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TORONTO - A good nightƵapp sleep never did anyone harm. A bad nightƵapp sleep killed 48 babies in Ontario in 2012.

Solution to homelessness at hand, but it won’t be cheap

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TORONTO - Homelessness is solvable and even if the solution isn’t cheap every dollar spent to put homeless people in an apartment of their own saves $2.17 that would otherwise be spent on hospital emergency room visits, other medical services, shelters, prisons and policing, a new study has found.

Chesterton debates live on

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TORONTO - The spirit of Catholic apologist and author G.K. Chesterton will inspire debate once again in the Archdiocese of Toronto.

OECTA wrong to join Pride Parade

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TORONTO - The union representing OntarioƵapp Catholic teachers is wrong to join in the World Pride Parade and its decision demonstrates an “inadequate and mistaken understanding of their faith,” said Cardinal Thomas Collins.

Finding comfort in Our Lady of Guadalupe

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Toronto - The same year Deacon Gerard Almeida returned to his ministry at TorontoƵapp Nativity of Our Lord parish, he set eyes on the Marian icon of Our Lady of Guadalupe. This April, he will realize his dream of installing a sister replica of the icon as a permanent fixture of his home church.

Three pastors, united for four decades

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BELLEVILLE, ONT. - The pastors at BellevilleƵapp three Catholic churches come in three different flavours — traditional, spiritual and goofy. All three flavours come courtesy of St. AugustineƵapp Seminary, class of 1974.

God's grace behind 50 years of Jesuit service

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THORNHILL, ONT. - It normally takes 13 years to become a full-fledged member of the Society of Jesus. It takes the grace, love and steadfast faithfulness of God to remain one for 50 years.

Brampton Ukrainian church feeling community's love after devastating fire

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BRAMPTON, ONT. - Dealing with the aftermath of the fire that burned down St. Elias the Prophet Ukrainian Catholic Church, the parish community has been overwhelmed by the amount of support it is getting.

Dusting off sacred objects

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TORONTO - When a chalice has been tarnished by the years or a monstrance set aside due to the changing tides of style, it will no longer need to spend the rest of its shelf life on an actual shelf. The Sacred Objects Exchange, a new initiative in the Archdiocese of Toronto, is bringing these valued liturgical items out of retirement.

ShareLife donations help solve problems, big and small

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TORONTO -  ShareLife dollars are helping to cut down on wait times for those seeking counselling on a variety of issues in Toronto.

24 Hours of Mercy a blessing for Hamilton

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Anne Lamanes’ Lenten season got just a little more special this year.