The schoolchildren of Toronto������Ƶapp condoland, be they in the public or Catholic stream, will soon be sharing an elementary school.

Before I entered the seminary I spent time considering the legal profession. I worked, as part of such discernment, at a law firm where I met some faith-filled individuals who have become lifelong friends. Two of them are a couple, both lawyers, who live in one of Toronto������Ƶapp comfortable suburbs.

LA PAZ, Bolivia - Praising Bolivia's efforts to include all its citizens in the country's economic, political and social life, Pope Francis also defended the record and the right of the Catholic Church to be an active member of society and the right of the bishops to comment on public issues.

VATICAN CITY - A French court has told authorities in Ploermel, France, to remove the small town's statue of St. John Paul II on claims the statue's placement in a public square violated the separation of church and state.

TORONTO - As thousands of parents pulled their children from school for a week in protest of Ontario������Ƶapp sex-ed curriculum, it seems the majority taking part are from the province������Ƶapp public schools.

Students at Ontario������Ƶapp Catholic high schools are graduating at a significantly higher rate than those at public schools, according to data released by the Ministry of Education.

TORONTO - Schools could be made safer by eliminating a “code of silence” among students that discourages them from informing on classmates, said the head of a panel on school safety.