Abortion not on table, Conservatives say

Abortion not on table, Conservatives say

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OTTAWA - The Conservative government re-affirmed its intention not to re-open the abortion debate as the House of Commons resumed sitting Jan. 28 after a six-week break.

Fr. Gravel

First round goes to Gravel in LifeSite lawsuit

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OTTAWA - Fr. Raymond Gravel has won a significant interim victory in his libel lawsuit against LifeSiteNews.com, Quebec Campagne-vie (QCV) and several journalists.

Various faith groups took over Toronto’s council chambers Jan. 23 for the Faith in the City symposium.

Finding faith’s place in the city

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TORONTO - Faith leaders and concerned citizens replaced politicians in city council chambers to hash out how faith communities can increase their participation in city building.

Stephanie Gray, right, executive director of the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform, leads a Jan. 28 rally on the University of Toronto campus in protest of the 25th anniversary of the Morgentaler decision.

Rally protests anniversary of Morgentaler decision

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TORONTO - Armed with graphic posters depicting abortion, information pamphlets and unified voices, about 20 pro-lifers gathered on the sidewalk outside Innis Town Hall on the University of Toronto campus Jan. 28 to protest the 25th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Morgentaler decision.

As St. Michael’s Cathedral undergoes renovations now, so too will the rest of the “Cathedral block” under the archdiocese of Toronto’s pastoral plan.

Setting out ‘a roadmap for our journey’

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TORONTO - The pastoral plan that Cardinal Thomas Collins has directed for the archdiocese of Toronto contains hundreds of goals, hopes and aspirations. He describes the plan as “a roadmap for our journey as a Catholic Christian community” that accurately and honestly assesses the current situation and looks ahead to the challenges and opportunities to come.

The annual March for Life is one way pro-lifers have been protesting against the fact Canada has no law against abortion

‘A day of shame’ — Morgentaler decision 25 years on

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For a quarter century Canada has had no law against abortion, but the quest for change continues
 

Toronto’s Bishop William McGrattan says the archdiocese’s new pastoral plan is ambitious, but one that will allow parishioners to live a more Christian life.

Pastoral plan demands more of everyone

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Archdiocese of Toronto’s new plan a ‘spiritual reality’

Members of the St. Patrick's Social Media Group Allyson Manak Majer, Rosemary Melski, Nicole Novaciah Pearce and Grace Schofield (back row left to right) along with Angelo Giustizia and Angelica Batog pose in front of the green screen they used to shoot their winning video.

Video contest gets the word out on the Catholic school experience

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A group of six Grade 8 students from Woodstock, Ont., captured top prize in a video contest to extoll the value of Catholic education.

Bishop Bernard Fellay, head of the Society of St. Pius X.

Canadian bishops denounce anti-Semitic talk by SSPX leader

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OTTAWA - Canada’s Catholic bishops have denounced recent statements made in Canada by the Society of St. Pius X superior that “the Jews” are the “enemies of the Church.”

Fr. Damian MacPherson, the archdiocese of Toronto’s interfaith director, is on the steering committee for Toronto’s World Interfaith Harmony Week.

World Interfaith Harmony Week welcomed to Toronto this year

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Week promotes tolerance and peace among religions

Holy Cross Father Henry Andrew Stocks

Fr. Stocks was chaplain to Toronto's deaf community

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TORONTO - Holy Cross Father Henry Andrew Stocks spoke loud and clear in a language you can’t hear and touched the hearts of deaf Catholics from Bangalore to Toronto.

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