TORONTO - Come September the first Catholic funeral home in the Archdiocese of Toronto will open its doors at Holy Cross Cemetery.

Teachers objecting to OECTA Pride participation feel their voice is unheard

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TORONTO - Some Ontario Catholic teachers who think the World Pride Parade is no place for their union to have representation have expressed their thoughts but feel their voice has gone unheard. 

Syrian refugee flow to Canada at a trickle

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Despite committing Canada’s churches and volunteers, unasked, to welcoming 1,100 Syrian refugees before the end of this year, Citizenship and Immigration Canada has so far received just 145 applications to sponsor Syrian refugees. None of them have reached Canadian soil. 

New refugee rules will tear families apart

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On the eve of the annual June 20 World Refugee Day, Citizenship and Immigration Canada quietly announced changes to immigration rules that refugee sponsors say will tear apart refugee families who hope to restart their lives in Canada.

Euthanasia bill leaves doctors ‘between a rock and a hard place’

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OTTAWA - Quebec physicians face moral and legal quandaries as their province prepares to implement its new euthanasia law contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada. 

Pipeline debate just heating up

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OTTAWA - When the Conservative government approved the Northern Gateway pipeline June 17, it launched a debate likely to figure prominently in the 2015 election. 

Bishop McGrattan takes reins in Peterborough

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PETERBOROUGH, ONT. - The people of Peterborough now have a proud new shepherd to lead their flock. 

Complex issue is surely headed to the courts

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The legal battle over Quebec’s new “end-of-life care” law isn’t going to be a slam dunk for either side given the complexity of issues the courts will have to consider, says Catholic Civil Rights League president Phil Horgan.

Canadians want better palliative care

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Pressure is building on the federal government to get busy on a national palliative care strategy.

Phoenix priest’s murder felt in Barry’s Bay

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The death of Fr. Kenneth Walker at the hands of unknown gunmen has left the Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Academy community shocked.

With a heart for the people McGrattan goes to Peterborough

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TORONTO – The Archdiocese of Toronto wished Auxiliary Bishop William McGrattan a formal farewell with a mid-afternoon Mass, Friday, June 20 at St. Paul's Basilica.