Canadian pilgrims ready to absorb ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ experience of World Youth Day
José Murillo is the only one in his family who hasn’t been back to Panama City since they immigrated to Canada about 12 years ago.
Toronto youth celebrate faith-filled New Year’s Eve
Ringing in the New Year looked very different for a group of 20-somethings at St. Edward the Confessor Church in Toronto.
Peter Stockland: Millennial shatters all the stereotypes
If stereotypes are made to be deflated, Amanda Achtman is a young woman who carries a suitcase full of needles and hat pins.
2018: Year of Youth
Youth issues took centre stage in the Catholic Church this year, and it’s very likely they will stay there in the new year.
Seventh teen arrested in sexual assault investigation at St. Michael’s College School
A seventh teen has been arrested in connection with an investigation into sexual assaults at Toronto’s St. Michael’s College School.
Police, Muslim youth help guard churches at Christmas in Indonesia
Speaking Out: When it's hard to accept God's plan
Winter is here and I’m excited for the Advent season, but everyone who knows me knows that I love summer and I start counting down the days way too early.
UAlberta Pro-Life punished for doing things right
EDMONTON – A University of Alberta pro-life group says its right to freedom of expression has been violated by the imposition of a $17,500 security fee to stage events on campus.
Speaking Out: Everything is on purpose
Finding the perfect parking spot, receiving a free coffee at work or just having a day in which you feel really great.
New school program forms young disciples in Toronto
Coming from a public elementary school, Kayla Mia Adato was unsure what to expect when she attended the Young Disciples day retreat with 120 fellow students.
SAN DIEGO – Catholic leaders of the Middle East cautioned that the very existence of Christians in the region is threatened, but their faithful continue “to bear witness to the Lord Jesus amid a turbulent world interrupted by mighty waves.”
Speaking Out: Discerning marriage at 22
It wasn’t anything out of the ordinary. I was standing in his dining room, watching him make his family laugh. He was kind to his parents and he was helpful to his sister. Most important, he was the same person to them as he was to me. And I thought to myself, “I’m going to marry him someday.”
Toronto parish steps up for Panama World Youth Day pilgrims
Alicia Escobar was 10 years old when Pope St. John Paul II came to Toronto in 2002 for World Youth Day. She was too young to participate but remembers the excitement, and now she’s looking forward to experiencing that for herself.
Knights of Columbus hockey empowers Edmonton youth
Bruce Lamer has carved a career out of the sport he loves, and he says he owes much of it to the Knights of Columbus.