Thief breaks into The Door Is Open

Drop-in centre keeps its portal ajar

Sister Chita Torres greets guests at The Door Is Open. Despite break-ins, the centre continues to operate. Agnieszka Krawczynski / The B.C. Catholic.

Two frozen turkeys, jars of peanut butter, and hundreds of cans of tuna have been stolen from The Door Is Open. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.


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Pilgrims gather for Archbishop Oscar Romero's beatification Mass in Divine Saviour of the World Square in San Salvador May 23. CNS photo / Oscar Rivera, EPA.

Archbishop Oscar Romero was beatified in El Salvador May 23, with Pope Francis declaring from the Vatican that the martyr's feast day will be March 24, the day "in which he was born into heaven." For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.


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Women frequently experience complications from abortion, some of which are serious and long-lasting, but are rarely told of these risks ahead of time, a doctor said. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.