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In this 2008 file photo, Missionaries of Charity Sister Nirmala Joshi meets Christian refugees who had been sheltered in Kandhamal, India. Sister Nirmala, 80, died June 23. She would have turned 81 in a month.

Sr. Nirmala Joshi, successor to Blessed Teresa, dies at 81

By Catholic News Service

CALCUTTA, India - Sr. Nirmala Joshi, who succeeded Blessed Teresa of Calcutta as superior general of the Missionaries of Charity and led the order for 12 years until retiring in 2009, died early June 23 in Calcutta at age 80.

St. Michael’s Cathedral will closed completely from June 17 to mid-December due to safety reasons.

St. Michael's Cathedral closed over safety issues

By Catholic Register Staff

TORONTO - A sudden decision to close St. Michael’s Cathedral will scatter cathedral parishioners to other downtown parishes on Sundays for the next nine months while structural repairs and renovations continue on the historic church.

After 123 years ministering at midtown Toronto’s Holy Rosary parish, the Basilians are saying goodbye, allowing the order to focus its commitment on Windsor, Ont.’s historic Assumption parish.

Basilians bid adieu to Holy Rosary parish

By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register

TORONTO - After 123 years the Basilian Fathers are moving on from Toronto’s Holy Rosary parish. But “as one door closes, another one opens,” said Basilian general superior Fr. George Smith.

General of the Missionary Oblates Fr. Louis Lougen gives a blessing to Paul John Patrick at his ordination ceremony on June 8.

New Oblate welcomed home

By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - It is only fitting that John Paul Patrick returned to his home parish for his final steps to the priesthood with the Missionary Oblates of Assumption Province. On June 8, Patrick was ordained to the priesthood in front of hundreds of witnesses at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church in Mississauga.

Priests on the move in Toronto: 2015 clergy appointments

By Catholic Register Staff

The following are the clergy changes for the Archdiocese of Toronto. The changes are effective July 2 unless otherwise noted.

On the school’s feast day celebration, St. Joseph school principal Jeff Quinneville, left, and teacher Bo Pryszlak invited students to throw pies at their faces with donations in support of ShareLife.

Mississauga school provides hope for ShareLife

By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - With donations to this year’s ShareLife campaign down, there is a ray of fundraising hope coming from Catholic schools.

Students and staff of St. Catherine of Siena Separate School gathered at the church for a prayer service led by Fr. Camillo Lando May 28. The St. Catherine school has pledged to pay for a new statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus following a third attack of vandalism on the church grounds May 20.

St. Catherine Siena community pray together in front of damaged statue

By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register

For two months the St. Catherine of Siena community was the target of several acts of vandalism. On May 28, the story ended on a blessed note.

The Dufferin-Peel Catholic district school board is the first board in the Greater Toronto Area to name a school after the Holy Father.

Dufferin-Peel school first in GTA to be named after Pope Francis

By Catholic Register Staff

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. - Brampton, Ont., will be home to the first Catholic school in the Greater Toronto Area named after Pope Francis.

Police are investigating the desecration of the Sacred Heart of Jesus statue outside Mississauga, Ont.’s St. Catherine of Siena Church as a hate crime.

Police make arrest in suspected hate crime at Mississauga Catholic church

By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. - A 22-year-old Mississauga man has been charged in connection with alleged hate crimes committed at St. Catherine of Siena Church and its neighbouring elementary school over the past two months.

Joseph Barnicke speaks at a recent Cardinal’s Dinner. The Catholic philanthropist and real estate broker was instrumental in starting the dinner 36 years ago.

Joe Barnicke stood up for, supported his Catholic faith

By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register

TORONTO - When it came to supporting the work of his brothers and sisters in Christ, the late Joseph Barnicke could be counted on to put his money where their mouths were.