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Italians at Holy Rosary’s heart for 100 years

October 14, 2023

Josephine “Jo” Dellapenta’s father Geremino hailed from Campobasso, the capital city of the Italian region of Molise. Her mother, Alfonsina Cordileone, lived her first 11 years in a town not far away.

Renew Toronto aims to enrich young adult faith

October 13, 2023

Over 500 Catholic young adults aged 19 to 39 will strive to enrich their faith at the annual Renew Toronto conference, which is being staged at the Canada Event Centre in Whitby, Ont., on Nov. 4.

Parental rights march returning

October 12, 2023

While proponents on either side will debate just how many people were drawn to last month’s 1 Million March 4 Children, the one thing that is clear is the nationwide demonstrations have got people talking.

Archbishop Miller calls for robust religious freedom

October 8, 2023

Speaking to Catholic lawyers at this year’s Red Mass at Holy Rosary Cathedral, Vancouver Archbishop J. Michael Miller emphasized the need for a broader understanding of religious freedom in Canada, challenging the nation to uphold its reputation for “healthy secularism.”

Tolkien’s Middle Earth shaped by his Catholicism

October 7, 2023

Eager eyes and willing ears filled the room as Lord of the Rings aficionados thronged to the University of Toronto’s Newman Centre to discuss hobbits, elves and all things Tolkien.

Students, staff ‘blindsided’ by Brescia merger

October 7, 2023

Over 300 undergraduates and faculty assembled at the Save Brescia Rally on Sept. 27 to protest Canada’s only women’s university fully integrating into Western University in May 2024 after years of being an affiliated college.

MP Ed Fast’s Bill C-314 gains some NDP support

October 6, 2023

Conservative MP Ed Fast said he feels his bill to stop the expansion of MAiD (medical assistance in dying) to the mentally ill is gaining support across the country, and even within the House of Commons chambers.

Better mental health care over more assisted death: poll

October 6, 2023

Four in five Canadians (82 per cent) oppose expanding euthanasia eligibility further without first improving mental health care services, according to a new poll co-released by the Angus Reid Institute and Canadian think tank Cardus.

Lighting the fire of faith: a call to action

October 6, 2023

The world “is a great field waiting to be cultivated,” Archbishop J. Michael Miller told more than 400 Catholic ministry leaders at this year’s Upper Room Conference hosted by Proclaim.

Academics must take back history, Bolen says

October 5, 2023

Archbishop Donald Bolen charged young Canadian academics with a call to action to be critical contributors to the telling of history surrounding Canada’s past relations with its Indigenous people.