TORONTO - It’s highly unlikely Ontario will meet its own poverty-reduction targets in 2013, food bank use has hit record levels and Ontario’s bishops are worried that decent housing has become a distant dream for too many people.

Marriage better for women’s health

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TORONTO - Being married matters to the health of mothers and possibly to the health of their children, a new study by Marcelo Urquia has found.

Lending a hand becomes a Christmas tradition

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Christmas dinner comes a day late for Zenzie Rees, who forgoes cooking the traditional holiday meal at home and instead volunteers and eats at The Good Shepherd Refuge on Boxing Day. Rees volunteers her time to serve Christmas dinner with about 80 others from noon until 2:30 p.m. at the downtown mission.

Pro-lifers protest Trudeau appearance at Sudbury school

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For the second consecutive day pro-life supporters in Sudbury, Ont., are protesting the Dec. 21 appearance of Liberal leadership hopeful Justin Trudeau at St. Charles College.

Livelihood on the line to serve pro-life cause

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OTTAWA - For pro-life activists Ruth Lobo Shaw and her husband James Shaw, a new baby last August only strengthened their willingness to put even their livelihoods on the line.

CCCB president sends letter of condolence on Connecticut shootings

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OTTAWA - The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops president has sent a condolence letter concerning the Dec. 14 school shootings to his American counterpart.

Gendercide motion not aimed at recriminalizing abortion, Warawa says

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OTTAWA - Conservative MP Mark Warawa insists his gendercide Motion-408 is about discrimination

Deeper commitment

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Pope Benedict XVI’s new laws governing Church-affiliated charities are less about clamping down and more about opening the way

Planning for end-of-life care foils euthanasia option

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TORONTO - You know you’re going to die, so what’s the plan?

Papal norms clarify charity rules

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OTTAWA - Many Catholics, including bishops, have disagreed about how far a Catholic charity can go

Students can help fix their communities

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TORONTO - When attempting to solve social problems like homelessness, students need to be prepared