Stocks, bonds and mutual funds make great gifts — just ask the parishioners at St. PatricköÏÓãÊÓƵapp in downtown Toronto.

While Pope Francis and countless thousands of Catholics flock to Portugal this week to celebrate one of the most famous Marian devotions in the world, a little piece of Fatima can be found in the Archdiocese of Toronto.

MANILA, Philippines – As the body count rises in the Philippines' war on drugs, a Catholic priest is trying to create a space where healing takes precedence over killing.

WASHINGTON– The driving force behind Catholics' search for a new parish is location – most likely how close it is to their new home.

It can be easy to feel lost and lonely in church; and thatöÏÓãÊÓƵapp twice as lost and lonely as anywhere else.

THORNHILL, ONT. – A suburban Toronto parish community is not sitting idly by as assisted suicide makes its way to becoming the law of the land.

Retired lawyer Bob Doherty has no illusions about becoming fluent in Arabic but heöÏÓãÊÓƵapp taking a language course at Saint MaryöÏÓãÊÓƵapp University in Halifax in order to ease the transition for the Syrian refugee family his parish will soon welcome.

VATICAN CITY - Embracing Pope Francis' request to sponsor a refugee family, the Vatican's St. Anne parish has welcomed a family of four from Damascus, Syria.

THORNHILL, Ont. - The Philippines received relief aid from around the world when Typhoon Haiyan hit the countryöÏÓãÊÓƵapp shores almost two years ago. But for Bishop Gerardo Alminaza of the Diocese of San Carlos, it was one Canadian parish that stands out for having left a particular impact on his community.