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Windsor priest guilty of stealing more than $170,000 from church

December 11, 2015

WINDSOR, ONT. - A jury found a former priest of St. Anne parish here guilty of stealing more than $170,000 from the church Dec. 10.

New chapter launched in Catholic-Jewish relations

December 11, 2015

Rabbi Baruch Frydman-Kohl reckons it was the first kosher meal ever served in the 190-year history of Ottawa’s Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica, though it’s hard to say for sure. But the first meeting of the national Canadian Catholic-Jewish Dialogue certainly marked a new chapter in Christian-Jewish relations in Canada.

First wave of Syrian refugees will land in Canada with Church support

December 10, 2015

Among the first planeload of Syrian refugees to land at Toronto Pearson International Airport around 9 p.m. Dec. 10, at least one family has made it to Canada thanks to Catholic refugee sponsorship.

Quebec appeals court rules euthanasia can proceed — for now

December 10, 2015

MONTREAL - Euthanasia is now technically legal in Quebec following a Dec. 9 decision of the Quebec Court of Appeal. But whether that remains permanent is still a matter before the courts.

Liberals’ Throne Speech highlights First Nations’ agenda

December 9, 2015

OTTAWA - In addition to bringing 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada and contributing to COP21 climate change talks in Paris, the new Liberal government of Justin Trudeau is forging ahead on an ambitious agenda regarding First Nations

Inside the ‘hundred-year fix’

December 9, 2015

TORONTO - St. Michael’s Cathedral will soon be filled with Christmas worshippers but in the early days of Advent the empty church is in the care of artists and craftsmen whose skilled hands are restoring the cathedral to it former splendour.

Truth has been told, reconciliation comes next

December 6, 2015

TORONTO - The truth part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission process is done; now is the time for Canada to enter into reconciliation, said Anglican Bishop Mark MacDonald.

Covenant House recognized as one of Canada’s best working cultures

December 5, 2015

TORONTO - Canada’s largest shelter for homeless youth has been recognized for having one of the best workplace cultures in the country.

Federal government seeks six-month extension to assisted suicide ruling

December 4, 2015

OTTAWA - The federal government is seeking a six-month extension on the Carter decision that had struck down sections of the Criminal Code against assisted suicide.

Bishop-designate Vila preparing for a whole new world in Canada’s north

December 4, 2015

TORONTO - Growing up, Fr. Hector Vila never dreamed of visiting the Yukon. But now the Redemptoris Mater priest from Peru can’t stop thinking about making his first trip to northern Canada.