MONTREAL - Federal politicians with religious principles sometimes face ridicule from colleagues who have dubbed faithful parliamentarians the “God Squad,” said NDP MP Joe Comartin.

Carmelites commemorate their first century in Canada

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MISSISSAUGA, ONT. - The Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus are celebrating a centenary of service in Canada.

CCCB offers condolences to Morgentaler family

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Every life is sacred and Catholics should pray that God is merciful to Henry Morgentaler, said a statement from Canada's bishops conference.

Religious art on the decline due to phobia of secular institutions

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TORONTO - Religious artwork is too sentimental for the art world, James Elkins told a Toronto audience May 23.

Rights league to honour Fr. de Valk

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Updated 05/27/13

TORONTO - The Catholic Civil Rights League has chosen pro-life activist, writer and editor Fr. Alphonse de Valk, CSB, as winner of this year’s Archbishop Adam Exner Award for Catholic Excellence in Public Life.

Human rights museum in the wrong, say Ukrainians

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Members of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress are demanding that the new Canadian Museum for Human Rights more fully recognize abuses suffered by Ukrainians in Canada and in the former Soviet Union.

100 years of memories at Holy Name

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TORONTO - Ellen McIntrye fell in love with Holy Name Catholic School after she enrolled her daughter for kindergarten there in the 1980s. Today she’s teaching Grade 8 at Holy Name and looking forward to the east-end school’s 100th anniversary.

Iraqi family sponsored by Cardinal Collins reunites in Toronto

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TORONTO - Though it took a few hours longer than expected, six members of the Makhoo family — Iraqi refugees sponsored by Toronto's Cardinal Thomas Collins — finally arrived in Canada May 23.

Toronto Catholic board rejects ban on GSAs

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TORONTO - An attempt to ban gay-straight alliances in Toronto Catholic schools has failed.

Arab Knights aid Syrian Christians

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TORONTO - Three years ago, Rami Kaai took his family from Toronto to visit relatives in his Syrian birthplace of Al Hamidiya in the city of Homs.

CCC urges Harper to "respond robustly" to Mideast crises

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OTTAWA - Canada's Catholic bishops have joined with leaders from the 23 other members of the Canadian Council of Churches in writing the Prime Minister to express concerns about the "humanitarian tragedy" in Syria and other Mideast issues.