Vancouver hospital chaplain witnesses miracles

Canossian Sister Cecilia Cham has spent nearly a quarter century serving the sick and dying

Sister Cecilia Cham, FdCC, started serving at Vancouver General Hospital April 23, 1991. She has consoled countless patients in the last 24 years. "When I see them, I remember our Jesus saying, 'When I was sick, you visited Me.'" Agnieszka Krawczynski / The B.C. Catholic.

A humble Chinese sister is starting her 25th year of consoling people in some of their most vulnerable moments. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.


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CNEWA Canada marks 10th anniversary

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As CNEWA (Catholic Near East Welfare Association) Canada marks its 10th anniversary this year, it has made an urgent appeal for continued help imperiled families in Iraq and Syria. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.