OTTAWA - The Canadian government should urge Israel to stop construction of a section of its security wall that threatens the livelihood of 58 Christian families and a Catholic religious order, said the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) in a letter to Canada's foreign affairs minister.

TORONTO - Despite claiming citizenship in both Canada and the United States, U.S.-born Sr. Helena Burns always pulls for the maple leaf in international hockey. The 2014 Olympics will be no different.

With Canadian speed skating legend Jeremy Wotherspoon as an older brother, national team member Jamie Gregg as a husband and two former Olympians as parents-in-law, Danielle Wotherspoon-Gregg has big skates to fill at her first Winter Olympics. But Wotherspoon-Gregg, who’ll represent Canada in 500-metre speedskating at the 2014 Winter Games, has faith to keep her calm.

TORONTO - Having faith helps Andy Kemp, a Toronto paramedic, make sense of the madness that is a regular part of the job.

TORONTO - Anglican Bishop Mark MacDonald discovered the secret to Church unity when he was the episcopal bishop of Alaska.

TORONTO - Toronto’s Christian Hanif, on a sports trip to Rome, found out that sometimes in life you score when you least expect it.

Canadians gave $10.3 million to the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace to rebuild storm-shattered communities in the Philippines in the month leading up to Christmas. While all $10.3 million will be matched by the federal government, that doesn’t mean Canada’s Catholic development agency now has $20.6 million to spend on building houses, planting trees, repairing boats and organizing communities devastated by Typhoon Haiyan.

TORONTO - Tony and Pina Manocchio met through dumb luck and a mutual friend. He was an engineering student; she studied office administration. They dated five years before their big Italian wedding. About 240 guests were invited to witness their nuptials, Pina calling it the highlight of their relationship up until that point.

OTTAWA - Canada’s Catholic bishops have assured their Ukrainian counterparts of their prayers and solidarity as demonstrations continue to rock the country.

TORONTO - A promotional video produced by the Ontario Catholic School Trustees' Association (OCSTA) has been voluntarily removed from the association's YouTube channel after objections were raised from within the public school system.