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Murals help Alberta indigenous artist reconcile a difficult past

September 23, 2020

Through a commission to paint murals at three Catholic schools, indigenous artist Ryan Willert has been able to find his own healing and reconciliation with the Catholic community. The 36-year-old Blackfoot from the Siksika Nation is well-known in Alberta. Based in Red Deer, he has painted murals at several colleges, universities and for various organizations.

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Catholic Social Services launches $2M ‘critical’ fundraising campaign

September 22, 2020

Most CSS programs don’t receive government funding. Twenty programs, including Welcome Home, are funded entirely by donations. A shortfall may mean reduced services or, at worst, closures, Davies said.

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Development and Peace heeds Pope Francis’ call for solidarity during COVID-19 crisis

September 22, 2020

A new national campaign launched by the Canadian Catholic Church’s international development and aid organization Development and Peace began on Sept. 12 to face what the organization calls this “critical moment.” The campaign, called “Recovering Together”, is an effort to put Pope Francis’ call to put people and the environment at the forefront of efforts

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Caritas charity network warns of rise in human trafficking amid pandemic

July 29, 2020

As governments and world leaders struggle to contain the coronavirus pandemic, they must also work harder to protect victims of human trafficking, said the Vatican-based international network of Catholic charities. Insufficient attention “was paid on the collateral damage of the ongoing pandemic, especially on migrants and informal workers, who are now more exposed to trafficking

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Cardinal calls attention to Canada’s migrant worker tragedy

June 24, 2020

Canada’s migrant worker problem matters to Pope Francis and the universal Church because it’s a global problem and a moral problem, said Canadian Cardinal Michael Czerny. “It is tragic that this is coming to public attention in Canada because some migrant farm workers have died from COVID-19,” wrote Czerny in an e-mail. The Jesuit cardinal

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A year later, little action on protecting First Nations women and girls

June 15, 2020

It comes as little surprise to Chrystal Desilets that one year later, the federal government has no action plan in place in response to the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women. Little was done in the lead-up to the inquiry, little has been done since and violence against Indigenous women continues, she said. Desilets

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