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TORONTO - The sacred mysteries aren’t so mysterious to the faithful because the liturgies already reveal them, says Fr. Bill Irwin.

TORONTO - TorontoöÏÓãÊÓƵapp African Catholic Community celebrated Nelson MandelaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp life Dec. 8 and claimed him as their inspiration three days after the man who led South Africa out of apartheid died.

Quebec Archbishop Gérald Lacroix hopes the Holy Door being installed at la Basilique-cathedrale Notre-Dame de Quebec will draw more than a million North Americans closer to their roots and faith.

TORONTO - This Advent season, churches across the archdiocese of Toronto will open day and night on Dec. 11 for a special Day of Confessions.

TORONTO - Shortly after arriving in Canada this summer from Hungary, Fr. Jeno Rigo pulled into a self-serve gas station to fill up his car. He studied the pump but, perplexed, was soon inside the station asking the attendant for help. When you are new to a country even the most mundane tasks can be challenging.

The Catholic argument against physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia need not be based on religious precepts, and if it is presented in explicitly religious terms it will probably lose, said students from the University of St. MichaelöÏÓãÊÓƵapp College after watching Dr. Donald LowöÏÓãÊÓƵapp plea for assisted suicide recorded eight days before he died.

TORONTO - Pope Francis was elected the Bishop of Rome eight months ago, but the honeymoon isn’t over yet. The new pope continues to invigorate the faithful and captivate the secular media, and Fr. Tom Rosica believes he knows why.

TORONTO - If you are what you pray for, Toronto is now one with the thousands of Christians around the world who suffer for their faith.

TORONTO - Doing the right thing is important. But who gets to do it matters almost as much, medical ethicist Fr. Mark Miller told about 70 people gathered for a Canadian Catholic Bioethics Institute lecture.