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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

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{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

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{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

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OTTAWA - 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

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{mosimage}OTTAWA - The upcoming debate on CanadaƵapp Afghanistan mission should work towards a constructive plan, say CanadaƵapp Catholic bishops.

Sisters take on mining giant

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{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

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{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

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{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

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{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

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{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

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{mosimage}TORONTO - The ecumenical social justice organization KAIROS is urging churches to use their investment portfolios to encourage peace between Israel and Palestine.