Archive for July 28, 2019

Catholics and First Nations people participate in a procession in Agassiz on St. Kateri Tekakwitha's feast day July 14. Courtesy: B.C. Catholic?w=200&h=150

By Mary Farrow

First Nations Canadians celebrate St. Kateri as a bridge between cultures

St. Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American to be canonized a saint, was celebrated by First Nations people throughout Canada... Read more

A helper from Doctors Without Borders holds a Nigerian child as a migrant ship arrives at a Sicilian port May 14, 2018. ?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

After deadly shipwreck, Pope Francis appeals for safety of migrants

As up to 150 migrants are feared to have drowned in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya, Pope Francis... Read more