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Preparing for her live performance, Natalie Doummar (pictured left) practices her spoken word poem.

Coffee to combat social justice apathy on campus

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TORONTO - A Catholic education involves more than books and study. It means getting involved to make a difference. At least, that’s how Eman Cheema sees it.

Oriana Bertucci, director of Catholic chaplaincy at Ryerson University, second from right, and Ryerson Catholics staff and students stand by their life-size cut out of Pope Francis during the Ryerson Students’ Union clubs fair in September.

Pope Francis’ message resonates on Canadian campuses

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TORONTO - Timothy Keslick believes Pope Francis’s small gestures are making a big impact on Canada’s university students.

Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Academy students like Christine Connell may soon be able to earn their degree at the Catholic institution in Barry’s Bay, Ont.

Our Lady Seat of Wisdom taking next step

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Now in its 14th year, Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Academy is seeking to step up its academic game by becoming a degree- granting institution.

An ancient cemetery, located underneath Vatican City and containing the graves of some of the earliest Roman Christians, will soon be open to the public for the first time. It’s well preserved and presents a fascinating view of the lives and traditions of middle and lower class Romans between around 80 B.C. and 320.

Ancient burial site near St. Peter’s opens to public

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VATICAN CITY - In the first century B.C., a grassy hillside just north of what is now St. Peter’s Square was used as a burial place for local Romans.

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The shrine of St. Anne de Beaupre, Canada’s most popular shrine. The shrine dates back to 1658, even before Quebec was recognized as North America’s first diocese.

St. Anne de Beaupre predates Canada’s oldest Catholic parish

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ST. ANNE DE BEAUPRE, QUE. - Canada’s most celebrated pilgrimage site, the shrine of St. Anne de Beaupre, was founded even before Quebec was recognized in 1664 as North America’s first parish. It is Canada’s oldest and most popular shrine, annually welcoming some 1.5 million pilgrims.

King’s University College at Western University is now separate from the diocese of London, though a relationship will remain between the two.

King’s goes it alone

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King’s University College at London, Ont.’s Western University walks into its 60th anniversary as a newly incorporated institution, separate from the diocese of London.

Jo-Ann Davis, chair of the Toronto Catholic District School Board, set out this school year seeking to tighten the learning gap for students by establishing the Catholic Social Justice Committee.

TCDSB committee aims to close the learning gap

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TORONTO - A Catholic Social Justice Committee has been formed for Toronto Catholic schools to address the gap in learning opportunities found in different areas of the city.

Pope Francis kisses a figurine of the baby Jesus after celebrating Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 24.

Christmas is time to feel God's closeness, experience peace, Pope says

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VATICAN CITY - Celebrating the first Christmas since his election, Pope Francis preached the goodness and tenderness of God, and prayed that men and women around the world would allow God's grace to transform them into peacemakers.

Mass is said at the altar by the grotto inside the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth. The site is believed to be the childhood home of Mary. Below, the altar inside the Grotto of the Annunciation, believed to be the childhood home of Mary, which is located on the lower level of the Church of the Annunciation.

There’s just that feeling about the Church of the Annunciation

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NAZARETH - After visiting the Church of the Annunciation in the town where Mary and Joseph raised Jesus, Eugenia Chapman will never view Christmas the same.

A father and his daughter take away a Christmas tree from a tree farm in Anoka, Minn. A real tree is better for the environment than an artificial one, according to the Green Church.

Wishing you a Green Christmas

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Wish yourself a Green Christmas this holiday season by staying eco-friendly. The Green Church, a program of the Canadian Centre for Ecumenism, has provided a list of ideas to decrease waste and reduce your carbon footprint this Christmas season.

Church of the Nativity restoration is like touching history

Church of the Nativity restoration is like touching history

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BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK - Helping restore the roof of the Church of the Nativity is like touching a piece of the beginning of Christian history, said an Italian restorer who is heading work on the first phase of the long-awaited repairs.

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