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OTTAWA - They have written electoral guides, identified national issues, and invited Canadians to vote in the Oct. 19 federal election, but one day after voters swept Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party to a majority government, most Canadian churches had no official reaction.
Trudeau majority worries pro-lifers
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - As Canadians signalled they were ready for change in Ottawa, giving Justin Trudeau and the Liberals a majority mandate to rule the land, pro-lifers raised concerns about what exactly is in store for Canada.
Students guided by Samaritan’s hand
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterIn the nation’s capital, Catholic students are learning online ethics and etiquette by studying the Bible.
Toronto school among Top 10 in recycling nationwide
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - On its multi-year environmental journey, the St. Maurice Catholic School community has recycled its 100,000th non-blue bin item.
Day of service connects students to Catholic community
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - About 150 high school students took to the streets of Toronto to answer the annual A Catholic Call to Serve (ACCTS).
As election looms, euthanasia ‘taboo’ topic of campaign
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - In the final days of the federal election campaign, an array of anti-euthanasia groups nationwide has accused the political parties of “fleeing their responsibilities” on an issue too important to be swept under the carpet.
Scripture’s truth must overcome secular culture
By Catholic Register StaffThe Church must uphold “the objective truths of Sacred Scripture” in the face of a secular culture that poses a grave challenge to the Christian view of family, Toronto Cardinal Thomas Collins told the Synod of Bishops meeting in the Vatican.
Synod needs to stress importance of fathers
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - A popular American psychologist and author told an Ottawa audience he hopes bishops attending this month’s Synod on the Family in Rome will address the importance of strong fathers in the family.
Msgr. Formosi, former Catholic Missions head, passes on
By Catholic Register SpecialTORONTO - Former Catholic Missions In Canada president Msgr. Roger W. Formosi passed away Oct. 6 after a lingering illness. He was 73.
Anti-poverty campaign wants candidates to Chewonthis!
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - Lost in the “fight for the middle class” in the federal election campaign is the plight of Canada’s poor, said Joe Gunn of the Citizens for Public Justice.
St. Michael's bids a fond farewell to Michael Burgess
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - One of Michael Burgess's final requests was to have St. Michael's Choir School participate at his funeral Mass. With hundreds of mourners packing Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church on Oct. 5, that request was granted.