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Vancouver’s COVID-19 guidelines on Mass emphasize joy, hygiene and brevity

May 22, 2020

When the first public Masses in months are celebrated in the Archdiocese of Vancouver this weekend, there will be some notable differences, among them the prevalent use of hand sanitizer and hand washing. Archbishop J. Michael Miller released liturgical guidelines May 21 for the public celebration of Mass, one week after announcing some churches could

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Five years on, we’re still trying to answer Pope Francis’ call for a new relationship with creation

May 21, 2020

It is not wrong to say that Laudato Si’ is an encyclical about ecology or climate change. But nobody gets full marks for that answer. “People don’t read encyclicals,” points out Regina archdiocesan theologian Brett Salkeld. “They read about encyclicals. That means they are very subject to really superficial readings of them.” But there’s nothing

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Hundreds of religious sisters call for cleaner economy

May 21, 2020

More than 200 Catholic sisters from across Canada want Ottawa to deny a bailout to the oil and gas industry and invest in building a cleaner, low-carbon economy after COVID-19. A letter from the nuns is scheduled to land on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s desk May 25, the day after the fifth anniversary of Pope

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Bioethics groups warn against COVID-19 vaccine made from aborted fetuses

May 20, 2020

A coalition of Catholic bioethical groups is urging the Canadian government to invest in COVID-19 vaccine research that doesn’t use cells derived from electively aborted fetuses. “Manufacture of vaccines using such ethically-tainted human cell lines demonstrates profound disrespect for the dignity of the human person,” said a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Health

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St. John Paul was a good shepherd, pope says on saint’s birthday

May 18, 2020

St. John Paul II was a man of deep prayer, who loved being close to people and loved God’s justice and mercy, Pope Francis said. “Let us pray to him today that he may give all of us – especially shepherds of the Church – but all of us, the grace of prayer, the grace

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Updated: No easy path to re-opening churches as pandemic restrictions are eased

May 1, 2020

As provinces phase in plans to restart economies by gradually reopening some businesses and public spaces, re-opening churches will be no walk in the park. “It’s certainly a good sign,” said Regina Archbishop Donald Bolen about an easing of restrictions in Saskatchewan. “We wouldn’t want to guess at a timeline for ‘normalcy,’ but it is

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