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Family heart beats strong in Philippines

June 11, 2017

Lucila Cordovero, or Lola Lucing as I call her, is very petite. Every day, she sits in the same bamboo rocking chair by the window of her bedroom, listening to the buzz of her radio novellas. Her right hand is always clutching a small promotional fan someone gave her years ago.

Girl in chilling 1972 Vietnam War photo is now a Canadian peace ambassador

June 3, 2017

VANCOUVER – A famous photograph of a naked child running, screaming and covered with napalm burns captured the horror of the Vietnam War 45 years ago.

The gospel according to Di Cicco

May 27, 2017

UPTERGROVE, ONT. – Ordinary lives, however quiet or unnoticed, are a sequence of miracles, tragedies and triumphs. We all stumble into hell and are repeatedly resurrected into ultimate beauty.

Execs at helm of Nashville Predators aim to foster culture of service

May 24, 2017

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The recent scene in downtown Nashville of mobs of hockey fans was almost unthinkable a decade ago.

A tender gaze: Fatima trip shows Pope's respect for pilgrims' faith

May 21, 2017

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis is not shy about showing his love for Mary in public and, like many Latin American bishops, he strongly has resisted attempts to dismiss as superstitious or "simple," in a negative sense, popular devotion to the mother of God.

Fatima at 100 – Recap of Pope Francis’ trip

May 15, 2017

Missed our coverage of Pope Francis' trip to Fatima for the 100th anniversary of the Marian apparitions? Click here to check them out.

Fatima relics create a special connection for Toronto parish

May 11, 2017

While Pope Francis and countless thousands of Catholics flock to Portugal this week to celebrate one of the most famous Marian devotions in the world, a little piece of Fatima can be found in the Archdiocese of Toronto.

Aspiring opera star to meet his benefactor at Canadian debut

May 6, 2017

What do you say to a stranger who changed your life?

Catholic Education Special Section

May 1, 2017

This week is Catholic Education Week! Click here to check out all of our feature stories on Catholic Education.

Canadian Coptic Christians ponder the future of their faith back in Egypt

April 25, 2017

TORONTO – A 13-year-old girl with long, flowing black hair and dark eyes stands poised at the head of a massive church hall, flanked by a bishop and several priests. More than a hundred community members sit before her.