MAiD unit, forced onto St. Paul’s campus, now operational
VANCOUVER (CCN) — A government-ordered euthanasia facility, operated by the B.C. government’s Vancouver Coastal Health Authority,…
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Memorial Mass recalls victims of Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver
Forty days after 11 people died in the tragedy at the Vancouver Lapu Lapu Festival, the…
Bethlehem residents lose work, land as situation deteriorates
By Barb Fraze WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the eyes of the world focused on events in…
Pope Leo, speaking with Putin, appeals for gesture of peace
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV and Russian leader Vladimir Putin held their first telephone…
Faith groups seek a ‘Jubilee world’ from G7
TORONTO — KAIROS Canada, Development and Peace – Caritas Canada and the Calgary Interfaith Council are…
Situation in Gaza reaches ‘catastrophic levels’
By Barb Fraze NEW YORK — Food insecurity in Gaza “has reached catastrophic levels,” reports Joseph…
Toronto bylaw protects places of worship, schools from protest
TORONTO — Toronto City Council has approved a bylaw that will restrict protests around places of…
Pope Leo takes possession of cathedral as bishop of Rome
ROME (CNS) — Celebrating his first Mass in Rome’s diocesan cathedral, Pope Leo XIV said communion…
May 24 marks a decade of Laudato Si’
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis, who took his name from the patron saint of ecology…
Prime minister reflects on faith, service after pope’s inaugural Mass
ROME (CCN) – Prime Minister Mark Carney took time during his visit to Rome for the…
At inaugural Mass, Pope Leo calls for ‘united church’ in a wounded world
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Launching his papacy with a call for reconciliation and communion, Pope Leo…