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ST. ALBERT, ALTA. - Keewatin-Le Pas Archbishop emeritus Sylvain Lavoie looks cheerful these days. As chaplain of the Star of the North Retreat Centre in St. Albert, he is doing many of the things he enjoys, such as organizing liturgies for the centre’s staff and giving retreats and workshops.

OTTAWA - Building trust is a key to evangelizing in a post-modern society where the Christian message is no longer trusted, says Catholic Christian Outreach (CCO) vice president Brett Powell.

Douglas Letson is no stranger to awards and recognition, but when a phone call came from Ottawa congratulating him on his Order of Canada he was shocked.

OTTAWA - Pope Francis announced Jan. 7 that Fr. Christian Riesbeck has been appointed new auxiliary bishop of Ottawa.

OTTAWA - Conservative MP Joy Smith hopes to convince her colleagues on both sides of Parliament the so-called Nordic model is the best way to replace Canada’s prostitution laws.

While on the verge of laying down his title as archbishop of Winnipeg, James Weisgerber picked up a new title: Officer of the Order of Canada.

OTTAWA - Canada’s Catholic bishops will maintain their opposition to prostitution despite the Supreme Court of Canada’s Dec. 20 ruling striking down Canada’s prostitution laws.

In Saint John, N.B., restoring the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is as much about preserving the local heritage as it is saving a church.

TORONTO - Luigi Pautasso lived to teach, lived his faith and knew his vocation.

TORONTO - When Saskatoon Bishop Don Bolen suggested St. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians, chapter one, verse 13 as the starting point for this year’s Week of Prayer for Christian Unity not everybody on the Canadian writing team jumped on board.