Father Raymond J. de Souza (born 17 June 1971) is a columnist for the ''

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'' newspaper, and was the founding editor-in-chief of '' Convivium Magazine'' before it ceased. He also writes columns for the ''

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'', the ''

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'', and the '' Catholic Register''. He was ordained into the

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on 20 July 2002 into the

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and is the

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of Holy Cross Church in

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. De Souza teaches at Queen's University at Kingston in the Department of Economics and previously at the Duncan MacArthur Faculty of Education, and is also chaplain of the Queen's football team, the Golden Gaels. De Souza has completed a Master of Public Administration in public policy at Queen’s University, and a Masters of Philosophy in

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at the

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. His theological training was at St. Philip's Seminary in Toronto and at the Pontifical North American College, and the

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. He has been a Senior Fellow of

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at the

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since 2016. He was born in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada on 17 June 1971. His parents were born in Kenya and his grandparents were from the

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in Portuguese India. He was described by

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, a well-known Catholic author and papal biographer, as "Canada's finest Catholic commentator".

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* Canadian columnists 21st-century Canadian Roman Catholic priests Living people National Post people Roman Catholic writers Editors of religious publications Academic staff of Queen's University at Kingston Queen's University at Kingston alumni Massey College, Toronto people Alumni of the University of Cambridge Pontifical North American College alumni 1971 births Canadian people of Indian descent {{RC-clergy-stub