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A stained-glass window in Notre Dame Cathedral in Ottawa is reflected from a portrait of Pope John Paul II at an inter-faith memorial service for the pope April 6. Among those attending were diplomats, representatives of the Governor-General and the Prime Minister, -- who travelled to Rome for the funeral of the pope April 8 -- MPs, Senators and federal, provincial and civic leaders.

	In all of his ministry, Pope John Paul II "invited our world to be passionate for peace," said Archbishop Marcel Gervais, who presided at the inter-faith memorial service for the pope at Notre Dame Cathedral in Ottawa April 6. "He calls us all to work together to build peace and to build it on the four pillars of truth, justice, love and freedom," the archbishop said.
	Bishop John Baycroft represented Anglicans at the interfaith memorial service for Pope John Paul II in Notre Dame Cathedral in Ottawa April 6. The retired bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa, is former ambassador to the Vatican for the worldwide Anglican communion and member of the Anglican Roman Catholic International Commission
	Bishop John Baycroft gives the Gospel reading at the interfaith memorial service for Pope John Paul II in Notre Dame Cathedral in Ottawa April 6. The retired bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa, is a former ambassador to the Vatican for the worldwide Anglican communion and a member of the Anglican Roman Catholic International Commission
	J. Fernand Tanguay, appointed as Canada's Ambassador to the Holy See in 1997 was among the many dignitaries attending the inter-faith memorial service for Pope John Paul II at Notre Dame Cathedral in Ottawa April 6.
	Natalia de Savigny, president of the Capital Region Interfaith Council, signs a book of condolence in Notre Dame Cathedral in Ottawa April 6 following an inter-faith memorial service for Pope John Paul II. The service was attended by diplomats, representatives of the Governor-General and the Prime Minister -- who travelled to Rome for the funeral of the pope April 8 -- MPs, Senators and federal, provincial and civic leaders.
	Flags on the Peace Tower in Ottawa and on all federal government buildings across Canada were to fly at half-mast until sunset Friday, April 8, the day of the funeral for Pope John Paul II.

Joe Gunn, the vice-chair of KAIROS (Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives), speaks at news conference on Parliament Hill April 4 that calls on the federal government to immediately implement the Refugee Appeal Division. Refugee rights groups say the government has "insisted on delaying" creation of the division for the past three years.

Bloc Quebecois immigration critic Meili Faille, left, and NDP foreign affairs critic Alexa McDonough, at a news conferenc on Parliament Hill April 4. The MPs later tabled a 10,000-name petition in the House of Commons sponsored by KAIROS (Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives). It called on the federal government to immediately implement the Refugee Appeal Division. Refugee rights groups say the government has "insisted on delaying" creation of the division for the past rhree years.

	Pope John Paul II arrives at Exhibition Place in Toronto at the start of World Youth Day 2002.
	Pope John Paul II arrives at Exhibition Place in Toronto at the start of World Youth Day 2002.