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.

Special teachers fill special needs

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TORONTO - The rigours of a regular classroom can be too much for some students. They struggle to cope for a variety of reasons, be they social or emotional, mental health or medical needs.

Aboriginal Caucus chair finds vocation in law-making

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Former RCMP officer now tries his hand at law enforcement at the legislative level

Vincentian program targets education

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Ozanam fund hoping that school will help raise people out of poverty

First Nations’ MP seeks to amend Indian Act

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While Idle No More protests and blockades continue sporadically across Canada, the Conservatives’ Aboriginal Caucus chair is busy tackling the outdated Indian Act.

D&P appeals for aid for Syrian refugees

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The Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace is funnelling aid to its Caritas partners to respond to frigid winter temperatures in the Mideast that  have hit an estimated two million Syrians displaced by the country's civil war and hundreds of thousands of refugees outside of Syria's borders.

Cardinal Collins launches ‘bold vision’ for Toronto

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TORONTO - Cardinal Thomas Collins has launched a pastoral plan for the archdiocese of Toronto that proposes creation of a “Cathedral Block” to transform St. Michael’s Cathedral and surrounding area into a place of pilgrimage as the centrepiece in a relentless campaign of evangelization to “win the world for Christ.”

Quebec bishops condemn 'dangerous' euthanasia proposal

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OTTAWA - Quebec’s promised bill to bring in “medical aid in dying” is a “dangerous” proposal that confuses medical care with euthanasia, said Quebec’s bishops, joining numerous groups in condemning the plan.

Ontario bishops issue school guide for social teaching

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TORONTO - Ontario’s Catholic bishops believe they have something precious to offer Catholic high school students.

Fresh vision needed in First Nations’ relations

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OTTAWA - With the First Nations’ Idle No More protests showing no sign of running out of steam, some observers urge a fresh vision for the relationship between Canada and its aboriginal peoples.