Vanessa Santilli-Raimondo, The Catholic Register
Vanessa is a communications coordinator in the Office of Public Relations and Communications for the Archdiocese of Toronto and former reporter and youth editor for The Catholic Register.
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If you know a couple whose love has stood the test of time, Worldwide Marriage Encounter Canada wants to hear from you.
Pope Francis’ message resonates on Canadian campuses
TORONTO - Timothy Keslick believes Pope Francis’s small gestures are making a big impact on Canada’s university students.
Christmas Street Patrol transmits joy, one smile at a time
TORONTO - This Christmas, many homeless won’t be visiting their families.
Giving a gift with meaning
With Christmas around the corner, hasty shopping decisions can lead to purchasing presents void of meaning. If you still have loved ones to buy for, consider these five socially responsible places to buy Christmas gifts that will make a difference.
Getting to know the Lily of the Mohawks
To grasp the significance of St. Kateri Tekakwitha’s devotion to Christ, you have to understand the context of her life as a young native woman in the 17th century.
Salt+Light doc introduces pre-papal Francis
When Pope Francis was still Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, he would often pass by Estevina Sánchez, a beggar in the streets of Buenos Aires. Before leaving, the last thing he’d always say to her was “Pray for me. Alleluia.”
Call of the north helps dream come alive
TORONTO - Pamila Jesuthasan knows teaching is her vocation. Because of this, she took a leap of faith by moving more than 2,000 kilometres away from the comforts of her Toronto home to the isolated village of Ivujivik, Que.
Newlyweds begin marriage with papal blessing
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. - Newlyweds Raynold and Vanessa D’Sa travelled to Rome for their honeymoon with hopes of receiving a group blessing from Pope Francis. But their dreams more than came true when the pontiff blessed them both individually, taking their hands in his as they knelt before him.
Where faith meets family
TORONTO - In Toronto, it’s easy to find classes for first-time parents aimed at raising happy and healthy children.
Church needs to accept the media doesn’t get it
MONTREAL - The relationship between the Church and the media will always be one of tension — something the Church must accept, Gatineau Archbishop Paul-André Durocher told a conference on the New Evangelization and Catholic Communications.