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Guido Nincheri was an Italian-born painter who is honoured by the Vatican as one of the great interpreters of religious themes. His adopted city of Montreal named a park after him in 1992.

Montreal reverses decision to rename park that memorializes ‘Canada’s Michelangelo’

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MONTREAL – Responding to a public outcry the City of Montreal has reversed a controversial decision to rename a park that memorializes a famous artist known as “Canada’s Michelangelo.”

At his hearing in June, Dr. Steve Tourloukis, a Hamilton father of children in the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board system and a Greek Orthodox believer, and his lawyer Alberto Polizogopoulos, right.

Orthodox Christian father loses religious freedom and parental rights case

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OTTAWA – An Orthodox Christian father has lost a religious freedom and parental rights case before the Ontario Superior Court even though the judge agreed his rights were encroached.

Germaine and Harry Lafond's reconciliation with the Catholic Church has been a life long journey.

Indigenous couple live a life of reconciliation

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OTTAWA – Reconciliation between the Catholic Church and indigenous peoples has been a lifetime journey for Harry and Germaine Lafond.

Patricia Stenton said parents can engage children in a deeper level by creating a space where they can participate in hands-on activities.

Advent workshop targets a youthful audience

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Celebrating Advent doesn’t have to just be about Advent calendar chocolates and writing letters to Santa Claus.

Canada's economic system's failure has resulted in the increase in child poverty in the country, said Sen. Art Eggleton, speaking at Queen's Park Nov. 24.

Poverty statistics point to economic system failure, says Sen. Art Eggleton

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If the economy leaves 1.3 million Canadian children living in poverty, is the economy really working?

Carl Hetu of CNEWA says the Canadian government's decision to restore funding to a U.N agency that supports Palestinian refugees "will make life easier for all aid agencies."

Canada's funding boost to U.N. agency that supports Palestinian refugees applauded

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A federal government decision to restore funding to a United Nations agency that supports Palestinian refugees is being applauded by a Catholic aid group.

University of Toronto professor Jordan Peterson tells religious groups to "tremble" at transgender politics.

Churches should ‘tremble’ at transgender agenda, professor says

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OTTAWA – A University of Toronto professor at the centre of a transgender storm issued a stark warning for religious groups that are out of step with society’s politically correct agenda.

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops was part of an interfaith coalition letter in support of palliative care bill C-277

Bishops back palliative care bill

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OTTAWA – Canada’s Catholic Bishops have joined with an interfaith coalition to endorse a private member’s bill that lays the foundation for a national palliative care strategy.

Conservative MP Arnold Viersen put forward a motion for the government to study the public impact of pornographic material.

Motion to study violent porn impact wins all-party support

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OTTAWA – A private member motion for a government study into the public impact of pornographic material that is readily available on the Internet has won all-party support.

French-language university, Université de Montréal, will be closing its faculty of theology and transform it into an institute within the faculty of arts and sciences in 2017.

Université de Montréal is closing its faculty of theology amid restructuring

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MONTREAL – Université de Montréal – Canada's second-largest university – announced it will close its faculty of theology and transform it into an institute of religious studies embedded in the faculty of arts and sciences.

Montreal bishop Thomas Dowd, top, says the large number of non-practising English Catholics in the archdiocese is affecting English parishes and up to 14 may be forced to close.

Cash crunch puts 40 per cent of Montreal’s English parishes in jeopardy

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MONTREAL – Montreal’s community of English-speaking practising Catholics has shrunk to the point that 14 of the archdiocese’s 34 parishes could face eventual closure barring an unexpected turnaround in fortunes.

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