Michael Swan, The Catholic Register
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Benefit show raises awareness of disappearing language
TORONTO - Music, the universal language, is coming to the rescue of Macuxi, an endangered, disappearing language.
Paper trail shows D&P cuts defied all advice
Internal e-mails, briefing notes and memoranda obtained by The Catholic Register reveal that a government decision to cut funding to Canada’s Catholic development agency went against the advice of almost everyone consulted, including its own bureaucracy.
India sets table for Christian unity week
This year Christians around the world are being asked to learn about unity from India.
Toronto faith leaders to tackle ‘Faith in the City’
TORONTO - Toronto’s city council chamber is famous and infamous for political battles, bitter oration, deals struck and deals undone. On Jan. 24 something will happen at Toronto City Hall that’s never happened before.
Courage controversy embroils Toronto’s Newman Centre parish
TORONTO - A dozen or more parishioners have quit the Newman Centre’s St. Thomas Acquinas parish after the introduction of a Courage apostolate that offers spiritual support for gay Catholics.
Extended shopping battle on the horizon in Sudbury
In Sudbury, Ont., unions, family groups and the business community are gearing up for a fight over expanded shopping hours.
Chalice veil unlocks part of Canada’s Christian past
TORONTO - A dirty, little cloth rolled up in a ball of dirt off in a corner winked at Helen Smith and her daughter four years ago. It had a secret to tell — the secret of Canada’s counter reformation history.
Frustration mounts in refugee waiting game
TORONTO - The 166 Toronto-area parishes with active refugee committees could open a new, more hopeful chapter on up to 700 refugee stories in 2013.
Churches throw support behind Chief Spence
As Chief Theresa Spence passed three weeks living on nothing but water, fish broth and herbal tea, churches and Christian organizations were lining up behind her request for a meeting with Prime MInister Stephen Harper, Governor General David Johnston and aboriginal leaders from across the country.
Collins’ elevation to College of Cardinals highlights 2012
Every year is a collection of beginnings. In 2012 we began to pray a new English translation of the Mass. We began to call Toronto’s Archbishop Thomas Collins Cardinal Collins.