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A jar of freshly squeezed juice or a bowl of fruit are my constant companions as I walk through my school or pause for lunch. The lingering smell of sweet oranges, berries or bananas often draw the attention of those around me.

My first year of university is finally over. Academically, I held my head above water, but socially, I found myself unable to fit in. I am enrolled in a Life Sciences program, where there isn’t much racial diversity. As one of the few black people, I found myself struggling with my self-identity.

TORONTO - The youth at Toronto’s St. Casimir’s parish are in the midst of living out a five-year plan to travel the globe and grow in their faith.

On Holy Thursday, Oriana Bertucci enjoys carrying out a centuries-old tradition through the modern-day city streets of Toronto.

On my morning commute to work, I grabbed a newspaper in the subway and was shocked to read what was on the cover: Female students from Newmarket, Ont.’s Sacred Heart High School were the targets of a “sex-or-not” web site.

OTTAWA - The Church in Canada needs a “serious, sustained commitment” to evangelization, Vancouver Archbishop Michael Miller told students at a Catholic Christian Outreach (CCO) fundraiser.

Darren Pereira walked into the United Nations thinking about the overwhelming number of social injustices in the world today, but walked away knowing that when people work together, solutions to these issues can be found.

Many of my schoolmates say they wish that religion wasn’t a mandatory class and that they could enrol in other classes more beneficial to their future academic or professional goals. I disagree. So I spoke with two of my religion teachers to get their perspective on the matter.