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Filipinos worship at Holy Rosary Cathedral in Vancouver Dec. 15, 2016. According to a recent Angus Reid Survey, religion is still a strong force in Canada.

Religion is still a strong force in Canada, according to Angus Reid survey

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Canadians are mostly faithful believers in God who value family life, honesty and concern for others, according to an Angus Reid Institute survey.

Malala Yousafzai, 19, received honorary Canadian citizenship on April 12 in Ottawa.

Malala Yousafzai becomes honorary Canadian, leaves inspiring message

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OTTAWA – Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai was given the gift of honorary Canadian citizenship during Holy Week, and left behind some inspiring and challenging words for a couple of young Catholic women who work on Parliament Hill.

Ontario's Ministry of Education announced a four per cent increase in its education budget April 12, which will translate into additional hires for special needs and reduction in class sizes.

Help is on the way for Ontario's classrooms

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Ontario’s special needs students have received a helping hand from the Ministry of Education to the delight of the Catholic teachers’ union.

A House of Common's Health Committee completed hearing witnesses April 11 regarding Conservative MP Arnold Viersen's Motion C-47 regarding violent online pornography.

Committee: public health strategy needed to combat violent pornography

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OTTAWA – A public health strategy is necessary to combat violent online pornography, a House of Commons Health Committee was told.

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops put out a statement April 12 warning against the legalization of marijuana.

Canada's Catholic bishops warn against marijuana legalization

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OTTAWA – Legalizing marijuana shows a “disregard” for public health and safety, Canada’s Catholic bishops charge.

Young people talk during a conference in Rome April 6. The conference was in preparation for next year’s Synod of Bishops on young people, the faith and vocational discernment and World Youth Day in 2019.

Countdown has begun on youth synod preparations

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The Vatican’s launch date for a website on the 2018 Synod of Bishops has come and gone, but the web site remains offline.

Phil and Mary Wrubleski Saskatoon, who chair the diocesan Marriage Task Force, are examining marriage mentoring, in which a younger couple is invited to meet monthly with a more-established couple trained to engage in helpful conversations about marriage, life and children.

Saskatoon couple works to improve marriages, which need 'regular tuneups'

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SASKATOON, Saskatchewan – Phil and Mary Wrubleski are eager to bring practical marriage enrichment opportunities to couples in the Diocese of Saskatoon.

Our Lady of Assumption Church, circa 1950, has been closed pending restoration since 2014.

Windsor's Our Lady of Assumption parish celebrating 250 years of service

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WINDSOR, Ont. – The struggles of old age have taken a toll on Our Lady of Assumption parish, but that isn’t going to stop the celebration of its 250th birthday this year.

The chapel at the Grand Séminaire de Montréal is one of five parts of the building that have been singled out for historic distinction by the Quebec government.

Montreal seminary given official heritage status

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MONTREAL – The Grand Séminaire de Montréal’s storied past is helping to preserve its future.

A new Angus Reid survey shows Canadians are still leery of Islam, though unfavourable views have declined in recent years.

Canada’s religious tolerance is on the rise, according to Angus Reid survey

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Canadians are still leery of Islam and mostly weirded out by the veils and headscarves worn by a minority of Muslim women, but our general tolerance for religious diversity is actually on the rise, according to a survey released April 4 by the Angus Reid Institute.

Demonstrators in Washington gather around an inflatable nuke to protest nuclear weapons while world leaders were in the U.S. capital for the Nuclear Security Summit in 2016.

Canada needs ‘backbone’ in nuclear disarmament, says former ambassador

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As tensions rise between world powers over events in Syria and Korea, Canada needs to show some “backbone” when it comes to nuclear weapons disarmament, says former Canadian Ambassador for Disarmament Doug Roche.

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