Anne Lamanes’ Lenten season got just a little more special this year.

Retired Bishop Pearse Lacey dead at 97

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Toronto - About one year after celebrating the 70th anniversary of his ordination, Bishop Emeritus Pearse Lacey has died. the Toronto native passed away on April 2. He was in his 98th year.

Collins reminds MPPs of Catholic schools' 'gift' to Ontario

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TORONTO - On the first-ever Pope John Paul II Day in Ontario, Toronto's Cardinal Thomas Collins celebrated the first-ever Roman Catholic Mass at Queen’s Park in the building’s 154-year history.

Angus urges Catholics to support his palliative care motion

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OTTAWA - NDP MP Charlie Angus hopes Catholics across Canada will put pressure on their representatives to support his motion to create a national palliative care strategy.

Astronaut Hadfield gives students an out-of-this-world experience

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TORONTO - Despite having only played guitar for four years, Joseph Nariducci felt like a rock star for a few minutes as he shared the stage with a man who has actually lived among the real stars.

Vespers for artists

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The world often treats artists as special, exceptional people. For nine years at Regis College the Jesuits have been treating Toronto artists just like everyone else by inviting them to pray.

Dual events to rejuvenate Catholic women and girls

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TORONTO - Raising daughters today is difficult because much of what they learn at home is attacked by modern culture, says Dorothy Pilarski, Catholic mom and author.

Conference puts focus on life

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To people who say they oppose abortion except in cases of rape, Mary Ellen Douglas would like to introduce them to Rebecca Kiessling. She is the “except,” a child conceived by rape.

Conservative MP Stephen Fletcher introduces assisted-suicide bills

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OTTAWA - Canadian legalization of assisted suicide is inevitable so Parliament should settle the issue before it goes to the Supreme Court, said a former Conservative cabinet minister as he introduced two private members bills in support of assisted suicide and euthanasia.

Canada-bound refugees still waiting

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There’s little chance Canada will fulfill a pledge to resettle 1,300 Syrian refugees before the end of 2014, said the director of the Office of Refugees, Archdiocese of Toronto.