bishops say

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The Archdiocese of Vancouver is considering how the PopeƵapp declaration on the blessing of irregular unions can contribute to making the Church in Vancouver “an ever more welcoming community,” says Archbishop J. Michael Miller.

ItƵapp back: new concerns raised over summer jobs program

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Eligibility criteria for employers seeking government grants under the Canada Summer Jobs program for youth is still discriminatory despite modifications to previous requirements, say Christian groups. 

Renfrew board upholds Josh AlexanderƵapp suspension

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A panel of three Renfrew County Catholic District School Board (RCCDSB) trustees rejected the appeal of Josh Alexander, the high school student suspended for alleged bullying by stating in a class discussion that God created only two genders, male and female. 

Halifax verifying claims for abuse settlement

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The deadline to submit a claim of sexual abuse against the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Halifax and the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of the Yarmouth has now passed.  

Trafficking down, but stats don’t tell whole story: report

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There were 528 incidents of human trafficking reported to police in 2022, a slight decrease from the 555 cases recorded in 2021, according to Statistics Canada. Taking this data at face value, this means the rate of human trafficking in 2022 decreased to 1.4 incidents per 100,000 people from 1.5 the year before. 

Mission church on Alberta First Nation destroyed by fire

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The RCMPƵapp Wood Buffalo detachment in Alberta is investigating a fire that devastated the former St. Gabriel Catholic Mission Church Dec. 15 in Janvier, a hamlet neighbouring the Chipewyan Prairie First Nation.

Rorate Caeli Mass celebrates the Virgin for Advent

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These are dark days, and we are battle weary. There are a multitude of wars raging, geo-political, cultural, ecclesiastical, domestic and physical, and the northern winter has us scuttling like burrowing animals, seeking out light and warmth.