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The Archdiocese of Montreal is hoping to score some points with the faithful by encouraging parishioners to light digital prayer candles for the Montreal Canadiens.

Archdiocese lights the way for Montreal Canadiens

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The Archdiocese of Montreal is hoping to score some points with the faithful by encouraging parishioners to light digital prayer candles for the Montreal Canadiens.  

Sr. Alice Walsh receives Catholic Missions In Canada’s St. Joseph Award from former Canadian prime minister John Turner.

A new beginning at 65 for Sr. Walsh

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TORONTO - Sr. Alice Walsh was excited to accept the position of pastoral minister of Our Lady of Fatima parish in Piccadilly, a remote town in Newfoundland and Labrador. But a month into her new post, the priest who arrived to celebrate Mass asked her if she realized that she was the one in charge. No, she said, I’m not. Yes, you are, he replied, telling her to read the bishop’s letter. And he was right.

Fr. Patrick Desbois with the Holocaust by Bullets display.

French priest uncovers even more Holocaust horrors

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OTTAWA - Arrested, forced to walk the death road, stripped of clothing and possessions, shot and then looted. This was the fate of many thousands of Holocaust victims across Eastern Europe whose tales went untold for generations — until Fr. Patrick Desbois, a French priest, unearthed the truth through painstaking interviews and archival research.

York trustees voted in favour of Cathy Ferlisi’s (pictured) motion to write a formal letter calling on the teachers’ union to withdraw from participating in the parade formerly known as the Gay Pride Parade during its April 29 board meeting.

York board asks OECTA to recant its support of pride parade

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The York Catholic District School Board is formally opposing the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association’s decision to participate in the World Pride Parade this June.

Canadian Notre Dame Sister Gilberte Bussiere, pictured, and Frs. Gianantonio Allegri and Giampaolo Marta were seized at their parish in Tchere near Cameroon's border with Nigeria.

Cameroon bishops demand release of Canadian nun, Italian priests

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YAOUNDE, Cameroon - The Catholic bishops' conference of Cameroon has demanded the release of two Italian priests and a Canadian nun, a month after they were kidnapped by suspected Nigerian Islamists.

Pope Francis sent a letter of encouragement to the thousands of people at the annual March for Life on Parliament Hill.

Pope offers encouragement to March for Life

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OTTAWA - Pope Francis has sent a letter of encouragement to the thousands of people who converged on Parliament Hill today in the annual March for Life.

Organizers estimated that more than 23,000 marchers joined the annual March for Life on May 8.

Pope Francis sends greetings to participants in National March for Life

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OTTAWA - Pope Francis sent greetings to the thousands of pro-life marchers who participated in the National March for Life here May 8.

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, addresses a crowd in Toronto May 2.

Archbishop says Ukraine’s struggle is for dignity

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TORONTO - Amid the violence and turmoil plaguing Ukraine, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk said one must remember to love thy neighbour.

Sister Anne Karges from the Congregation of St. Joseph of Canada addresses the dinner on behalf of all the 50-years jubilarians, some of whom are seated behind her.

God's plan sidetracks Hamilton priest's golf dream

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HAMILTON, ONT. - He tried to push it aside and ignore it, desiring marriage, a family and retirement at age 50 so he “could play golf all day,” but God had other plans.

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Medical association takes the debate on end-of-life care across Canada

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Doctors don’t think Canada should mess with the rules that govern how they care for the terminally ill without a serious national debate. Therefore the Canadian Medical Association has been sponsoring town hall meetings across Canada.

Migrant workers should be able to immigrate to Canada rather than just come as short-term labour, advocates for the workers say.

Well-intentioned bills on migrant workers don’t go far enough

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Two bills under consideration in Ontario that seek to expand protection for migrant workers are “doomed” because they don’t address the real thing these workers need, a means of staying here, says Stan Raper.

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