Crossroads pro-lifers set off on three-month trek

Walkers use the rosary as a theme song as they strain towards Rockies, prairies, and Ottawa

The 2014 Crossroads group: Jean-Pierre Giguere (left), Christine Connell, Jessma Nash, Rachel Dennison, Ben Dennison, Colin Hay, and Lindsay Sierhuis, started their walk on Kitsilano Beach in Vancouver May 26. Alistair Burns / The B.C. Catholic.

A group of pro-life pilgrims are walking to Ottawa. On a journey to reject the culture of death, the young people gathered on Kitsilano Beach in Vancouver May 26. Before dipping their toes in the Pacific Ocean, they stopped for a chat with The B.C. Catholic. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.


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In a friendly match that lacked fireworks, million-dollar salaries, and thousands of fans chanting, the Vatican City national soccer team lost to Monaco 2-0 in May. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.

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