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TORONTO - Demand for doctor-assisted suicide isn’t about dying, itƵapp about disability, the director of a Quebec disability rights organization told a national anti-euthanasia symposium in Toronto Nov. 8.
The Triumph is so popular Cineplex shuts it down
By Ruane Remy, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - A documentary about the Medjugorje apparitions of the Virgin Mary has been so popular that Cineplex has suspended all future Canadian showings amid reports it is negotiating a distribution deal that may cut out a Catholic non- profit organization that has spent thousands of dollars to promote the film.
40 Days for Life vigil keeps at least one heart beating
By Ruane Remy, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - A letter addressed “to the sign people” is affirmation of the meaningful work by volunteers during the fall 40 Days for Life campaign.
Pro-lifer still feeling effects of attack
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - One month after being attacked while taking part in a Life Chain vigil in Toronto, Faye Arellano is still thanking God she escaped with relatively minor injuries.
McLuhan honoured with McLuhan award
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - When Marshall McLuhan woke up on a typical work day he didn’t immediately grab a New Testament. He grabbed three. One in the original Greek, the Vulgate Latin translation and then a version in another language he felt a need to work on — German, Portuguese, maybe Italian.
Fogarty Award given to man who was always a teacher
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - For his career-long commitment to Catholic education and students, Noel Martin was honoured with the Catholic Education Foundation of OntarioƵapp 2013 Medal of Honour.
Precious Blood Brothers’ Tanzanian project builds wells and educates youth
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - It took drilling wells for more than four decades before Br. Anthony Canterucci realized that clean water wasn’t what the people of Tanzania needed most. So now he is building schools.
Greening of the Jesuits
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterJesuits take their vow of poverty seriously, but that doesn’t mean they don’t need money. It just means they spend it on things that will help them work harder, longer and better on the spiritual well-being of everybody else.
Illuminating the Word of God
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Often it is said that the devil is in the detail, but with the illuminated St. JohnƵapp Bible it is GodƵapp Word in the detail.
Parish refugee workshop offered Oct. 26
By Ruane Remy, The Catholic RegisterToronto - The Office for Refugees Archdiocese of Toronto is hosting its next refugee settlement workshop Oct. 26 for parishes with an interest in helping relocate people fleeing some of the worldƵapp most troubled areas.
The kids’ champion
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - Catholic school principal Tony Casole is a champion — at least thatƵapp how Kids Now sees him.