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A new pastoral letter from Canada’s bishops urges Catholics to stand with those facing food insecurity and to care for c...
11/27/2025

A new pastoral letter from Canada’s bishops urges Catholics to stand with those facing food insecurity and to care for creation so everyone has access to their daily bread.

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On Nov. 6, H.E. Rosemarie Wertschek, DC*HS, KC, Lieutenant of Honour of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Je...
11/27/2025

On Nov. 6, H.E. Rosemarie Wertschek, DC*HS, KC, Lieutenant of Honour of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem and one of Western Canada’s most respected corporate-tax lawyers, died peacefully in hospital at the age of 76 after a prolonged illness.

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“Solidarity is a firm and persevering determination to commit oneself to the common good… because we are all really resp...
11/26/2025

“Solidarity is a firm and persevering determination to commit oneself to the common good… because we are all really responsible for all,” the Canadian bishops write in a pastoral letter on food insecurity.

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Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Stephen A. Hero of Prince Albert, Sask., as the eighth Archbishop of Edmonton, succeed...
11/26/2025

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Stephen A. Hero of Prince Albert, Sask., as the eighth Archbishop of Edmonton, succeeding Archbishop Richard Smith, who became Archbishop of Vancouver in May.

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St. Teresa of Avila lived a divided life for 15 years as a nun, with little genuine prayer or desire for God, writes Fat...
11/25/2025

St. Teresa of Avila lived a divided life for 15 years as a nun, with little genuine prayer or desire for God, writes Father Ho. Only when she returned to single-hearted devotion did she find strength and peace.

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This Sunday is the first day of the Church’s liturgical year, and so time for new resolutions, writes Father Hawkswell.
11/24/2025

This Sunday is the first day of the Church’s liturgical year, and so time for new resolutions, writes Father Hawkswell.

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When more than 30 Catholic leaders from Victoria to Whitehorse gathered for a summit on ministry at St. Mark’s College i...
11/24/2025

When more than 30 Catholic leaders from Victoria to Whitehorse gathered for a summit on ministry at St. Mark’s College in October, they thought they were just having a conversation about what the future holds for their work. Instead, they helped define it, leaving the two-day event with news of a five-year, US$1 million project to train lay and diaconate leaders in underserved dioceses in B.C. and Yukon.

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A survey jointly released by the Cardus think tank and the Angus Reid Institute on Nov. 6 indicates 18 per cent of 5,000...
11/21/2025

A survey jointly released by the Cardus think tank and the Angus Reid Institute on Nov. 6 indicates 18 per cent of 5,000 surveyed Canadians identify as religiously committed, significantly less than the 37 per cent of the 5,000 polled Americans.

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The closing of the Vancouver Focolare house simply means that its charism is now being lived in living rooms, parish hal...
11/21/2025

The closing of the Vancouver Focolare house simply means that its charism is now being lived in living rooms, parish halls, classrooms, workplaces, and around kitchen tables, writes Ducia Dimatulac.

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“The truth of the universe, heaven, and all created things is that Jesus is its King,” writes Father Hawkswell.
11/20/2025

“The truth of the universe, heaven, and all created things is that Jesus is its King,” writes Father Hawkswell.

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“St. Augustine said, ‘It is pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.’” writes Fat...
11/20/2025

“St. Augustine said, ‘It is pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.’” writes Father Ho.

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Queen of All Saints Elementary in Coquitlam went to the dogs — and to a few other pets — for its recent record-setting b...
11/20/2025

Queen of All Saints Elementary in Coquitlam went to the dogs — and to a few other pets — for its recent record-setting blessing of pets.

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