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June 6, 2013
TORONTO - Jenny Celly had almost given up hope of having a child. After two years of expensive fertility treatments without success, she was skeptical in 2010 when she and her husband Martin Castillo went to FertilityCare Toronto. But three months later Celly was pregnant and today the couple has a 19-month old daughter named Leilah.
TORONTO - For 35 years Campaign Life Coalition has fought on the political front of the pro-life movement — and to its dismay the end is nowhere in sight.
EDMONTON - “Marriage is a way to show us how God loves us and how we can love God in return through our spouse.”
TORONTO - In Toronto, it’s easy to find classes for first-time parents aimed at raising happy and healthy children.
My sister was going on a journey and needed me at her side. I told myself I didn’t have the time, the resources or energy to go with her, but she was persistent and loving and had a look in her eyes that pulled me in.
TORONTO - The Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto are celebrating World Ocean Day to raise awareness about the environmental damage being done to our oceans.
June 7, 2013
As I waited for the bus at the GO station, I regretted not wearing a thicker sweater. The bus soon approached, and I was excited for two reasons: to stop shivering and to be closer to an eventful weekend.
Jesuit Volunteers Canada is recruiting young adults to embark on the program’s first year of service.
TORONTO - SummerDaze day camp has been a safe haven for kids in Toronto’s west end for the past quarter century.
VATICAN CITY - Using especially strong language on one of his favorite themes, Pope Francis decried a plague of careerism among priests and urged them to renounce their personal ambitions for service to the church -- warning that failure to do so would make them look "ridiculous."
VATICAN CITY - Unlike many of his predecessors since the early 1600s, Pope Francis has decided not to spend the summer months at the papal villa in Castel Gandolfo south of Rome, although he will observe a reduced schedule in July and August.
TORONTO - Before ushering in the new school year the Toronto Catholic District School Board will bid farewell to Bruce Rodrigues.
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis ditched a 1,250-word prepared speech to students saying it would be "a tad boring" to read out loud and opted instead to just quickly hit the high points and spend the rest of the time answering people's questions.
June 8, 2013
The coastal town of Shediac, N.B., is the lobster capital of the world. Two centuries ago, it was the site of one of the most gruesome murders in Canadian history.
TORONTO - After almost 19 years working in northern Canada, Fr. Joe Daley can’t quite put his finger on what it is about the place that brings him closer to the hand of God.
Canadian think-tank Cardus will partner with the University of Notre Dame in the United States to provide ongoing data regarding the outcomes of education.
June 9, 2013
WINDSOR, ONT. - John Thavis was a prognosticator of the first degree.
RANKIN INLET, NUNAVUT - Bishop Anthony Krotki found out a few weeks before his episcopal ordination he was finally a grandfather.
The Right to Life Associations in Hanover and Walkerton, Ont., are calling on pro-lifers to be music video directors.
June 10, 2013
VATICAN CITY - Religious freedom is talked about more than it is protected, Pope Francis said.