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Fr. Joseph Chandrakanthan holds a 16th-century lamp believed to have been used by St. Joseph Vaz in Sillalai, Sri Lanka.

Toronto priest treasures saint’s lamp that kept flame of faith alight

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TORONTO - A light in the darkness has travelled across centuries, cultures and continents to wind up in Fr. Joseph Chandrakanthan’s living room in Toronto.

A Palestinian boy runs next to destroyed buildings in Gaza City Aug. 28. The destruction came amid the latest fighting between Israel and Hamas, and with the present blockade in place, few see any chance for reconstruction.

'Wall of ignorance' fuels Holy Land fears

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OTTAWA - A Canadian bishop who travelled to Gaza with the annual Holy Land Co-ordination visit to the Middle East Jan. 11-12 says fear is the biggest obstacle to mutual recognition of human dignity in the region.

Young people hold candles as they participate in an ecumenical Taize prayer service St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Dec. 29, 2013.

Prayer for unity embraced across Canada

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The opportunity annually extended to Christians worldwide to be unified in prayer comes this year from Brazil, and it is being embraced in Canada from coast to coast.

Margaret O'Gara

O’Gara ecumenical essays published

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TORONTO - One of Canada’s greatest theologians is still publishing more than two years after she died.

At top is the new logo for Montreal’s Collective Community Services, which has dropped Catholic from its name. The name change has irritated the archdiocese and Bishop Thomas Dowd says it will create something to replace the agency.

‘Catholic’ is removed from Montreal social agency’s name

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MONTREAL - Montreal’s Catholic Community Services is no longer Catholic.

Syrian refugees warm themselves around a fire Dec. 3 in Ankara, Turkey. Martin Mark, right, executive director of Office of Refugees, Archdiocese of Toronto welcomes Canada’s pledge to bring in more refugees from the Middle East, but wished the government had consulted with refugee advocates before making its announcement.

Catholic sponsors set to answer call as Canada to take in 13,000 refugees

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TORONTO - Catholic refugee sponsors stand ready to do their part in bringing 10,000 Syrian refugees to Canada, but they want to hear more from the federal government about its plans.

The New Brunswick Liberal government has removed the legal requirement for a specialized license to perform an abortion procedure. Any doctors can now perform an abortion.

New abortion regulations take hold in New Brunswick

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With the new year came fewer abortion restrictions in New Brunswick, to the dismay of pro-lifers.

Archbishop Pierre-Andre Fournier of Rimouski, Quebec died on Jan. 10 at the age of 71. He served as the president for the Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Quebec during the debates of euthanasia and a secular charter.

Rimouski Archbishop Fournier's sudden death a blow to Church

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OTTAWA - Rimouski Archbishop Pierre-André Fournier died suddenly Jan. 10 in hospital shortly after losing consciousness and being taken to hospital by ambulance.
Charles Taylor says that satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo contributed to the Paris shooting situation with publishing content with no respect 'afforded to fellow citizens and minorities.' Taylor is pictured here speaking at Isabel Bader Theatre in Toronto on Nov. 3, 2011.

Charlie Hebdo 'part of the situation' that led to attack, says Charles Taylor

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While nothing can ever justify cold-blooded murder, the Charlie Hebdo murders in Paris are no surprise, said Canada’s most famous Catholic philosopher.

Ashley Aperocho, second to the left, is spending a year working in Guyana with Scarboro Missions. She is one of two women representing the new style of missioners Scarboro Missions is seeking, devoting a year to their work rather than three years as has been the case in the past. Scarboro Missions is taking applications for such positions until Feb. 16.

Scarboro Missions puts out the call

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Scarboro Missions is seeking those with the guts and grit to answer God’s call to serve as a foreign missioner on a short-term basis.

Photo of Major Alan G. Rogers during the wedding ceremony of Jason Cianciotto and Courter Simmons. Alan can be seen in the background as Rev. Gary Simmons presided over the ceremony.

Anglicans asked to deny gay marriage for good of church

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The international Anglican commission with responsibility for keeping the Anglican Communion together has asked the Anglican Church of Canada not to change its canon law to allow same-sex marriage.

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