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Toronto - The love we have for one another is hope and peace in this dark hour, says Cardinal Thomas Collins at a packed mass for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan at Our Lady of the Assumption parish, a hub for many Filipino Catholics.

TORONTO - While pleased the federal government has committed to clearing up the backlog of permanent residency applications through its Live-in Caregiver Program, Faye Arellano is waiting to see the results before she begins to jump with joy.

With the legalization of buying and selling sex soon to be decided at Canada’s Supreme Court, a new documentary is taking Canadians to places where prostitution and sexual exploitation are either flourishing or dying off and asks why this is the case.

As of Friday morning, Nov. 15,  Canada’s Catholic aid agency had raised over a quarter million dollars in emergency relief for the typhoon stricken Philippines.

OTTAWA - Psychiatrist Tim Lau has a prescription for happiness based on what he has learned from his patients, his wife and his six children.

TORONTO - People working in the public health field need to think more about the ethical dimensions of what they are doing, a St. Michael’s Hospital scientist argues in a commentary published this month in the Canadian Journal of Public Health.

OTTAWA - Quebec’s Catholic bishops warn the Charter of Quebec Values could have “heavy consequences” and represents a “crucial” stage in history for the people of the province.

TORONTO - Priscilla Coleman strongly believes that having an abortion can lead to developing a mental illness.

OTTAWA - The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has joined with the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace to prepare a first response and a plan of continuing aid for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan that has devastated parts of the Philippines Nov. 8.

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