"Vincent McConnell"

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22 April 2025

EDMONTON, CANADA - APRIL 18: Franciscan Friar Vincent McConnell and Ryan McKercher are seen carrying a wooden cross from Sacred Heart Catholic Church of the First Peoples, marking the beginning of the Way of the Cross procession through Edmonton's inner city, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on April 18, 2025. Homelessness in Edmonton, especially visible in the downtown and inner city, has tripled since 2019, with nearly 5,000 people currently unhoused, over 1,200 of them chronically so. As economic pressures mount, agencies provide around 15,000 meals and snacks daily, while Meals on Wheels delivers up to 500 meals each day.

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