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March/April 2023 / Society

The Meeting House: Inside a Megachurch Scandal

February 1, 2023February 1, 2023 - by Rachel Browne

It was massively popular. It billed itself as a new kind of church. Then sexual abuse and misconduct allegations surfaced against its leaders

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A priest in scrubs, a mask, and a plastic visor speaking to someone in the wing of a hospital.
January/February 2023 / Memoir

I Became a Pastor during the Pandemic

January 13, 2023January 13, 2023 - by Michael Coren

I wasn’t prepared for the challenges I would face as a priest during COVID-19

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An illustration of Catholic priest with a white clerical collar that looks like a hospital
Health / March/April 2022

Faith and Access: The Conflict inside Catholic Hospitals

February 23, 2022December 15, 2022 - by Wendy Glauser

Why should publicly funded hospitals get to limit access on religious grounds?

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Photograph of anti-abortion protestors at the Supreme Court
Society

What Does the Bible Actually Say about Abortion?

October 15, 2021November 3, 2021 - by Michael Coren

Many conservative Christians use scripture to justify their positions but ignore Jesus’s teachings on humanity and equality

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Book cover of Praying to the West by Omar Mouallem
Books

From the Arctic to Brazil: The Deep Roots of Islam in the Americas

September 28, 2021February 15, 2022 - by Fatima Syed

A new book shows how Muslim communities make up a complex, vital part of Western society

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A woman speaks with her daughter at the scene of Sunday's hate-motivated vehicle attack in London, Ontario
Society

Reflections on the London Terrorist Attack

July 12, 2021March 24, 2022 - by Sadiqa de Meijer

With each new act of racist brutality, another piece of me shuts off from the world

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Empty strip club with a neon sign depicting the silhouette of a woman dancing
June 2021 / Society

Welcome to the Manor: Church by Day, Strip Club by Night

May 12, 2021October 19, 2021 - by Drew Nelles

Saturday nights are for dancing, but Sunday mornings are for Jesus

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November/December 2020 / Society

Survivors of an International Buddhist Cult Share Their Stories

September 28, 2020April 13, 2021 - by Matthew Remski

An investigation into decades of abuse at Shambhala International

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A Muslim woman in a headscarf and hijab kneels in a mosque. Her hands are held up in front of her body prayer.
Society

Locked Out of Your Place of Worship

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 - by Steven Zhou

Some members of spiritual communities felt isolated from their faiths long before quarantine

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A group of pilgrims pose in front of the Canadian Martyrs Shrine, a large stone building with two turrets topped with crosses.
May 2020

Summer Service

April 22, 2020August 27, 2020 - by Randy Boyagoda

Every year, Sri Lankan Catholics from all over make a pilgrimage to Ontario’s cottage country

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