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Members of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops-Canadian Rabbinic Caucus Bilateral Dialogue put on a screening of the 2000 Czech film ‘Divided We Fall’ at Beth Tzedec Congregation in Toronto.

Movie night spotlights growing relationship between Christians and Jews

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As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his government would formally apologize for sending refugee Jews back to Nazi death camps during the Second World War, Canadian bishops, rabbis and their supporters were down the street watching a movie.

Catholic and non-Catholic aligned in survey on religious freedom

Catholic and non-Catholic aligned in survey on religious freedom

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OTTAWA – There is little difference between the views of Canadian Catholics and the general population when it comes to abortion, conscience rights and the Canada Summer Jobs attestation, according to a poll commissioned by the Knights of Columbus.

A Haitian man talks with an RCMP officer as he waits to cross the U.S.-Canada border into Quebec last summer.

Canadian Church, refugee advocates fight to scrap Safe Third Country Agreement

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For the first time, Canada is seeing more people claim refugee status after hopping the U.S. border on back roads than make a claim at regular, official ports of entry. At the same time the total number of refugee claims has more than doubled in just one year.

Fr. Deacon Andrew Bennett, now heads the Cardus Institute of Religious Freedom Launched officially May 9 in Ottawa.

Cardus launches Religious Freedom Institute headed by Andrew Bennett

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OTTAWA – In the face of persistent assaults on religious freedom and its place in the Canada’s public square, the Christian think tank Cardus has established the Cardus Religious Freedom Institute.

Over 200 priests in attendance for the ordination laid their hands on Alexander MacDonald and Raymond So, May 12, at St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica.

Two new priests ordained for Archdiocese of Toronto

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“You are servants of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. That’s who we are. That’s who the people expect their priests to be,” Cardinal Thomas Collins told his two new priests in his homily.

Toronto Cardinal Thomas Collins and Quebec City Cardinal Gerald Cyprien Lacroix are seen during the March for Life in Ottawa, Ontario, March 10.

Cardinal Collins urges Canadian pro-lifers at March for Life to 'speak more loudly by silence'

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OTTAWA, Ontario – Heeding a call from Toronto Cardinal Thomas Collins to "speak more loudly by silence," Canada's largest pro-life march reversed course May 10 after it was blocked for at least 20 minutes by a counterprotest.
Keith Boyd, president of the Halton unit of the OECTA, said those who support the policy are in the “significant minority.”

Halton school board 'Sanctity of Life' fundraising policy on hold

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Tensions continued to run high as the Halton Catholic District School Board suspended implementation of its controversial fundraising policy.

Thousands of pro-lifers converged on Parliament Hill May 10 to deliver their message, despite a counter-protest that blocked the March for Life route.

National March for Life gets message out despite counter-protest

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OTTAWA – Thousands of pro-life Canadians participating in the National March for Life May 10 were forced to reverse course by a small counter-demonstration blocking the route.

An angel figurine tops a headstone at St. Peter's Cemetery, New York.

Family discussions about end of life are vital, says study

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When Katherine Arnup’s mother had a brain aneurism in 1990, she and her siblings were faced with tough choices.

Priests from around Canada and the United States were present for this year’s Foundation Day May 4, including Bishop Scott McCaig, CC, of the Military Ordinariate of Canada, and Bishop Christian Riesbeck, CC, auxiliary bishop of Ottawa.

Companions of the Cross prepare for “something big” with magazine launch

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As the Companions of the Cross marked its Foundation Day May 4, General Superior Fr. Allan MacDonald said he believed God has something in new in mind for the 33-year-old priestly community.

Regina pro-lifers marched from Christ the King Parish, where they had celebrated a noon-hour prayer and worship service, through the streets of the neighbourhood and down Albert Street to the legislature.

Pro-life advocates challenged to be ‘All In’ at Regina March for Life

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REGINA – Saskatchewan pro-life advocates were challenged to be the difference in bringing an end to abortion at the annual March for Life held in the provincial capital May 8.

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