‘No more death by despair,’ says Langley MP
LANGLEY, B.C. — MP Tamara Jansen opened the press conference about her private member’s bill C-218…
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Langley MP introduces bill to stop MAiD expansion for mental illness
OTTAWA — Cloverdale–Langley City MP Tamara Jansen has introduced a private member’s bill to stop the…
‘Stop the tragedy of war,’ pope says after U.S. bombs Iran
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Hours after the United States bombed the sites of three nuclear-enrichment facilities…
Canadian bishops mark National Indigenous Peoples Day with call to reconciliation
Canada’s bishops are encouraging Catholics to mark National Indigenous Peoples Day, June 21, with prayer and…
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…