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Advocates call for Indigenous artifacts in Vatican museum to be returned
Indigenous delegates from Canada were given a private tour of Vatican museums on Tuesday. There are calls for some of the tens of thousands of Indigenous artifacts housed there to be repatriated.
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Michigan hosts only entirely Muslim city government in US
The US state of Michigan is increasingly home to Muslim Americans from across the Middle East and South Asia. Now, one city government looks like its newest residents.
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Young Poles turning away from the Church amid sex abuse scandals
The leader of Poland's Roman Catholics has admitted his church faces a devastating decline as young Poles turn away from the church in huge numbers.
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The lessons for Canada from the Pope’s apology in Bolivia
As Indigenous delegates push for a papal apology on residential schools, it’s not the first time the Pope has faced calls to apologize. Pope Francis travelled to Bolivia in 2015, where he asked for forgiveness for the church’s crimes...
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Pope's visit should focus on listening, says Manitoba prof
Pope Francis and the Catholic Church in Canada have a lot of work to do, beyond an apology, to allow Indigenous people to find peace after the abuses at residential schools, says Niigaan Sinclair, an assistant professor at the University...
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Canadian Catholic bishops pledge $30M for reconciliation efforts
Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops vice president Bishop William McGrattan tells Power & Politics that bishops across Canada will work to fundraise $30 million over five years for Indigenous reconciliation and healing efforts.
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Pride flag raised at 8 Ontario Catholic school boards
At least eight different Catholic school boards in Ontario raised the rainbow Pride flag to promote the inclusion of LGBTQ students. But some parents are protesting, saying it goes against religious teachings.
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Catholics demand church apologize for role in residential school system
The recent discovery at a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C., has more Catholics demanding the church apologize for the harm done to Indigenous people.
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Catholic Church urged to take responsibility for residential schools
Rev. Carmen Lansdowne says the Catholic Church should follow recommendations from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which call on the Pope to apologize to Indigenous survivors, families and communities for the church's role in...
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Ken Starr Blames Cuomo, Other Governors for 'Erosion of Religious Liberty'
Constitutional scholar and political lightning rod Ken Starr looks to tackle what he believes is the erosion of religious liberties and other freedoms for Americans. He joined Cheddar to discuss this and his disappointments with the...
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Pope Francis set for three-day visit to Iraq
Francis is due to meet officials across the country and celebrate mass in his first trip outside of Italy since the pandemic began.
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Pope Francis endorses same-sex civil unions
Pope Francis endorsed same-sex civil unions for the first time as Pope while being interviewed for the feature-length documentary Francesco. 'Homosexual people have the right to be in a family. They are children of God,' he said.
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Australia court hears final appeal in Pell sex abuse case
Former Vatican treasurer under Pope Francis is the highest-ranking Catholic official convicted of child sex crimes.
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Philippines: Church attendance hits low over coronavirus fears
Fears over coronavirus outbreak keep people away from Sunday mass services in the country with the largest Roman Catholic community in Asia.
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Catholic Church to reveal decision on priestly celibacy in Amazon
Church mulls decision due to scarcity of priests in Amazon and decreasing number of Roman Catholics in Latin America.
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Is it possible to be gay and Catholic?
Erwin Ottenbreit has come to embrace his sexual identity as a gay man, but doing so forced him to leave his marriage and revisit his relationship with the Catholic Church.
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A Nakba survivor’s journey from exile to leading Chile’s Palestinian community
Laila Beitro, Nakba survivor and community leader in Chile, shares her family's journey from Jaffa and lifelong hope for Palestine.
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Archdiocese wary of heritage designation for Hintonburg Catholic church
The Saint-François-d'Assise Catholic Church is a landmark for the Hintonburg community, but the archdiocese is worried a heritage designation would be a burden on parishioners.
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Carney among world leaders to attend Pope Leo's inauguration
Prime Minister Mark Carney, U.S. Vice-President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are expected to attend the inauguration mass for Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City on Sunday.
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#TheMoment Chicago students held a mock conclave
Auggie Wilk, a student at a Catholic school in Chicago, recounts being chosen as pope for a day during a mock conclave — held just days before Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost was named Leo XIV.
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#TheMoment these Chicago students held a mock conclave
Auggie Wilk, a student at a Catholic school in Chicago, recounts being chosen as pope for a day during a mock conclave — held just days before Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost was named Leo XIV.
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What do Montrealers think of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV?
Cardinal Robert Prevost of the U.S. was elected on the second day of the conclave. Outside Montreal's Mary Queen of the World Cathedral, people welcomed the news.
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Is the election of a U.S.-born pope a reaction to Trump? | Hanomansing Tonight
Robert Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, is the first American elected to lead the Catholic Church. Christian author and journalist Michael Coren says the Vatican understood that the U.S., as a global superpower, had to have someone as...
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Canadian Catholics react to historic papal election
With more than 10 million Catholics in Canada, reaction to the new Pope's election has been widespread — some hoping for a more progressive leader, others calling for a return to conservative values.