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Youth Speak News

Charles Lewis (right) speaks with one of the event organizers prior to delivering his lecture on euthanasia and the dangers of making it legal. He told about 40 people at Kintore College that legalizing euthanasia in Quebec isn’t a slippery slope, it is the Ice Capades.

Better health care, not euthanasia

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TORONTO - Helping his cancer-stricken mother reach a natural death three years ago proved to be a life-changing experiences for Leo Ufimtsev.

Faith Connections turns the city into Stations of the Cross as the faithful pray in the streets.

Urban Way of the Cross resurrected

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TORONTO - Faith Connections envisions the city as a living Stations of the Cross.

Virginia Mervar

Faith from summers’ past

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When I look back to some of the times in life when my faith has been strongest, I can’t help but reminisce on the past few summers. These times have helped me recognize Christ’s presence in my life.

Members of the Escolania de Montserrat, one of the oldest and most venerable boys' choirs in Europe, perform at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington March 15. Founded in the 13th century, the choir sings daily fo r pilgrims at the abbey of Santa Maria de Monserrat in Catalonia, Spain.

Centuries old choir performs

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WASHINGTON - Since the 13th century, the Escolania de Montserrat has sung daily for pilgrims at Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey in Catalonia, Spain. It took 800 years, but the famous boys choir finally arrived in North America to share their ministry of sacred music.

Rabbi Aaron Greenberg (left), Fr. Carlos Martins and Imam Mirza Afzal represented Judaism, Christianity and Islam, respectively, at the World Religions Conference at York University.

Religious founders aid interfaith peace

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TORONTO - Despite religious differences, people are capable of showing one another love, compassion and mercy, says Jari Qudrat. These qualities, he says, are attributed to God, and it is God who is at the heart of the World Religions Conference.

Ashley Judd (left) and Tony Goldwyn in Divergent star as the parents of Beatrice Prior, a teenage girl in a post-apocalyptic society who abandons her humble life with her parents for a more daring and dangerous path. The film grossed $56 million in the U.S. on opening weekend.

Heroine at heart of dystopian film

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NEW YORK - If Hollywood has its way, teenagers won’t have it easy in the post-apocalyptic future.

Stephen Johnson

God, the ultimate exam invigilator

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There are few words that fill a student’s heart with more dread than the word “exam.” And yet, it is that time of the year again for many university students.

City councillor Joe Mihevc

Councillor talks politics to youth

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TORONTO - Toronto’s next municipal election happens this fall, but voter turnout is typically low among eligible youth.

St. Casimir’s youth and young adults, seen above in Rome, will travel to Kraków, Poland, for World Youth Day 2016.

Polish-Canadians at WYD

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Toronto’s St. Casimir’s parish hopes to send 60 to 70 young Polish descendants to their ancestral homeland for World Youth Day from July 26 to 31, 2016, a week that that is set to inspire Catholic youth from around the world in Kraków, Poland.

Social media is changing the way young people enagage with Lent. Above is a screenshot from the smartphone app Lentsanity.

Smartphones give Lent new look

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WASHINGTON - This is not your parents’ Lent.

Michael Chen

A universal Church

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Since January I’ve been studying in Singapore. I arrived knowing that the government protected religious freedom, which initially surprised me when I learned about it last year. The country is considered a multi-religious nation where this freedom is enshrined in the constitution. I had thought that because it was located in Asia, there would be stricter government control over religious practice. But being a Catholic in Singapore is no different than practising back in Toronto.

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