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TORONTO - Fr. Thomas Rosica, CEO of Salt + Light Television, has been appointed president of Assumption University in Windsor, Ont. He begins his term effective Dec. 1.

But Rosica will not be leaving Salt + Light Television and will now oversee the future direction of both Assumption University and the TV network he founded.

鈥淚 will be assuming my new responsibilities at Assumption University in Windsor in December in addition to the work at Salt + Light Television,鈥� he told The Catholic Register. 鈥淚n fact, Salt + Light will be a key instrument in bringing some new life to Assumption University,鈥� something he sees as an exciting challenge.

Assumption University is an independent Catholic university federated with the University of Windsor.

The past three years haven鈥檛 been easy for the Magnificat Charismatic Prayer Community, but that hasn鈥檛 stopped the group from dreaming big.

After losing its spiritual director and half of its members, it might seem like the community would pack it in. But instead, the prayer community is working towards turning its home, Regina Mundi Retreat Centre in Queensville, Ont., into the national shrine of the Divine Mercy.

鈥淒ivine Mercy is really the heart of Scripture,鈥� said Fr. Matthew Robbertz, spiritual director of the Magnificat community. 鈥淕od came to save us, and everything is made of His mercy.鈥�

The Divine Mercy devotion is followed by more than 100 million Catholics worldwide, and it owes much of its popularity to Pope John Paul II. Until he began to spread the word of the devotion, the Divine Mercy was unknown to 鈥� or even rejected by 鈥� many Catholics. The devotion began with St. Faustina, a Polish nun who lived in the early 1900s. She had many visions of Jesus and Mary, which she described in a diary that would later be published. Her writings, originally widely condemned, would inspire the Divine Mercy devotion, which asks for the mercy of God and the ability to show mercy to others.

TORONTO 鈥� He was a man of principle who wasn鈥檛 afraid to stand up for the rights of the unborn, say friends of long-time Toronto pro-life activist Dr. Ray Holmes.

Dr. Holmes, 93, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on July 8. His funeral was held July 11 at St. Joseph鱿鱼视频app Church in Brampton, Ont.

Campaign Life Coalition national president Jim Hughes called Dr. Holmes a friend and mentor for over 30 years and a 鈥済enerous and kind man.鈥� During his last hours, Hughes and his wife visited Dr. Holmes where his family gathered to pray for him.

鈥淗e clenched my hand just as strongly as he had the first time I met him. He was a man of determination and faith,鈥� Hughes said.

TORONTO - An Ontario Court of Appeal ruling that makes it harder for doctors to withdraw life support when such a decision goes against a patient's family's wishes is "fabulous" news to the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition.

Alex Schadenberg, executive director of the coalition, said the June 29 ruling in the case of Hassan Rasouli was exactly what the coalition was hoping for.

"Doctors were interpreting their power as being that they could withdraw treatment without consent and that they only required consent to treat," said Schadenberg.

The withdrawal of life support now requires the consent of a substitute decision maker 鈥� and if that's not satisfactory to the doctor, he or she must go to the provincial Consent and Capacity Board to try to have the decision overturned, said Toronto lawyer Gardner Hodder, who represented the Rasouli family.

TORONTO - Toronto Catholic parishioners will be getting a sneak peek at the new Roman Missal in their parishes as early as this summer.

A number of parishes will be preparing their flocks for the third edition of the Roman Missal which is set to launch in Canada on Nov. 27, the first Sunday of Advent.  

Msgr. Brad Massman, pastor of St. Paul鱿鱼视频app Basilica, said the parish鱿鱼视频app musicians are already taking courses in preparation for the new Missal. And parishioners will receive more information this summer through parish announcements.

鈥淲e鈥檙e going to talk to people about the new Missal. It鱿鱼视频app a good time to refresh all of us as far as the Mass is concerned,鈥� said Massman.

According to the new Missal, the structure and order of the Mass will not change, but there will be new texts for prayers and new observances for saints in the Church calendar. Other additions include a Mass in thanksgiving for the gift of human life and an extended vigil for Pentecost.

TORONTO - Bo has a passion for food. And thanks to Cooking for Life, a new culinary arts program for homeless youth offered at Covenant House, he can pursue this passion.

"The program has got great potential for employment opportunity and it's helped me so much with my kitchen skills, my knife skills and safety in the kitchen," said the 24-year-old, a member of the program's first graduating class.

The program's public launch took place June 29 at the downtown youth shelter's newly renovated kitchen, which was made possible with the help of federal government funding. MP John Carmichael, David Garcelon, executive chef at Toronto's Fairmont Royal York Hotel, and Ruth daCosta, executive director of Covenant House, all addressed a crowd of about 50 people.

"Participants learn the professional conduct required to work in a fast-paced restaurant environment," daCosta said. "Graduates can earn a safe food handling certificate and receive support to find a job. They will be better equipped to cook for themselves when they move out on their own."

TORONTO - Christians should be lobbying their Members of Parliament to put pressure on countries that exercise torture, Jesuit Father Valerian Shirima told a small group gathered at a 12-hour prayer vigil held by the Toronto chapter of Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture (ACAT).

Commemorating the United Nations鈥� International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, about 15 people attended the vigil at the University of St. Michael鱿鱼视频app College, which ran from 7 p.m. June 25 to 7 a.m. the following morning, for various lengths of time.

鈥淲e are collectively praying together, meditating and thinking of victims of torture,鈥� Stephen Scharper, director of ACAT-Toronto, told The Catholic Register.

ACAT is an ecumenical organization that campaigns for the abolition of torture throughout the world and lends support to victims. First established in Paris in 1974, the organization is now active in 30 countries. The Toronto chapter was founded in October 2010 by Scharper with help from his PhD student, Simon Appolloni.

Like many young people, Thomas has been spending most of his recent time preparing for high-school exams, playing basketball with friends and following the end of the NHL season. That鱿鱼视频app a long way from where he was a few weeks ago 鈥� unsure each night if he鈥檇 have a bed to sleep in.

Orphaned at six years old, Thomas has moved from foster home to foster home.

As he got older, he spent some time couch-surfing from one friend鱿鱼视频app place to the next. Eventually he got his own apartment, sharing rent with his younger brother and a friend. But the other two walked out on the deal, leaving Thomas with a lease he couldn鈥檛 afford and no family to support him.

So how did Thomas go from near homelessness to becoming a typical teenager? It began when he was directed to Covenant House Toronto.

Thomas knew about Covenant House, but hadn鈥檛 considered it an option until it was recommended by a social worker from the Catholic Children鱿鱼视频app Aid Society.

The only requirement to join Alcoholics Anonymous is a desire for sobriety 鈥� and maybe a belief in God.

Two Toronto AA groups were recently removed from the organization鱿鱼视频app official directory for altering the Twelve Steps, a traditional set of guidelines to battle addiction created by AA founder Bill Wilson. The two non-religious groups, Beyond Belief and We Agnostics, removed all mention of God or a higher power from the steps and, as a result, are no longer affiliated with AA.

While sympathetic with the decision to delist the two organizations, many supporters of the 12-step program caution against letting this debate interfere with the healing mission of AA.

Sr. Miriam Ukeritis, CSJ, the chief executive director of Southdown Institute, a mental  health centre for Catholic clergy, many of whom are dealing with addictions, said that, while her organization uses the Catholic faith to help battle addictions, they 鈥渄on鈥檛 go on the belief that if you pray, all your troubles go away.鈥�

When Thomas Collins was in the seminary, he felt like the busiest, most rushed guy in town. Now, as Archbishop of Toronto, he wants to give seminarians a chance to stop and reflect 鈥� something he wishes he could have done more often.

For the incoming class at St. Augustine鱿鱼视频app Seminary, that will mean a media fast 鈥� abstaining from electronic and traditional media of all types 鈥� for much of their first year. No phones or cellphones, no Internet or computer games, no TV or radio. No modern devices or even old friends like newspapers and magazines.

Beginning in September, the new class of seminarians will take part in a type of spiritual preparation called a propaedeutic year. The 10-month period, which falls between formation (at places like Serra House) and the traditional studies of the seminary, is meant to prepare discerning priests in a non-academic setting.

It will include reading traditional Church texts, a collection of retreats and, for five and half days per week, a 鈥渇ast鈥� from electronic and popular media.