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The March for Life in Toronto last year drew many young people to Queen’s Park showing their support for the pro-life movement.

There’s triumph and tears for youth in pro-life cause

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Presenting a pro-life talk to a small group of people in Thunder Bay, Ont., Danae Turgeon sounded earnest, and with good reason. Doing pro-life work means encountering a lot of opposition, she said.

Participants at Rise Up pray over each other as they prepare for their mission “into the deep.”

Rise Up hits new heights in reaching out to youth

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Rise Up showed no signs of slowing down in its 20th year.

Students, from left, Jeffrey Schiller, Maria Monai-Brophy, Katy Offenberger, Tanya Broschinski and Kellie O’Toole are a part of Catholics on Campus at MacEwan University, the first Catholic student group at MacEwan University.

Catholic students break new ground at university

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EDMONTON -- University is a time of major life changes.

The Seat of Wisdom College Instrumental Ensemble accompanied the Ecclesiastical Schola choir in an Advent concert at St. Hedwig’s Church in Barry’s Bay, Ont., on Dec. 2.

Music brings a calm note to a busy Advent season

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As the unmistakable lights and noises of Christmas began to fill the streets in early December, there was a sense of the inevitable — busy and stressful lives were about to shift into a gift-searching, crowd-pressing, agenda-filled circus.

Members of a youth group from the Diocese of Des Moines, Iowa, perform karaoke at the Thematic Village of the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis.

Teens feel the love at national youth conference

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INDIANAPOLIS -- Megan Davis, Elizabeth Eberhard and Allison Dible were fired up after the opening evening session of the biennial National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis, but it was only a precursor to what was to come.

Joseph Edward San José, right, of Catholic Christian Outreach in Burnaby, B.C., here with Kathleen-Rosebelle Diaz during this summer’s youth synod followup, has been appointed to the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life’s new International Youth Advisory Board.

Canadian joins dicastery’s new youth advisory board

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VATICAN CITY -- The Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life announced it is setting up a specialized team of 20 young Catholic leaders, including Canadian Joseph Edward San José, as advisors to help with youth ministry issues.

Anthony Hamon prays at St. Hedwig Church in Barry’s Bay, Ont. He reflected on ways to spread the word of God to those struggling with their faith.

Holiness within reach for all, says evangelist

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Anthony Hamon closed his eyes and pictured his friend. He suddenly realized the truth in Catholic lay evangelist Patrick Sullivan’s words: someone in your life needs you to be holy. 

Cooper Pickering visited the grave of relative Etsel Cook at the Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery in France. Pickering etched his name onto a sheet of paper.

Thinking about family on this Remembrance Day

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Remembrance Day is a time to remember all of Canada’s veterans, but it is also carries a very personal message for Cooper Pickering.

Catholic speaker and musician Emily Wilson is joined on stage by young adults at the One Rock 2.0 conference in Calgary.

Youth called to be saints at One Rock conference

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CALGARY -- Sarah Willette may be just an ordinary university student, but she felt challenged to be a saint after attending One Rock 2.0, the Diocese of Calgary’s annual young adult conference.

Politicians at Queen’s Park in Toronto are facing tough negotiations with teachers for a new collective agreement. Catholic teachers plan to hold a strike vote this month.

Students bracing for rough ride on the labour front

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If the first month of the school year is any indication, it’s going to be a bumpy ride for education in Ontario for the foreseeable future.

Isabella Auer has used her Catholic faith to deal with her diagnosis of a rare brain cancer.

Keeping faith during cancer diagnosis

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Sixteen-year-old Isabella Auer’s diagnosis of cancer has not made her path easy, but she has risen to accept her disease with faith and courage.

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