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Pope Francis leads the blessing of candles in the Chapel of the Apparitions at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal, May 12. The Pope was making a two-day visit to Fatima to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Marian apparitions and to canonize two of the young seers.

Fatima at 100 – Recap of Pope Francis’ trip

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Missed our coverage of Pope Francis' trip to Fatima for the 100th anniversary of the Marian apparitions? Click here to check them out.

Toronto’s Our Lady of Fatima parish is in possession of a chip of wood from the original tree on which the Virgin Mary appeared and splinters of the original caskets in which Jacinta and Francisco Marto were buried.

Fatima relics create a special connection for Toronto parish

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While Pope Francis and countless thousands of Catholics flock to Portugal this week to celebrate one of the most famous Marian devotions in the world, a little piece of Fatima can be found in the Archdiocese of Toronto.

The life of Eddie Baraka Mony, pictured, changed through the support of Mirijam and Stuart Spoelstra who sponsored Mony through Chalice to allow him to pursue his dream of becoming an opera singer.

Aspiring opera star to meet his benefactor at Canadian debut

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What do you say to a stranger who changed your life?

April 30-May 5 is Catholic Education Week!

Catholic Education Special Section

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This week is Catholic Education Week! Click here to check out all of our feature stories on Catholic Education.

With declining enrolments, some Catholic schools are going around the globe to recruit international students.

Schools ready to go around the globe to solve enrolment issues

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Years of declining enrolment are pushing some Catholic school boards to take a far deeper dive into the foreign student market.

Emily Hunter credits the Catholic education she got at St. Michael's Catholic High School in Niagara Falls, Ont. for helping her gain admissions to Harvard University. She starts school at the prestigious Ivy League school in September.

Niagara teen excels on all fronts to gain Harvard admission

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Emily Hunter expects to do great things at Harvard University starting next September, thanks to the Catholic education she received in Ontario.

Stephanie Photopoulous is a substitute teacher with the Simcoe County District School Board.

Teacher competing in pageant sends beautiful message to students

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Stephanie Photopoulos always taught her students at school and at the dance studio that their bodies should be loved and cherished. Now, the young Catholic hopes to prove it to them on stage.

A group of 350 students took part in Niagara Catholic’s recent trip to Europe. Here, some of them mark the memory with a photo at the Vatican.

Catholic schools are a vehicle for faith journey

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Canada is fortunate to have sociologists like Reginald Bibby working in the field of religious attitudes. His most recent book, Canada’s Catholics, should be on the desk of all administrators, trustees, teachers and priests.

Paul de la Riva, spokesperson for the Conseil scolaire catholique due Nouvel-Ontario, says the program aims to help parents pick up elements and vocabularies that will be taught in classrooms.

Parents go back to school for free French refresher

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Every parent knows the importance of having conversations with their kids.

Richard Olson, Superintendent of Learning at the Waterloo Catholic district School Board in Kitchener, says a child's best interests must guide core beliefs of parents and staff.

Child’s best interests must guide core beliefs

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In my first year off the farm as an undergraduate at the University of Regina, I took a part-time job driving a school bus for a local company.

For the second straight year, the Dufferin-Peel District Catholic School Board will be making the most of Twitter and the hashtag #MyCatholicEducation as it challenges those connected to Catholic education, both past and present, to share the highlights, impacts or memories from their faith-based schooling.

Memories find a place in board’s #MyCatholicEducation Twitter campaign

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Sharing school memories — 140 characters at a time — has proven to be great way to celebrate Catholic Education Week for the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board.

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