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Christians must courageously share with others, Pope Francis says at Angelus

August 4, 2020

True compassion requires “courageous sharing,” not telling people to go fend for themselves, Pope Francis said. God operates according to “the logic of taking responsibility for others, the logic of not washing one’s hands, the logic of not looking the other way,” he said before praying the Angelus with visitors in St. Peter’s Square Aug.

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Virtual pilgrimage draws Indigenous Catholics close in spirit

July 29, 2020

The screens, small and big, will be turned off as this year’s Lac Ste Anne Pilgrimage comes to a close, but organizers say the spiritual power and connection it has generated remain long afterwards. For the first time in generations, the five-day pilgrimage which attracts thousands of mostly Indigenous people from across Canada was virtual

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Knights of Columbus founder Father McGivney to be beatified Oct. 31

July 28, 2020

Rev. Michael McGivney, the founder of the Knights of Columbus, will be beatified during a special Mass Oct. 31 at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford, Conn. The Vatican announced in May that Pope Francis, who met with the board of directors of the Knights of Columbus, had signed the decree recognizing a miracle

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Grandmother St. Anne still offers comfort, inspiration to Indigenous elders

July 27, 2020

They call her kokum — “grandmother” in Cree. Like any grandmother, St. Anne, the mother of Mary and grandmother of Jesus, casts a watchful eye, especially in difficult times — and this is one of them. The annual Lac Ste Anne Pilgrimage normally attracts thousands of pilgrims, mostly First Nations people, to the lake west

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Defer answers call to serve in and out of uniform

July 21, 2020

On July 21, four men will be ordained as deacons in the Archdiocese of Edmonton. Grandin Media is profiling each of them. This is Steven Defer’s story. For Steven Defer, a former lay chaplain in the Canadian Forces, the journey towards the diaconate has been one of service and duty, both in and out of

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Key to being a deacon, Provencal listens to people wherever they are in life

July 19, 2020

On July 21, four men will be ordained as deacons in the Archdiocese of Edmonton. Grandin Media is profiling each of them. This is Wayne Provencal’s story. In the same way steel is forged by fire, Wayne Provencal’s own formation as a deacon in the Archdiocese of Edmonton was strengthened and moulded by a trial

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Becoming a deacon, Lau can return the blessings he received

July 17, 2020

On July 21, four men will be ordained as deacons in the Archdiocese of Edmonton. Grandin Media is profiling each of them. This is Francis Lau’s story. Francis Lau recalls his path towards life as a deacon started with a heartbeat. It was 1988 and the Lau’s son Marcus was born with a heart defect.

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Call to be a deacon brought Estoque’s faith from his head to his heart

July 15, 2020

On July 21, four men will be ordained as deacons in the Archdiocese of Edmonton. Grandin Media is profiling each of them. This is Pedro Estoque’s story. Pedro Estoque remembers the exact date, May 14, 1994, when his faith life went from routine to real. Pedro and his wife Rhoda were heavily involved in Holy