When Lt. Col. Sylvain Maurais, a Catholic lay chaplain with the Canadian Armed Forces, was in the Afghanistan war zone he felt no fear because “it is what we are called to do.”

TORONTO - Loyola High School isn’t going to the Supreme Court of Canada just to get a ruling on whether the private school can teach world religions from a Catholic, Jesuit point of view. The real fight is over whether churches, charities and schools across Canada have a right to religious freedom, said Paul Donovan, the Montreal school’s principal

OTTAWA - The federal government will conduct a constitutional analysis on the Charter of Quebec Values that was introduced in the province's National Assembly Nov. 7, says Jason Kenney.

TORONTO - A documentary about the Medjugorje apparitions of the Virgin Mary has been so popular that Cineplex has suspended all future Canadian showings amid reports it is negotiating a distribution deal that may cut out a Catholic non- profit organization that has spent thousands of dollars to promote the film.

TORONTO - A letter addressed “to the sign people” is affirmation of the meaningful work by volunteers during the fall 40 Days for Life campaign.

OTTAWA - The rank-and-file of the Conservative Party has stood up for life, passing several resolutions against gendercide, euthanasia and legalized prostitution.

TORONTO - One month after being attacked while taking part in a Life Chain vigil in Toronto, Faye Arellano is still thanking God she escaped with relatively minor injuries.

OTTAWA - Two New Democratic Party MPs have launched initiatives to address the gaps in access to good palliative, long-term and home care to meet the needs of Canadians.

TORONTO - When Marshall McLuhan woke up on a typical work day he didn’t immediately grab a New Testament. He grabbed three. One in the original Greek, the Vulgate Latin translation and then a version in another language he felt a need to work on — German, Portuguese, maybe Italian.

TORONTO - While living and working in El Salvador, Sr. Martha Zechmeister learned that to be truly Christian one must embrace suffering and those who endure it.