Volunteers in the Archdiocese of Vancouver’s prison ministry, seen here at a meeting, received a $10,000 grant from the Project Advance 2018 appeal that helped them expand and train volunteers.

Archdiocese of Vancouver’s annual appeal tops $7 million

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VANCOUVER – For someone like Thad, once convicted of a sex crime and now trying to put his old life behind him, a near-record-breaking year for Project Advance means another year of funding for the prison ministry program he relies on.

Danielle Moore at graduation.

Ethiopian plane crash a tragic end to life full of promise

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Among 18 Canadians who died in a March 10 plane crash in Ethiopia was a graduate of Toronto’s Catholic school system who had just been accepted into teachers’ college.

Laura Krajewski, a long-time volunteer at Toronto’s St. Dominic’s Church, died March 2 in a hiking accident.

St. Dominic's Laura Krajewski left an ‘incredible legacy’

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Laura Krajewski was a light. 

Sara Francis, centre, joins her fellow CCO alumni for a wintery walk around Ottawa.

CCO reaching beyond the campus world

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The reach of Catholic Christian Outreach is now reaching even further.

Poverty fight a long way from over, activists warn

Poverty fight a long way from over, activists warn

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Poverty activists are encouraged by the latest StatsCan numbers showing poverty is on the decline in Canada, but warn that more ambitious programs are needed to end poverty once and for all.

ShareLife funds more than 40 member agencies that support the needs of the community. Programs focus on children and youth, families, single and teen parents, elderly, people with special needs, immigrants and refugees, while also helping fund the education of seminarians and the formation of permanent deacons.

ShareLife’s goal grows as charity needs expand

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After topping $13 million for the first time last year, ShareLife is reaching even higher this year as it brings three more agencies under its charitable umbrella.

St. Joseph Oratory in Montreal, Canada, is about to get a $110 million makeover under a plan to make the popular site more attractive to tourists. Canadians involved in the project are pictured near the oratory.

Major makeover of Montreal's St. Joseph Oratory to give visitors 'a new experience'

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MONTREAL – St. Joseph Oratory is about to get a $110 million (US$82 million) makeover under a plan to make the popular site more attractive to tourists.
The organization representing Catholic hospitals like St. Michael’s in Toronto is not worried that a more centralized health system proposed by the Ontario government will sideline Catholic values and governance.

A cure or a curse? Catholic hospitals weigh pros and cons of Ontario legislation

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Despite warnings that an overhaul of health care in Ontario could sideline Catholic values and governance, organizations that represent Catholic hospitals, nursing homes, hospices and health services are optimistic they can be players in a more centralized health system.

Alissa Golob speaks at the Westwood Community Church in Coquitlam, B.C., on Feb. 27.

Winning hearts isn't enough; pro-lifer Alissa Golob is pushing political buttons

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Coquitlam, B.C. – It wasn’t just her dislike of Justin Trudeau’s pro-choice policies that drove Alissa Golob across Canada in a “NO 2 TRUDEAU” van with an image of his face and an X splashed across the side during the federal election in 2015.

Constitutional lawyer Albertos Polizogopoulos represents Redeemer University College and four private businesses in their fight against the federal government’s Canada Summer Jobs attestation.

Summer jobs attestation battle suffers a legal setback

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OTTAWA – Seven of the eight groups or businesses challenging last year’s pro-abortion Canada Summer Jobs attestation on constitutional grounds received a setback in federal court Feb. 22.

Harley and his handler, Anna Favuzza, make regular visits to Providence Healthcare in Toronto to brighten the lives of patients like Mary Walsh.

Therapy dogs bring some comforting four-legged medicine into the lives of hospital patients

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When Harley travels the halls at Providence Healthcare, he gets the rock star treatment.

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