Renée Mercuri will be leading Canadians for the 40-day global Lenten fast to address climate change March 4.

Lenten fast for climate action

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TORONTO - Catholics around the world are participating in a 40-day Lenten fast to pray for unity in the Catholic Church and among world leaders in addressing climate change.

Before opening the doors to its first patrons of the day Br. John Frampton gathers the volunteer serving staff together to pray the Peace Prayer of St. Francis. For more than a generation, student and teacher volunteers have been learning the joy of working together for the sake of others by volunteering at St. Francis' Table in Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood. But as Br. Frampton says, less volunteers are coming to meet the demands of Toronto's hungry.

St. Francis Table is in dire need of volunteers

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TORONTO - St. Francis Table is hungrier than ever for volunteers to feed those being starved by poverty.

McGill University ethicist Margaret Somerville has called for a Royal Commission on “physician-assisted death” as well as for the federal government to invoke the notwithstanding clause to trump the Supreme Court's recent ruling on the matter.

Somerville calls for Royal Commission on euthanasia

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OTTAWA - McGill University ethicist Margaret Somerville has called for a Royal Commission on “physician-assisted death” as well as for the federal government to invoke the notwithstanding clause to trump the Supreme Court's recent ruling on the matter.

Fr. Henry McErlean organized thousands of retreats around Mary. In the 60s, McErlean travelled to Uganda where he served several church communities. He died peacefully in Newmarket, Ont., at the age of 82.

Fr. McErlean touched all he met

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Those who knew Fr. Henry McErlean remember the man for his strong will, his wit, wisdom and calming smile.

Campaign Life Coalition is informing Canadians about Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau’s pro-choice comments ahead of the federal election this fall.

Just say #No2Trudeau, says Campaign Life

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TORONTO - With a federal election scheduled for this year, Campaign Life Coalition has launched the #No2Trudeau campaign to foil the Liberal leader's victory plan.

The anti-terrorism Bill C-51 is under committee review after its second reading in the House of Commons Feb. 23. The bill would expand powers to arrest and detain suspects if police believes a terrorist attack “may be” carried out. It would also allow the Canadian Security Intelligence can also “disrupt” terrorist web sites and social media accounts.

Popular terror bill must respect civil liberties

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Anti-terror legislation currently before Parliament needs thorough debate and close scrutiny to ensure civil liberties, including religious freedom, are fully protected, said the president of the Catholic Civil Rights League.

Over 600 laypeople and faith leaders gathered at the Virgin Mary and St. Athanasius Church in Mississauga, Ont., Feb. 22 to mourn the 21 Egyptians Copts killed by the Islamic State allies in Libya. The church displayed a new icon representing the martyrs.

Hundreds gather to mourn Christians slain by Islamic State

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MISSISSAUGA, ONT. - The Coptic Christians of Toronto and their friends gathered in Mississauga Feb. 22 to answer the murder of 21 Egyptian Copts by Islamic State allies in Libya. They answered the Feb. 15 beheadings with Bible readings, prayers, songs, hope and forgiveness.

Dustyn Lanz, director of research at the Responsible Investment Association of Canada.

Young investors aim to make money responsibly

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Dustyn Lanz’s investment goals are to “make money; make a difference.”

Jonathan Pitre and his mother, Tina Boileau.

Ottawa student overcoming odds with fundraising campaign

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TORONTO - There are plenty of things that Jonathan Pitre may not be able to do because of Epidermolysis bullosa (EB), among them shower without the risk of his skin literally peeling off. But that hasn’t stopped the 14-year-old Catholic school student from Ottawa from raising $117,000 for DEBRA Canada.

Students at St. Benedict Catholic High School in Cambridge Ont., show their appreciation on the soon-to-be upgraded sports field for the $100,000 awarded to it by the Aviva Community Fund to help pay for those improvements.

School’s grant goes to the ‘Heart of the Community’

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A Catholic school in southwestern Ontario is hoping to foster a culture of fitness within its community with the $100,000 it was awarded from the Aviva Community Fund.

This is the architect’s rendering of the Garden of Life to be built at Guelph, Ont.’s Basilica of Our Lady.

Guelph’s Garden of Grace to be a place of healing

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Guelph and Area Right to Life has begun a crowdfunding campaign to help build a place of healing and remembrance for parents who have lost a child in the pre-born and early stages of life.

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