MP Joy Smith has been one of the strongest proponents in the fight against human trafficking. She argued in favour of prostitution Bill C-36 as a way to combat trafficking.

Prostitution Bill C-36 passes third reading

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OTTAWA - Prostitution Bill C-36 passed third reading in the House of Commons Oct. 6 by a 156-124 vote and now heads to the Senate, on track for passage by December. 

St. Maximilian Kolbe parish in Mississauga, Ont., celebrated its 30th anniversary Oct. 5, with Cardinal Thomas Collins celebrating the Mass. The parish is the largest Polish parish outside of Poland

At 30, St. Maximilian Kolbe’s growth spurt is not slowing

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MISSISSAUGA, ONT. - St. Maximilian Kolbe in Mississauga may be one of the Archdiocese of Toronto’s newer parishes, but it is also one of the largest and it continues to grow.

Toronto Catholic students Angela Gavin and Leslie Visaya, from Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts and Loretto College School respectively, spent Nuit Blanche helping to express a message of charity though art.

The helping hands of charity

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TORONTO - Toronto’s Catholic school board made its second appearance at Nuit Blanche, Toronto’s annual dusk-to-dawn outdoor art exhibit, this year spreading a message of charity.

Saint Paul University theology professor Catherine Clifford.

Ecumenism needs to get more pastoral

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TORONTO - Fifty years on, it’s time for the ecumenical movement to take on a more pastoral mission and worry less about trying to untie the knots of history and theology, Saint Paul University theology professor Catherine Clifford told a small gathering of bishops, clergy and lay people in Toronto commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council’s Decree on Ecumenism.

Islamic State fighters stand guard at a checkpoint in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul in this June 11 file photo.

Jesuit based in Syria urges caution as Canada debates military action

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OTTAWA, Ontario - As Canada debated joining the United States and other nations in military intervention to stop Islamic State militants, a Jesuit priest based in Syria urged caution and called for renewed efforts to find peace.

Cardinal Thomas Collins blesses the Cardinal Collins High School Academic Centre.

Edmonton school named after Collins

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EDMONTON - With a wide smile on his face, Cardinal Thomas Collins cut the red ribbon declaring the new Cardinal Collins High School Academic Centre officially open. 

Cardinal Thomas Collins speaks at the May launch of the Family of Faith campaign, which has surpassed $40 million in donations to date.

Donations a ‘tremendous witness’

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The Archdiocese of Toronto’s $105-million fundraising campaign has surpassed $40 million in donations and pledges, due in large part to almost $700,000 contributed personally by clergy.

Elizabeth Crouchman, president and chair of New Brunswick Right to Life.

East coast pro-lifers to continue despite new government

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New Brunswick’s pro-life community plans to use the recent election of a pro-abortion Liberal government to reenergize efforts “to stand up for what is right.”

Hundreds participate in Ottawa’s first Freedom Walk to highlight efforts against human trafficking.

Hundreds join Ottawa’s inaugural Freedom Walk

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OTTAWA - Several hundred marchers participated in Ottawa’s first fundraising Freedom Walk Sept. 27 to raise awareness of the fight against human trafficking.

Archbishop Terrence Prendergast was sent by the Vatican to investigate a U.S. bishop.

Ottawa archbishop investigates U.S. bishop

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OTTAWA - Ottawa Archbishop Terrence Prendergast was sent by the Vatican to investigate the bishop of Kansas City-St. Joseph, according to published reports. 

Matt Dineen, a teacher at an Ottawa Catholic high school, is calling on Canada’s bishops to help advance a national dementia strategy.

Bishops urged to support national dementia strategy

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OTTAWA - An Ottawa Catholic husband and father whose wife suffers a rare, early onset form of dementia is calling on Canada’s bishops to help advance a national dementia strategy. 

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