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News and events from across the country.

Deacon class includes son of Holocaust survivors

May 17, 2018

For Mark Neugebauer, his journey to the permanent diaconate is something he says he just “fell into.” A look at his story would beg to differ.

Movie night spotlights growing relationship between Christians and Jews

May 16, 2018

As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his government would formally apologize for sending refugee Jews back to Nazi death camps during the Second World War, Canadian bishops, rabbis and their supporters were down the street watching a movie.

Catholic and non-Catholic aligned in survey on religious freedom

May 16, 2018

OTTAWA – There is little difference between the views of Canadian Catholics and the general population when it comes to abortion, conscience rights and the Canada Summer Jobs attestation, according to a poll commissioned by the Knights of Columbus.

Canadian Church, refugee advocates fight to scrap Safe Third Country Agreement

May 14, 2018

For the first time, Canada is seeing more people claim refugee status after hopping the U.S. border on back roads than make a claim at regular, official ports of entry. At the same time the total number of refugee claims has more than doubled in just one year.

Cardus launches Religious Freedom Institute headed by Andrew Bennett

May 14, 2018

OTTAWA – In the face of persistent assaults on religious freedom and its place in the Canada’s public square, the Christian think tank Cardus has established the Cardus Religious Freedom Institute.

Two new priests ordained for Archdiocese of Toronto

May 13, 2018

“You are servants of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. That’s who we are. That’s who the people expect their priests to be,” Cardinal Thomas Collins told his two new priests in his homily.

Cardinal Collins urges Canadian pro-lifers at March for Life to 'speak more loudly by silence'

May 12, 2018

OTTAWA, Ontario – Heeding a call from Toronto Cardinal Thomas Collins to "speak more loudly by silence," Canada's largest pro-life march reversed course May 10 after it was blocked for at least 20 minutes by a counterprotest.

Halton school board 'Sanctity of Life' fundraising policy on hold

May 11, 2018

Tensions continued to run high as the Halton Catholic District School Board suspended implementation of its controversial fundraising policy.

National March for Life gets message out despite counter-protest

May 10, 2018

OTTAWA – Thousands of pro-life Canadians participating in the National March for Life May 10 were forced to reverse course by a small counter-demonstration blocking the route.

Family discussions about end of life are vital, says study

May 9, 2018

When Katherine Arnup’s mother had a brain aneurism in 1990, she and her siblings were faced with tough choices.