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Toronto cardinal calls for prayers after van kills at least 10
On: 4/24/2018, The Boston Pilot , In: World
TORONTO (CNS) -- Toronto Cardinal Thomas Collins called for special prayers after a van jumped a curb and killed at least 10 people on a busy Toronto street. Although officials said the April 23 incident did not appear to be terrorism, they said it ...

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Toronto cardinal calls for prayers after van kills at least 10
On: 4/24/2018, The Boston Pilot , In: World
TORONTO (CNS) -- Toronto Cardinal Thomas Collins called for special prayers after a van jumped a curb and killed at least 10 people on a busy Toronto street. Although officials said the April 23 incident did not appear to be terrorism, they said it ...

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Villanova conference examines how Pope Francis charts church's path
On: 4/24/2018, Matthew Gambino , In: Nation
PHILADELPHIA (CNS) -- Pope Francis' five-year pontificate has not only had a broad impact on the Catholic Church, but it has also had widespread implications across human society, said speakers at a recent Villanova University conference. Catholic prelates, ...

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Salvadoran archdiocese argues for Romero canonization in El Salvador
On: 4/23/2018, Rhina Guidos , In: World
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A recent editorial in a weekly publication of the Archdiocese of San Salvador argues that the canonization of Blessed Oscar Romero should be held in El Salvador around World Youth Day, which will take place in January in nearby Panama. ...

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Raise a cone: Rome's poor celebrate pope's name day with gelato
On: 4/23/2018, Cindy Wooden , In: World
ROME (CNS) -- Cones raised in the air, the crowd gathered for dinner at the Sant'Egidio Community's soup kitchen toasted Pope Francis on his name day, the feast of St. George. The gelato was offered by the pope, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, as part of ...

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Spanish Catholic leaders welcome ETA statement on ending violence
On: 4/23/2018, The Boston Pilot , In: World
MADRID (CNS) -- Spanish church leaders welcomed a statement by the Basque separatist organization, ETA, apologizing to its victims and declaring an end to its armed struggle. The ETA statement, published in Basque newspapers April 20, said it regretted ...

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Toronto cardinal calls for prayers after van kills at least 10

TORONTO (CNS) -- Toronto Cardinal Thomas Collins called for special prayers after a van jumped a curb and killed at least 10 people on a busy Toronto street. Although officials said the April 23 incident did not appear to be terrorism, they said it did appear to be deliberate. Cabinet members from leading industrialized nations were meeting in Toronto in preparation for a G-7 summit in Quebec in June.

PHILADELPHIA (CNS) -- Pope Francis' five-year pontificate has not only had a broad impact on the Catholic Church, but it has also had widespread implications across human society, said speakers at a recent Villanova University conference.

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A recent editorial in a weekly publication of the Archdiocese of San Salvador argues that the canonization of Blessed Oscar Romero should be held in El Salvador around World Youth Day, which will take place in January in nearby Panama.

ROME (CNS) -- Cones raised in the air, the crowd gathered for dinner at the Sant'Egidio Community's soup kitchen toasted Pope Francis on his name day, the feast of St. George. The gelato was offered by the pope, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, as part of his name day celebration April 23. He provided 3,000 servings of ice cream -- mostly vanilla cones with chocolate and nuts on top, but also a few pistachio cones and a couple strawberry ones -- to soup kitchens and homeless shelters around Rome.

Former nanny files suit against 'buffer zone' around U.K. abortion clinic

MANCHESTER, England (CNS) -- A former nanny has announced she will launch a legal challenge to quash the first "buffer zone" around a U.K. abortion clinic. The 100-meter exclusion zone around the Marie Stopes clinic in Ealing, a section of London, took effect April 23. It means that anyone who prays openly, hands out pro-life literature or approaches clients of the clinic within the zone will be committing a crime.

MADRID (CNS) -- Spanish church leaders welcomed a statement by the Basque separatist organization, ETA, apologizing to its victims and declaring an end to its armed struggle. The ETA statement, published in Basque newspapers April 20, said it regretted the harm caused by its violent campaign for an independent homeland.