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{mosimage}TORONTO - For the next six years CanadaƵapp English-speaking Jesuits will be under the direction of a man known for a life-long commitment to the poor.
Native reconciliation journey begins
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News{mosimage}OTTAWA - kicked off in Ottawa March 2 to raise awareness of the upcoming Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Indian residential schools.
Mixed reaction greets bishops Afghanistan statement
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register{mosimage}Wise and faithful or naive and badly informed — Canadians can’t agree on the most recent Catholic bishops’ statement on CanadaƵapp role in Afghanistan.
Vision, not gender, on Caritas leader's side
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - Secretary General Lesley-Anne Knight sees her election last June as a “historical moment” for the worldwide confederation of Catholic development agencies.
Peace in Afghanistan should be strategy
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News{mosimage}OTTAWA - The upcoming debate on CanadaƵapp Afghanistan mission should work towards a constructive plan, say CanadaƵapp Catholic bishops.
Sisters take on mining giant
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register{mosimage}TORONTO - On May 6 will stand up in a Toronto hotel ballroom and call the worldƵapp largest gold producer to account. It won’t be the first time, or the last.
D. & P. commits $50,000 to help Kenya
By Catholic Register Staff{mosimage}TORONTO - The Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace is kicking in $50,000 to the Caritas Internationalis effort to assist people left homeless by violence in Kenya.
Northern bishops to support aboriginal commission
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News{mosimage}OTTAWA - Despite concerns, eight Northern Catholic bishops have decided to participate in a national awareness campaign in advance of public hearings on Indian residential schools.
Calgary bishop offers to settle publishing dispute
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News{mosimage}OTTAWA - Calgary Bishop Fred Henry would like to see Imam Syed Soharwardy and former publisher Ezra Levant settle their feud so they can work together to stop the abuses of human rights commissions.
Safe Third Country agreement still in force
By Catholic Register Staff{mosimage}The deal between Canada and the United States which forces refugees to apply for refugee status in the first country they land will remain in force while the federal government appeals a Federal Court ruling that the agreement is illegal.
KAIROS urges church's to invest for peace
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register{mosimage}TORONTO - The ecumenical social justice organization KAIROS is urging churches to use their investment portfolios to encourage peace between Israel and Palestine.