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Catholic Social Services continues as pioneering force of charity

October 4, 2019

Catholic Social Services (CSS) is the province’s pioneer of putting into action Christ’s command to feed the hungry, clothe the naked and welcome the stranger. What began as the vision of one passionate priest, Monsignor Bill Irwin, is today the largest social service agency in Alberta. Irwin recruited a handful of board members and volunteers

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Climate strikers cite Pope Francis’ call to be stewards of our planet

October 2, 2019

“They are looking at their lifespan and seeing these crises hitting them hardest when they are my age,” said Nathan Kowalsky, who teaches environmental philosophy at St. Joseph’s College in Edmonton.

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Reconciliation barely getting started, says former head of Truth and Reconciliation Commission

October 2, 2019

Canada is barely off the starting line when it comes to reconciliation with its Indigenous people, Senator Murray Sinclair told a packed hall at King’s University as the Catholic college kicked off its annual Veritas series of public lectures. “It’s not going to happen in my lifetime,” the 68-year-old Sinclair declared at the Sept. 26

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Statue by Canadian artist a reminder of moral obligation to migrants and refugees

September 30, 2019

Christians have a moral obligation to show God’s care for all those who are marginalized, especially migrants and refugees, Pope Francis said. “This loving care for the less privileged is presented as a characteristic trait of the God of Israel and is likewise required, as a moral duty, of all those who would belong to

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