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TORONTO - On Nov. 11 the entire student body, full roster of staff and a couple dozen community members came together at St. Anselm Catholic School to celebrate the sacrifice of soldiers, both living and deceased. That included one of their own.
Saint Paul University honours father of liberation theology
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - Though liberation theology developed many streams, many shrouded in controvery, its principal founder said it remains anchored in the commitment to the poor in the Gospel.
Rosary honours fallen soldiers
By Ruane Remy, The Catholic RegisterAn initiative that began at a London, Ont., high school saw one Hail Mary prayed for each Canadian soldier who has died in service since the First World War.
Preparations underway for next Synod
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterWith another, bigger Synod coming next October to discuss Christian family life, Canadian bishops are beginning to ask themselves: “What next?”
Cardinal delivers message of joy to packed audience
By Catholic Register StaffTORONTO - Christians must pay attention to the reality of evil but do so with hope-filled joy, Cardinal Thomas Collins told a packed hall at the annual Cardinal's dinner.
Former Kingston priest nine new sex assault charges
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterA former priest of the Archdiocese of Kingston faced nine additional sexual assault charges when he appeared Nov. 5 in a Kingston court on previous sex charges.
Skepticism greets update to Live-in Caregivers Program
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Months of closed-door conversations, community consultations and a lack of follow-up communication leaves Faye Arellano skeptical about the federal government’s intentions to clear up the Live-in Caregivers Program’s backlog.
Catholics, Anglicans to bring ‘Pilgrims Together’
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Convinced that Church unity can only be the result of devout prayer and serious thinking, Anglicans and Catholics are getting together to do both at St. James Anglican Cathedral in Toronto Nov. 9.
Coming to grips with Catholicism under the Nazis
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - “Historians don’t use right or wrong. Catholics do, but historians don’t,” said Catholic Holocaust scholar Suzanne Brown-Fleming.
No denying, Canada is on slippery slope to euthanasia
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterUpdated 11/6/14
TORONTO - Canada's health care industry is already on a slippery slope to accepting euthanasia and it may soon turn into a full-blown avalanche, warns Alex Schadenberg.
Justin Trudeau’s ‘doctrine of double truth’
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s abortion policy is an example of the “doctrine of double truth” that leads to oppression, said McGill University Professor Douglas Farrow.