At-risk boys donate to Syrian refugees

Troubled youth have learned importance of generosity and love

At-risk youth are combining their nickels and quarters to help Syrian refugees. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.


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Vatican paper lauds 'Spotlight' as brave, not anti-Catholic

Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo, Brian d'Arcy James, Michael Keaton, and John Slattery star in a scene from "Spotlight." Open Road Films / CNS.

The film "Spotlight," which won the Oscar for best picture Feb. 28, is a courageous movie that is not anti-Catholic, the Vatican daily "L'Osservatore Romano" said in two articles commenting on the Oscars. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.

Shahbaz Bhatti's assassination left profound impact

Assassinated Pakistani Minorities Minister Shahbaz Bhatti during his visit to Ottawa in 2011. Deborah Gyapong (CCN).

It's been five years since the March 2, 2011, assassination of Pakistani Minorities Minister Shahbaz Bhatti, but his fight for religious freedom continues in Canada and abroad. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.