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TORONTO – Cardinal Thomas Collins, in ordaining the two newest members to the Toronto priestly fraternity, let them know that as priests they are called to be servants of their flock.

Register reaps its awards

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Catholic Register reporters, editors and designers were recognized for another year of outstanding achievement by taking home 14 awards, including eight first-place honours, at the annual Canadian Church Press gala dinner April 29 in Toronto.

Anglican-Catholic dialogue coming to Toronto

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TORONTO – One of the most important and troubled projects from the Second Vatican Council arrives in Toronto May 11 for some serious, scholarly and saintly talk.

Toronto conference to explore women and diaconate

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TORONTO – If a woman comes down the aisle carrying the book of the Gospels, and if she later stands at the ambo to read the Gospel and preach on it, would your parish cease to be Catholic?

Thornhill parish raises concerns about euthanasia legislation to MP

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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.

Pro-life activist Mary Wagner set free

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TORONTO – Despite receiving the maximum penalty at a sentencing hearing for her pro-life activism, Mary Wagner walked out of Toronto's Old City Hall a relatively free woman April 23.

Divine Mercy painting finds a new home

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TORONTO – A painting of the Divine Mercy put up for adoption last year by the man who commissioned it more than a decade ago has finally found a new home at St. Francis de Sales Church in Ajax, Ont.

Blitz could open doors to 700 refugees

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In what will be a record year for refugees finding a new home in the Archdiocese of Toronto, an 18-hour flurry of paperwork may have made the difference for as many as 700 Syrian refugees.

To Gaetano Gagliano, the Church came before his business empire

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TORONTO – From a distance Gaetano Gagliano was a perfect representative of TorontoƵapp Catholic establishment. He was a rich man whose business empire employs more than 1,300.

Christians unite under ‘fires of persecution’

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TORONTO – The “fires of persecution” are bringing Christians worldwide closer together, a number of faith leaders in Toronto believe.

St. JoeƵapp staying true to its Catholic roots

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TORONTO - How a simple change in letterhead led to wild rumours that St. JosephƵapp Health Centre was about to remove crosses from the outside of its building and religious artwork from inside the hospital is not something St. JoeƵapp vice president of quality, strategic information and performance systems is going to speculate on.