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{mosimage}TORONTO - Toronto鱿鱼视频app Chaldean Catholic community continues to pray for peace in the wake of further violence affecting Christians in Iraq.
鈥淲e go with prayer and in this Holy Week, we ask our Lord Jesus Christ, King of Peace, to make peace in this country. All our hearts go to the (people in Iraq),鈥� Chaldean Archbishop Hanna Zora told The Catholic Register.
鈥淲e go with prayer and in this Holy Week, we ask our Lord Jesus Christ, King of Peace, to make peace in this country. All our hearts go to the (people in Iraq),鈥� Chaldean Archbishop Hanna Zora told The Catholic Register.
Archangel Michael icon donated to archdiocese of Toronto
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register
{mosimage}TORONTO - A window on the Kingdom of God now hangs in the chapel at the archdiocese of Toronto鱿鱼视频app Catholic Pastoral Centre.
Icon painter Janusz Charczuk donated the painting of the archangel Michael to the archdiocese. The icon of the patron saint of the archdiocese of Toronto took three months to paint using traditional materials and techniques, including a base of 16 layers of gesso made from marble dust, and hand-mixed colours in egg tempura.
Icon painter Janusz Charczuk donated the painting of the archangel Michael to the archdiocese. The icon of the patron saint of the archdiocese of Toronto took three months to paint using traditional materials and techniques, including a base of 16 layers of gesso made from marble dust, and hand-mixed colours in egg tempura.
St. Mike鱿鱼视频app to host media conference
By Shona Assang, The Catholic Register
{mosimage}TORONTO - The University of St. Michael鱿鱼视频app College will host a conference March 26 on 鈥淓vangelization in the Media.鈥�
The main topic is the role of evangelization in television, movies and music.
鈥淭his was not supposed to be a media conference, but an ethics conference,鈥� said Daniel Gibson, president of , which is organizing the event.
The main topic is the role of evangelization in television, movies and music.
鈥淭his was not supposed to be a media conference, but an ethics conference,鈥� said Daniel Gibson, president of , which is organizing the event.
Toronto Catholics raise $3.7 million for Haiti
By Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register
{mosimage}TORONTO - At almost $3.7 million, Catholics in the archdiocese of Toronto collectively made one of the largest donations from a North American diocese for Haiti earthquake relief.
It is the largest donation from a Canadian Catholic diocese.
It is the largest donation from a Canadian Catholic diocese.
St. Anthony relic comes to Toronto
By Carolyn Girard, The Catholic Register
{mosimage}TORONTO - A relic of St. Anthony of Padua will be returning to Canada accompanied by three Italian Franciscan friars this month.
St. Anthony, commonly referred to as the patron saint of lost articles, joined the Franciscan order in 1221 at the age of 26. He is a Doctor of the church and is typically portrayed in art with a book and the Infant Child Jesus.
St. Anthony, commonly referred to as the patron saint of lost articles, joined the Franciscan order in 1221 at the age of 26. He is a Doctor of the church and is typically portrayed in art with a book and the Infant Child Jesus.
Record crowd attends 2010 Ordinandi Dinner in Toronto
By Luc Rinaldi, Catholic Register Special
{mosimage}In 1990, 50 people gathered to celebrate the upcoming ordinations of a small group of soon-to-be priests. Twenty years later, a record 1,760 attended this still-growing tradition known as the Ordinandi Dinner.
Held in Toronto鱿鱼视频app Pearson Convention Centre on Mar. 1, and hosted by Serra International, an organization promoting religious vocations, the Ordinandi Dinner celebrated its 20th anniversary by welcoming into religious life 10 men from St. Augustine鱿鱼视频app and Redemptoris Mater Seminaries.
Held in Toronto鱿鱼视频app Pearson Convention Centre on Mar. 1, and hosted by Serra International, an organization promoting religious vocations, the Ordinandi Dinner celebrated its 20th anniversary by welcoming into religious life 10 men from St. Augustine鱿鱼视频app and Redemptoris Mater Seminaries.
Standing up for life at 40 Days for Life
By Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register
{mosimage}TORONTO - For 21-year-old Gabriel Bacani, standing outside on a chilly Friday afternoon isn鈥檛 a big deal if it鱿鱼视频app to stand up for life.
Bacani was joined by Josh Canning, a pastoral assistant at York University鱿鱼视频app Catholic Chaplaincy, at a vigil for the 40 Days for Life campaign on Feb. 19. The campaign kicked off two days earlier on Ash Wednesday.
Bacani was joined by Josh Canning, a pastoral assistant at York University鱿鱼视频app Catholic Chaplaincy, at a vigil for the 40 Days for Life campaign on Feb. 19. The campaign kicked off two days earlier on Ash Wednesday.
Dispute with landlord forces Caritas out of its offices
By Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register
{mosimage}TORONTO - A North York Catholic charity that helps recovering addicts is being 鈥渇orced into homelessness鈥� after its landlord locked it out of its offices.
associate director Ramin Deravian told The Catholic Register charity staff and residents were shocked to find themselves locked out of Caritas鈥� main building at 15 Millwick Dr. on Feb. 19 over a $57,000 unpaid parking lot repavement bill. Deravian said when talks broke down, Caritas found itself locked out of the building it has called home for the past 16 years.
associate director Ramin Deravian told The Catholic Register charity staff and residents were shocked to find themselves locked out of Caritas鈥� main building at 15 Millwick Dr. on Feb. 19 over a $57,000 unpaid parking lot repavement bill. Deravian said when talks broke down, Caritas found itself locked out of the building it has called home for the past 16 years.
Fraternity of St. Peter's days in Toronto over
By Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register
{mosimage}TORONTO - Due to a pastoral reassignment, the will be leaving the archdiocese of Toronto on Feb. 28, but the Tridentine Mass they brought here will remain.
Fr. Howard Venette, the only priest from the fraternity based in Toronto, said he is being reassigned to a parish affiliated with the Fraternity in Sarasota, Fla.
Fr. Howard Venette, the only priest from the fraternity based in Toronto, said he is being reassigned to a parish affiliated with the Fraternity in Sarasota, Fla.
ShareLife 2010 campaign goal is $14.15 million
By Carolyn Girard, The Catholic Register
{mosimage}TORONTO - After a tremendous campaign to help victims of the earthquake in Haiti, ShareLife has switched gears to now help those in its own backyard.
鈥淥ur Catholic community has always responded to the needs and been very generous and now, as we do each year, we are going to turn our attention to the needs of our greater community in the archdiocese of Toronto and the many people who rely on ShareLife social service agencies and ShareLife agencies for help each year,鈥� said Arthur Peters, executive director of ShareLife.
鈥淥ur Catholic community has always responded to the needs and been very generous and now, as we do each year, we are going to turn our attention to the needs of our greater community in the archdiocese of Toronto and the many people who rely on ShareLife social service agencies and ShareLife agencies for help each year,鈥� said Arthur Peters, executive director of ShareLife.
Thornhill chapel keeps Eucharist in good company for 25 years
By Sheila Dabu Nonato, The Catholic Register
{mosimage}THORNHILL, Ont. - For the past 25 years, before 6 a.m. every Sunday, parishioner Eva Parisi stops by St. Paschal Baylon Church鱿鱼视频app Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Adoration Chapel to keep watch over the Eucharist.
Perpetual eucharistic adoration is an ancient tradition that鱿鱼视频app been kept alive for the past quarter century at Catholic churches, including Thornhill鱿鱼视频app St. Paschal Baylon.
Perpetual eucharistic adoration is an ancient tradition that鱿鱼视频app been kept alive for the past quarter century at Catholic churches, including Thornhill鱿鱼视频app St. Paschal Baylon.