The federal government spent $30 million in 2012 and 2013 to convince Canadians the War of 1812 was a glorious, defining moment which forged Canada’s identity in war. The Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul in Kingston, Ont., aren’t buying it.

TORONTO - The sisters know slavery is nothing new, and they want Toronto to open its eyes to human trafficking that’s wormed its way into the nooks and crannies of our economy before the Pan Am Games roll into town next year.

TORONTO - There’s more than chicken and creamed corn on the menu at St. Francis Table in Parkdale. Every meal is served with a side of dignity and belonging.

The fate of refugees and the struggles of immigrants in general is on the agenda for Canada’s Catholic bishops, but the bishops are steering clear of a national campaign supported by several church and lay groups which has been critical of the government’s record on refugee rights.

The Supreme Court has given Canadians a year to figure out how they want to deal with prostitution and so far the answers have ranged from nothing to police crackdowns and new criminal laws.

TORONTO - When police stormed the Maidan in Kiev their first target was the tent-chapel where since November priests had heard confessions, offered prayers and counselled young Ukrainians who were in the square demanding new elections and democratic reform. The police burned the improvised chapel to the ground.

TORONTO - Starting this fall the job of forming new parish priests at St. Augustine’s Seminary is going to a parish priest.

Canadians are understandably disturbed that anonymous, state-supported thugs can kidnap, beat, mutilate and crucify a protest leader in Ukraine, but they should also think of the terror faced by ordinary citizens, Ukrainian Catholics told The Catholic Register.