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The federal government launched a 10-year, $6 billion end-of-life care plan in 2017, and with $3 billion already spent, the government can’t say exactly where the money has gone.

Where has the $6 billion gone?

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Ottawa has spent $3 billion out of its $6 billion, 10-year plan to bolster home and community care, including palliative care, across Canada. But the federal government can’t quite say what exactly the money was spent on.

CUPE to walk out Monday if deal not reached, schools to close

CUPE to walk out Monday if deal not reached, schools to close

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With the union representing school support staff threatening to go on strike again beginning Monday, Catholic school boards in the Toronto area are preparing to close their doors for in-person learning.

Catholic young adults gather for a presentation at the Archdiocese of Toronto's Renew Conference, Nov. 5, 2022.

Coming home to ‘Renew’

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After a two-year pandemic hiatus, the annual Renew conference hosted by the Archdiocese of Toronto and the Office of Catholic Youth got back into the in-person groove on Nov. 5. 

The Assembly of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops of Lebanon met for their 55th annual general assembly Nov. 7-11, 2022, at Bkerke, the patriarchal seat north of Beirut.

Lebanon risks ‘paralysis’ with president impasse, say Church leaders

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With a presidential vacuum in Lebanon, the country’s Catholic religious leaders urged parliament “to elect a president immediately.”

French Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard of Bordeaux is pictured in a 2013 photo at the Vatican. He has admitted to abusing a 14-year-old girl 35 years ago.

Vatican to investigate cardinal over abuse claims

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The Vatican will open an investigation into French Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard, the retired archbishop of Bordeaux, who admitted in a public letter that he had abused a 14-year-old girl 35 years ago.

Thomas Cardinal Collins, Archbishop of Toronto.

Study the Faith in prayer, live life in loving service: an antidote to secularism

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The full text of the address delivered by Cardinal Collins' at the 43rd annual Cardinal's Dinner on November 15, 2022.

New hotline established to help with access to palliative care

New hotline established to help with access to palliative care

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Getting the best care, the right care, for friends, family or self isn’t always easy. But the Archdiocese of Toronto is trying to make it easier with the new HopeLine for palliative care support.

As Canada welcomes more immigration, there are concerns that the Church is not keeping up with the changing face of the people in the pews.

Is the Catholic Church prepared for Canada’s immigration influx?

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A new era of mass immigration to Canada, one that will see 500,000 newcomers per year by 2025, is good news for the Catholic Church in this country.

French Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard of Bordeaux is pictured in a 2013 photo at the Vatican. The Vatican will begin an investigation of Cardinal Ricard, who admitted in a public letter that he had abused a 14-year-old girl 35 years ago.

Vatican confirms it is opening abuse investigation of French cardinal

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The Vatican has decided to open an investigation into French Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard, the retired archbishop of Bordeaux, who admitted in a public letter that he had abused a 14-year-old girl 35 years ago.
John Mulhall

It’s back to the future for new Toronto chancellor

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As John Mulhall officially began his tenure as the Archdiocese of Toronto’s Chancellor for Temporal Affairs Oct. 31, his main task was looking to the past.

A doctor visits a patient in the palliative care unit of a hospital.

Surprise support for anti-MAiD campaign

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One of Canada’s leading supporters of Medical Assistance in Dying is in favour of an anti-MAiD campaign launched by the Christian Medical and Dental Association of Canada and backed by Ontario’s bishops.

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