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MISSISSAUGA, ONT. - Dufferin-Peel's Catholic school board honoured Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion with its Catholic Award of Merit for her years of dedication to Catholic education and its community.
Dan Murphy blazed a trail for Toronto deacons
By Ruane Remy, The Catholic RegisterUpdated 08/26/14
Toronto - Deacon Daniel Patrick Murphy was a pioneer in the Archdiocese of Toronto. As a member of the inaugural class of deacons in the archdiocese, ordained a permanent deacon in 1974, he helped shape how the Catholic community perceived its first deacons. He died on Aug. 21, at age 86.
The fake caliphate and Iraq’s tragedy
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterDespite her comfortable life in Hamilton, Ont., fourth-year MacMaster University student Sherly Kyorkis comes from a long line of refugees.
100 plaques recall WWI internment of Ukrainians
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - From coast-to-coast 100 plaques were unveiled as a sign that the internment of more than 8,500 Ukrainian “enemy aliens” during the First World War is not a forgotten piece of Canadian history.
Refugee backlogs ‘unacceptable’
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterIt is unacceptable that Canada has a backlog of almost 21,000 sponsored refugees waiting to see if they can come to this country, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander told The Catholic Register.
Canada to take in more Iraqi and Iranian refugees
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterThe crisis in Iraq and Syria is pushing Canada to accept more refugees. Canada will take another 5,000 Iraqis and Iranians from refugee camps in Turkey in coming months and years, said Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander.
Pro-life trek complete
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - Canada’s pro-life Crossroads Walkers finished a three-month trek across the country in Ottawa Aug. 16 with a small rally near Parliament Hill’s Eternal Flame.
New evangelization program launched at Saint Paul's University
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsOTTAWA - A summer course on new evangelization at Saint Paul University has given Shauna Healey lessons and confidence to better know and share her faith.
Canadians pack Quebec cathedral for funeral of Father Raymond Gravel
By Catholic News ServiceJOLIETTE, Quebec - St. Charles Borromeo Cathedral was packed as Bishop Gilles Lussier and several priests concelebrated the funeral of Father Raymond Gravel, an outspoken social activist and advocate for Quebec independence.
Redemptorists to pay $20-million in Quebec abuse suit
By Catholic Register StaffThe Redemptorists of Canada have agreed to pay $20 million to settle claims from a sexual-abuse lawsuit filed in Quebec.
Cloud removed from Caledonia pastor as computer porn suspicions prove false
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterTwo months after the OPP seized a computer from St. Patrick’s parish in Caledonia, Ont., looking for child porn, police have returned the computer and closed the investigation — no child porn, just annoying pop-up advertising the computer’s firewalls were not equipped to block.