TORONTO - Before ushering in the new school year the Toronto Catholic District School Board will bid farewell to Bruce Rodrigues.

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.

TORONTO - Every year Toronto renews its connection with St. Anthony of Padua, but this year the city will welcome the saint’s relics on the 750th anniversary of their discovery by St. Bonaventure and the 782nd anniversary of his death.

TORONTO - Addressing the wider issues of equality and dignity, instead of just focussing on abortion, are the biggest challenges in Canadian law, pro-life MP Stephen Woodworth told a surprised audience at the annual awards dinner of the Catholic Civil Rights League.

OTTAWA - The president of Canada’s Catholic bishops' conference has written Prime Minister Stephen Harper, urging him not to forget the poor at the June 17-18 G-8 meeting in Northern Ireland.

OTTAWA - An aggressive secular orthodoxy has created a cartoon version of the Christian faith, said the keynote speaker at the 47th National Prayer Breakfast here June 4.

Parents overwhelmingly believe it is better for young children to be at home with a parent rather than in day care or all-day kindergarten, according to a new poll commissioned by an Ottawa think tank.

EDMONTON - Religious women have seen their vocations change dramatically over the years. They have gone from running large institutions such as hospitals, fine art academies, schools and retreat houses to more modest ministries such as working with immigrants, abused women and inner city poor.

OTTAWA - John Corston recalls growing up in a racist community that looked down on aboriginals like him. He remembers reading history books that painted a negative picture of native Canadians.

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