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Religious leaders at the 2015 Parliament of World Religions in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Toronto ready to host the World Parliament of Religions

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There’s more to the world’s largest interfaith event than 10,000 people talking about religion.

Jim Hughes addresses the National March for Life in Ottawa in 2015.

Jim Hughes isn’t quitting the fight, but is stepping down as president of Campaign Life

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The year was 1978. Jim Hughes had known his ups and downs in the business world. He’d experienced some failures but Hughes had worked through them and could finally consider himself a successful businessman. He was 35.

The survey shows the proportion of immigrants from non-Christian religions has risen since the 1980s from 29 to 39 per cent.  The percentage of Catholics in that time period has dropped from 31 to 22 per cent, while the number of Protestants has only dropped slightly from 19 to 17 per cent. Those with no religious affiliation have remained at 21 per cent.

Immigration driving rise in religion in Canada

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OTTAWA – A new survey shows Canada’s high levels of immigration are making the country more religious and heightening the need to respect religion’s place in the public square, says Andrew Bennett, Canada’s former ambassador for religious freedom.

Sunflowers stand in a field near inactive oil drilling rigs in Dickinson, N.D., Jan. 21, 2016.

Montreal Sisters divest from fossil fuel industry

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Another Canadian Catholic institution has joined in the movement to sell off all carbon-based energy stocks and forbid portfolio managers from buying any more.

Cardinal Thomas Collins cuts the ribbon to open the new Sisters of Life Centre adjacent to St. Peter’s Church in downtown Toronto as members of the Sisters of Life look on.

Toronto's Sisters of Life move into ‘spiritual hub’

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The Toronto Sisters of Life are opening up a new chapter in their ministry in the heart of the city.

Liz Lambert will be taking the plunge off of Alcatraz and swimming two kilometres to shore to raise funds for Mary’s Meals and a school in Malawi.

Woman takes Alcatraz plunge for Mary’s Meals

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Liz Lambert will be taking on the greatest physical challenge of her life Sept. 29 when she takes the plunge to swim two-kilometres of the frigid San Francisco Bay from the famous Alcatraz Island to the mainland.

Data collection system to monitor doctor-induced deaths is flawed, experts warn

Data collection system to monitor doctor-induced deaths is flawed, experts warn

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New federal government rules to monitor euthanasia and assisted suicide are opaque and weak at a time when legally induced deaths are rising at alarming levels, warn several organizations.

Alex Schadenberg said he and the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition will continue to be a voice in the fight against assisted suicide.

Coalition marks 20 years in euthanasia fight

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It would seem the war over euthanasia is over, but the fight is not ending for Alex Schadenberg.

Emilie Callan, Fr. Michael Czerny and Fr. Michael Brehl are among the 10 Canadians who will be participating in the Synod of Bishops for youth.

Five Canadians added to youth synod

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VATICAN – The Vatican has announced that five more Canadians — a cardinal, two priests and two laity  — have been selected to participate in the upcoming Synod of Bishops on youth.

Victims of abuse are ready to talk if ordinary Catholics are willing, said abuse survivor Lea Karen Kivi.

Abuse victim starts parish on the road to healing

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Parishioners at St. Luke’s Parish in Thornhill, Ont., like Catholics around the world, have been wounded by the Church’s sexual abuse scandals. Now they’re ready to apply a little talk therapy to the wounds.

Canada’s bishops, seen here at their 2017 plenary, are poised to approve a new document on sexual abuse at this year’s plenary.

Canadian bishops set to approve abuse document

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OTTAWA – As the universal Church reels in crisis, Canada’s Catholic bishops are poised to approve a long-awaited document on sexual abuse.

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