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The permanent diaconate is moving west. Two of the four dioceses in Saskatchewan will begin training men to become permanent deacons in 2014 and the other two are mulling it over.

TORONTO - When thinking of Mary it is essential to envision her in the flesh, as a physical human being, because that is the language of God, said Fr. Robert Barringer.

OTTAWA - Former Anglicans who convert to Catholicism must be a bridge to Christian unity and a force for true ecumenism, said the leader of North America’s Anglican ordinariate as four former Anglican priests were ordained to the Catholic priesthood.

OTTAWA - With the Dec. 10 release of the House of Commons Finance Committee Dec. 10 report on income inequality, Citizens for Public Justice says it is clear that Canada’s poor are not on the radar with the government.

One of Canada’s oldest Catholic universities is claiming it has gained a new lease on life by selling its buildings.

VATICAN CITY - A 51-year-old man was severely injured after he set himself on fire in St. Peter's Square.

TORONTO - One week after the death of Nelson Mandela, the Toronto Catholic District School Board and Free The Children came together to honour the man dubbed the world’s last great statesman.

Updated - 12/20/13

Less than 20 per cent of Canadian dioceses are using their web sites to consult the laity in advance of next year’s extraordinary synod on the family.

OTTAWA - Archbishop Luigi Bonazzi has been appointed the new apostolic nuncio to Canada, the Vatican announced today.

OTTAWA - With the release of the House of Commons Finance Committee Dec. 10 report on income inequality, it is clear to Citizens for Public Justice that Canada's poor are not on the radar with the government.