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Toronto one step closer to getting its first saint in Sr. Carmelina Tarantino

October 7, 2019

Toronto takes a major step toward claiming its first saint on Oct. 20 with a Mass to close the initial stage of investigation into the possibility of canonizing Sr. Carmelina Tarantino. Cardinal Thomas Collins will preside at the Sunday Mass, which will mark the end of the archdiocesan phase of the saint-making process. From there,

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Missionary Month of October a call to share joy, hope and talents

October 2, 2019

God wants everyone to take a risk to share with others the gifts he has given to them – their life, talents and his love, Pope Francis said. Opening the Extraordinary Missionary Month at a prayer vigil in St. Peter’s Basilica Oct. 1, the pope said God “is asking you not simply to go through

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‘Angst and fear’ among faith leaders over threats to religious freedom

October 2, 2019

Religious freedom is still “materially operative” in Canada, but Christians are beginning to experience “an emerging level of angst and fear,” an Evangelical leader told Canada’s Catholic bishops. Religious persecution always has a starting point, and like cancer it needs early detection and diagnosis, said David Guretzki, executive vice president and resident theologian of the

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Czerny’s ministry to refugees and migrants will intensify as cardinal

September 27, 2019

Cardinal-designate Michael Czerny, a Canadian Jesuit who is one of Pope Francis’ point men for the pastoral care of and political advocacy for migrants and refugees, said becoming a cardinal is “an intensification” of his ministry. Pope Francis will ordain him a bishop Oct. 4 and induct him into the College of Cardinals Oct. 5.

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