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Fr. Scott Lewis, S.J., director of Regis College's master of theological studies program.

St. John's Bible illuminates the Word of God

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TORONTO - Often it is said that the devil is in the details, but when it comes to the illuminated St. John's Bible it is God's word in the details.

A Muslim demonstrator displays a placard to members of the media outside a mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 8. Some Muslims protested a recent court decision that allows a Malaysian Catholic newspaper to use the word Allah to describe God. The pla card reads: "Allah is one, not two, not three, not four. Allah is one and only."

Malaysian court rules Catholic newspaper cannot use 'Allah'

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A Malaysian court said a Catholic newspaper may not use the word "Allah" to refer to God in its Malay-language edition.

At least 13 dead as boat carrying pilgrims capsizes in Amazon

At least 13 dead as boat carrying pilgrims capsizes in Amazon

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SAO PAULO - At least 13 people died and five were reported missing after a boat carrying devotees of Our Lady of Nazareth capsized in the Amazon River.

An aerial view shows Limburg Cathedral and, to the left ,the bishop's residence along the Lahn River in Germany Oct. 14. Archbishop Robert Zollitsch, the German bishops' conference president and recently retired archbishop of Freibug, said he is followin g with "great attention and great concern" the case of the Limburg bishop, accused of making false statements in court and under fire for allegedly spending close to $40 million to renovate his residence and diocesan offices.

German bishops' conference investigating multimillion building project

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VATICAN CITY - The president of the German bishops' conference said he is following with "great attention and great concern" the case of a bishop accused of making false statements in court and under fire for allegedly spending close to $40 million in renovations and new construction on his residence and diocesan offices.

A woman holds up a sign during a prayer service for peace at the Melkite Catholic patriarchate in Damascus, Syria, on Sept. 7. 2013. Melkite Archbishop Issam Darwich of Zahleh and Furzol, Lebanon has refocused much of his ministry on providing encouragement, food and other aid to thousands of Syrian refugees fleeing their country's two-and-a-half-year-old civil war.

Melkite archbishop in Lebanon leads outreach to Syrian refugees

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LARNACA, Cyprus - Melkite Archbishop Issam Darwich of Zahleh and Furzol, Lebanon, knows what it's like to be a stranger in strange land.

Pope meets Rome Jews, commemorates deportations to Auschwitz

Pope meets Rome Jews, commemorates deportations to Auschwitz

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VATICAN CITY - At a meeting with members of Rome's Jewish community, Pope Francis denounced anti-Semitism and recalled the 1943 deportation of more than 1,000 of the city's Jews to the most notorious Nazi death camp -- an incident that has proven a major source of tension between the papacy and Jewish leaders.

St. Joseph’s turns 150

St. Joseph’s turns 150

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TORONTO - One of Toronto’s oldest Catholic schools, St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School, is celebrating a century and a half of shaping the lives of the children of Leslieville in the city’s east end.

In this photo from 1912, men line up for a meal at the Yonge Street Mission.

Yonge Street Mission sold

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TORONTO - After more than a century of serving the poor in the heart of the city, the Yonge Street Mission will be selling its flagship Toronto location in the hope of expanding its outreach and ministry to street- involved youth.

The reference to God in the Canadian national anthem is under threat as a national secular group is trying to have it removed.

Keep God by our side

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OTTAWA - Lost in recent debate to make Canada’s national anthem more inclusive of women is a call from a national secular organization to remove any reference to God from “O Canada.”

Euthanasia Prevention Coalition executive director Alex Schadenberg

Groups applaud as B.C. appeals court rejects assisted suicide

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OTTAWA - The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition (EPC) and Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) are applauding a B.C. Court of Appeal decision upholding Canada’s prohibition against assisted suicide.

Cardinal Thomas Collins celebrates the Mass to mark the centenary of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Toronto. The Mass and a reception were held Oct. 6 at St. Paul’s Basilica.

Catholic Charities ‘energized by hope’ in serving needy

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TORONTO - Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Toronto capped off its centenary celebrations with a special Sunday afternoon Mass at St. Paul’s Basilica.

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