TORONTO - Though some were due back in class in an hour or two and others were generations removed from their last lecture, everybody at Fr. Robert J. Madden’s funeral Feb. 20 was there as a student paying respect to a great teacher.

Rights league launches complaint against CBC

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TORONTO - The Catholic Civil Rights League of Canada has joined with other upset people in condemning a satirical skit that mocked one of the Church’s holiest sacraments.

Errors, misinformation abound in papal resignation reporting

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TORONTO - When it comes to the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, the mainstream media has been filled with a troubling number of errors and misrepresentations, said the head of an organization committed to combating anti-Catholic defamation.

New, improved dishes on the menu at Providence

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TORONTO - If food be the music of love and of life, why should the elderly be stuck with Muzak? Why another bland tray of dietician-approved starch, protein, carbohydrates, fats and fibre?

Quebec doctors step up the fight against euthanasia

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OTTAWA - A growing group of Quebec physicians is rallying opposition to a plan to include euthanasia as part of health care under the euphemism “medical aid in dying.”

Who knew? Coach did

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TORONTO - When Chaminade College School football coach Pat Diodati met James Bodanis, he immediately knew playing football would pay off for the then Grade 9 student. Convincing Bodanis of that, however, proved to be less instantaneous.

New VICS leader aims to spread the word

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Joyce de Gooijer is on the lookout. As the first lay director of the Volunteer International Christian Service (VICS), de Gooijer is eager to increase the organization’s recruits through improved public awareness.

Supreme Court's Whatcott decision disappoints religious freedom advocates

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OTTAWA - A Supreme Court of Canada decision in the case of William Whatcott has disappointed religious freedom and free-speech advocates.

NDP under fire for Evangelical attack

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OTTAWA - The NDP and its leader Thomas Mulcair are under fire for accusing Evangelicals of being anti-gay and opposed to Canadian values and Canadian law.

Vatican II remains relevant on campus, Collins says

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TORONTO - The teachings of the Second Vatican Council may be more than 50 years old but they shouldn’t be regarded as irrelevant on today’s post-secondary campuses, said Cardinal Thomas Collins.