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Archbishop Brendan O'Brien of St. John's, Nfld., listens as Archbishop Roger Ebacher of Gatineau, Que., speaks at news conference on Parliament Hill Jan. 10. The bishops, members of the social affairs commission of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, urged Canada to "demonstrate every effort to welcome immigrants and refugees with dignity." |
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Archbishop Brendan O'Brien, of St. John's, Nfld., a member of the social affairs commission of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, says "For Christians, welcoming the stranger is an expression of faith." |
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Archbishop Roger Ebacher, of Gatineau, Que., chair of the social affairs commission of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, says refugees often become scapegoats in national security questions, especially since 9-11. |
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Pope Benedict XVI has named Bishop Lawrence Huculak, O.S.B.M., (above) currently the Ukrainian Catholic Bishop (Eparch) of Edmonton, as the Catholic Ukrainian Metropolitan-Archbishop (Archeparch) of Winnipeg. He succeeds Bishop Michael Bzdel, C.Ss.R., (below) who held the position since 1993 and who has stepped down at the church's mandatory retirement age of 75. |
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The headless body of St Thomas More was buried in the Church of St. Peter ad Vincula in the Tower of London following his execution on July 6, 1535. Bishop Fred Henry, the often-controversial bishop of Calgary, suggested Catholic politicians imitate More and consider martyrdom before opposing church teaching on issues such as same-sex marriage. "For him, when it came down to the crunch, conscience had to be followed -- and if this meant martyrdom, so be it," he said in an interview, the Globe and Mail reported Jan. 9. |
