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Priest’s missionary work headed to next level

March 17, 2013

TORONTO - Fr. Alexander Osei may be a priest, but he sees himself as a missionary first.

Canadian cardinals cite Pope Francis' holiness, concern for poor

March 14, 2013

VATICAN CITY - Montreal's Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte, speaking of newly elected Pope Francis, said he was "always struck by that man, who is a holy man, a man of prayer."

Defund Abortion Rally set for March 19

March 14, 2013

TORONTO - On March 19 pro-lifers from across Ontario will be out en masse at Queen's Park for the Defund Abortion Rally.

Israelis combat Apartheid Week with words

March 8, 2013

A week before Israeli Apartheid Week is set to send Canadian universities into their annual turmoil over the Middle East, a group of young Israelis are storming campuses armed with a capacity for conversation.

This year's Ordinandi Dinner attracts record crowd

March 6, 2013

BRAMPTON, ONT. - The two men who will be ordained priests in the archdiocese of Toronto this spring were honoured at the annual Ordinandi Dinner March 5 at the Pearson Convention Centre in Brampton, where they shared the stories of how they were called to the priesthood.

Conclave 'opens up a new future,' Canada's Cardinal Ouellet tells CBC

March 5, 2013

VATICAN CITY - Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet said the conclave "opens up a new future" for the church and is a responsibility the cardinals see as "their main task."

Religious freedom office to focus on persecutions abroad

March 3, 2013

OTTAWA - Canada’s new religious freedom ambassador says his “deep Christian faith” will be “central” in informing the work he will do in addressing religious freedom.

Fr. Madden was St. Michael’s College

March 3, 2013

TORONTO - Though some were due back in class in an hour or two and others were generations removed from their last lecture, everybody at Fr. Robert J. Madden’s funeral Feb. 20 was there as a student paying respect to a great teacher.

Rights league launches complaint against CBC

March 2, 2013

TORONTO - The Catholic Civil Rights League of Canada has joined with other upset people in condemning a satirical skit that mocked one of the Church’s holiest sacraments.

Errors, misinformation abound in papal resignation reporting

March 2, 2013

TORONTO - When it comes to the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, the mainstream media has been filled with a troubling number of errors and misrepresentations, said the head of an organization committed to combating anti-Catholic defamation.