Archbishop to ordain four deacons

Men expect to eventually become priests

Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB, will ordain Davide Lanzani (left) Larry Lynn, Mark McGuckin, and Lucio Choi to the transitional diaconate May 15 in Holy Rosary Cathedral. facebook.com/vocationsvancouver.

Four men on the path to the priesthood are about to become deacons. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.


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March for Life in Rome draws 40,000 participants

Tens of thousands of pro-life demonstrators took part in the third annual national March for Life in Rome in 2013. CNS photo / Robert Duncan.

One of tens of thousands of people to take to the streets of Rome for this year's March for Life, Mary Rathke is living proof that those conceived in rape deserve life, and not abortion. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.

Group appeals for donations for Nepal

A woman places flowers on a memorial May 7 for those who died in the April 25 earthquake in Nepal. Narendra Shrestha / EPA / CNS.

Local Catholics are being called on to help victims struggling to cope with the effects of a devastating earthquake in Nepal. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.