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Why I love my country PAGE 10

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Icons: Windows into heaven PAGE 20 DEL OBISPO

Familia de sangre PÁGINA 26 NEWS & EVENTS

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What will happen at the Synod on the Family? PAGE 20

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Explore sacred treasures in Vancouver PAGE 22

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Sometimes you just gotta obey

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Forty years ago, Vietnamese Catholics began heading to sea in search of freedom

I N C A S E YO U MISSED IT

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The gift of a Catholic education PAGE 25

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