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{mosimage}TORONTO - placed first in the sixth annual Friars' Student Writing Award contest for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which runs from Jan. 20 to 27.

{mosimage}VANCOUVER - When Celine Leigh consecrated herself to Jesus through Mary two years ago, she found herself part of a union of Roman Catholics who share in the spiritual graces through Mary������Ƶapp intercession and provision.

{mosimage}A celebrated child rights advocate, dynamic speaker and New York Times best-selling author, Craig Kielburger is a testament to the power of youth engagement.

{mosimage}Kayla Cornale has gone from being her younger cousin Lorena������Ƶapp hero to hero in the eyes of the global community. The 17-year-old was featured on aired live globally on Dec. 6 from the American Museum of Natural History in New York for creating a learning program using music to help autistic children communicate called . 

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Students, newly arrived refugees and guests chatted over platefuls of chicken, lasagna and vegetables inside St. Marcellinus Secondary School������Ƶapp dimly lit auditorium while live piano music floated through the air. This was the scene during the fifth annual Christmas Refugee Dinner held Nov. 29.

Editor������Ƶapp note: If you are scrambling for gift ideas during this third week of Advent let us assure you that there is an alternative to the cult of shopping mall madness. We challenge you to root through our free or inexpensive homemade last-minute gift ideas guide. Give with a social and ecological conscience in the spirit of Bishop St. Nicholas of Myra whose compassionate generosity, albeit twisted by our modern day consumer culture, points to a greater reality — the greatest gift of all: the coming of Jesus Christ.

Happy Advent
from the Youth Speak News Team

OTTAWA - Ottawa������Ƶapp new archbishop looks forward to skating on the Rideau Canal, something he������Ƶapp missed doing since studying at the University of Ottawa 37 years ago.

Last spring I trekked up to the University of St. Michael������Ƶapp College to hear a presentation by Anna Halpine, founder of the . The story she told was absolutely inspiring. When it ended I introduced myself and asked how I could get involved.

TORONTO - “Twenty-four kids. Three faiths. One planet” is the slogan for , a summer camp that aims to bring peace to the Middle East a dozen families at a time.

, , , and are all free music downloading sites that young Canadians are all too familiar with.