Chairman is a 'Good Samaritan'

Geoff Plant surprised at recognition

Geoff Plant (left) receives the Good Samaritan award from Dianne Doyle, Providence Health Care CEO; and John Brozovich, a vice president. Agnieszka Krawczynski / The B.C. Catholic.

Providence Health Care is honouring a chairman who helped usher the organization into a new era. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.


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Pope meets with the incarcerated in Turin

Pope Francis greets the crowd after celebrating Mass in Piazza Vittorio in Turin June 21. CNS photo / Paul Haring.

For Father Domenico Ricca, chaplain of the Ferrante Aporti juvenile prison in Turin, this weekend's visit from Pope Francis was a dream come true. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.

Pope's encyclical on the environment take fresh approach to dialogue

Pope Francis prays at an Austro-Hungarian cemetery for soldiers of World War I in Fogliano di Redipuglia, northern Italy, Sept. 13, 2014. The Pope in his encyclical "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home," released June 18, said all creation is singing God's praise, but people are silencing it. CNS photo / Paul Haring.

Pope Francis's encyclical on the environment Laudate Si' seeks a dialogue with the whole world and gives new insight into the relationship of human beings to creation, say some Canadian readers. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.