BREAKING: Pope Francis announces 21 new cardinals
Pope Francis' new cardinals will give him an incredibly strong majority amongst those who will vote in the next conclave, and include the notably pro-LGBT Fr Timothy Radcliffe.
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US too concerned by ‘political, economic’ gains says Lebanese bishop in urgent peace plea
Lebanese Maronite Bishop Mounir Khairallah recounted his testimony of forgiving the assassin of his parents, who were killed when he was five, and urged individuals and nations to act for peace in Lebanon and the surrounding region.
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WATCH: Did Our Lady of Fatima intervene at the Trump Butler rally in July?
The eyes of a statue of Our Lady of Fatima at a church grotto had a direct ‘line of sight’ to the Butler rally stage where Donald Trump was standing when a would-be assassin made an attempt on his life.
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Canadian church goes up in flames for the third time in a week
A Franciscan Catholic church in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, which was sold to a developer, was a near total loss after a fire broke out on Thursday, but police are mum on a possible cause.
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Conservative MP appeals to Canadians to support bill protecting churches from arson
Jamil Jivani called church burnings an attack on religious freedom and said Bill C 4-11 would increase the penalty for crimes of arson by adding the targeting of churches as an aggravating factor in sentencing for these acts of destruction.
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Danielle Smith confirms Alberta will introduce bill to ban men from competing in women’s sports
Proposed legislation would apply to 'all competitive women's and girls' sports and all provincial sporting organizations as well as in our schools and postsecondary competitive sporting divisions,' the Alberta premier said.
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CBC publishes dubious claim that children dug graves for classmates at residential schools
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation interviewed indigenous researcher Robyn Bourgeois, who claimed that her grandfather dug graves for his classmates at residential schools, perpetuating hatred toward Catholic Canadians.
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Danielle Smith hits back at Liberal ‘gender’ minister who attacked Alberta’s pro-family legislation
The Alberta premier fact-checked pro-LGBT Minister of Women and Gender Equality Marci Ien's condemnation of pro-family legislation, pointing out that children who undergo irreversible gender surgeries and drugs suffer from the repercussions for life.
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Australian bishop slams ‘small minority’ with ‘powerful voice’ pushing female deacons at Synod
Bishop Anthony Randazzo attributed advancement of the topic of female deacons at the synod as being 'because a small minority, with a large powerful Western voice, are obsessed with pushing this issue.'
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Taxpayer watchdog warns Canadians to fight against ‘guaranteed income schemes’
The House of Commons recently rejected a New Democratic Party-led bill that would have allowed for a universal basic income instead of 'cutting taxes and letting Canadians keep more of their own money,' said Franco Terrazzano of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
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