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Imams decry ISIS ‘barbarism,’ ‘satanic deeds’ at Ottawa rally

September 10, 2014

OTTAWA - Religious leaders, including two Imams, denounced the barbarism of the Islamic State and urged the protection of Iraqi Christians and other minorities during a Parliament Hill rally on Sept. 6.

Internally displaced Iraqi Christians not refugees

September 10, 2014

TORONTO - Mahir Aboudi’s aging mother and father — on the run from the Islamic State and holed up with thousands of refugees in Irbil, Kurdistan — can’t join their son and his family in Canada as refugees because they haven’t yet crossed an international border, Conservative cabinet member Jason Kenney told Aboudi and his family.

Scarborough Retirement maintains strong Catholic ties throughout 25 years

September 6, 2014

TORONTO - For the past 25 years Scarborough Retirement Centre has been providing Catholic seniors a like minded community where they can comfortably live out their golden years.

Parish, school join forces to save humanitarian project

September 6, 2014

RICHMOND HILL, ONT. - When a humanitarian project that turned old milk bags into sleeping mats stalled, Cathie Furfaro found new partners for the initiative at the nearby parish.

Euthanasia no way to promote human rights, dignity, coalition argues

September 5, 2014

Killing off the old, the infirm and the disabled won’t promote the human rights, dignity or freedom of anybody, the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition argues in a factum submitted to the Supreme Court of Canada Aug. 28.

Hope for children through the power of education

September 5, 2014

TORONTO - Amanda, a former youth-in-care with the Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Toronto, is acutely aware that her 19-month-old son’s future is dependent on her success in school.

D&P receives $1 million in aid to help displaced Iraqis

September 4, 2014

OTTAWA - The Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada is giving $1 million to the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace to help displaced Iraqis.

Anti-euthanasia groups focus on court challenge

September 2, 2014

With the Supreme Court of Canada preparing to hear arguments on assisted suicide in October, Quebec's anti-euthanasia doctors have no time to win public support for their cause. All their energy is focused on persuading Supreme Court judges.

Jesuits turn back clock on farming methods

August 31, 2014

Nineteenth-century missionaries arrived in Africa with a Bible in one hand and a plough in the other. Jesuit Brother Paul Desmarais still has a Bible, but he’s given up on the plough.

Google-certified teacher takes learning to a new level

August 29, 2014

Grade 2 teacher Rolland Chidiac is now certified to teach students to Google it.