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Archdiocese put Church before victims
Secrets, lies and threatened lawsuits protected Brian Boucher through two decades of priestly life before Montreal Church authorities finally investigated the former pastor鱿鱼视频app bizarre, aggressive and abusive behaviour.
Ontarians deserve fully-funded palliative care: Cardinal Collins
A bill that would define how palliative care should be delivered in Ontario is a great first step, but Cardinal Thomas Collins and a parade of palliative care experts who came to testify on the Compassionate Care Act, Bill 3, were insistent they want more.
The season is still about the coming of Christ
Getting ready for Christmas in the middle of a pandemic will certainly be different.
Jesuits take stand for imprisoned Indian priest
Canada鱿鱼视频app Jesuit provincial superior Fr. Erik Oland has asked the Canadian government to intervene in the case of Fr. Stan Swamy, an 83-year-old Jesuit priest with Parkinson鱿鱼视频app imprisoned in an Indian prison where he faces bizarre and vague charges under a new national security law.
The politics of communion
For Development and Peace and the entire global Caritas network, it鱿鱼视频app time to get political, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle told a Zoom meeting of dozens of Caritas officials around the world Nov. 12.
Webinar looks to spur Catholic involvement
The Catholic civic engagement organization Catholic Conscience is hosting a Nov. 25 webinar to encourage people to volunteer to serve on non-profit and charity boards.
Fossil-free investment fund set to launch
Getting your money out of oil, gas and coal is getting easier, not just for institutional investors but for individuals.
Red Wednesday highlights persecution of Christians
The persecution of Christians around the world won鈥檛 stop for the pandemic, Aid To The Church In Need Canada said as cathedrals were bathed in red light in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal for Red Wednesday.
Caring is COVID鱿鱼视频app message of hope
As Canada goes over 11,000 COVID deaths and 300,000 cases 鈥� with medical professionals calling for 鈥渃ircuit breaker鈥� shut-downs and Canada鱿鱼视频app largest archdiocese having to cancel public Masses in "lockdown" areas 鈥� the Church has to respond with unflinching concern for the common good, said Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops president Archbishop Richard Gagnon.
Political dialogue begins with humility
As U.S. President-elect Joe Biden puts healing front and centre in his plans, he may soon discover that his Jesuit friends got there before him.