The Nov. 30 issue of the WCR highlights a number of issues of justice — hunger in Alberta, child poverty, the abandonment of the mentally ill and human trafficking.

As well, news editor Lasha Morningstar tells how a special St. Nicholas Day prayer tradition has been important in her life and the weekly editorial highlights the 45th anniversary of celebrating the Mass in the vernacular language.

Reporter Chris Miller describes, in a front page article, how a council of native elders is making a difference in Edmonton Catholic classrooms. Reporter Ramon Gonzalez brings us an enlightening update on the downtown St. Benedict Chapel. Crowds are increasing and spiritual needs are being met by the four-year-old experiment in having a full-time chapel in a downtown shopping mall.

We bring you a full report on Anglican Archbishop Rowan Williams’ visit to Rome and an equally full report on the convention of the Alberta Catholic School Trustees Association.

There’s lots more too in the Nov. 30 issue of the Western Catholic Reporter — www.wcr.ab.ca.