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As faithful from across the Archdiocese of Toronto gathered at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica on Saturday morning to mark ShareLife’s 50th anniversary, they did so under a single, unifying theme. While there was much to celebrate, Archbishop Frank Cardinal Leo summed the morning up under the simple banner of gratitude.

Gerard Butt stood before more than 2,100 knights, bishops, priests, cardinals and archbishops at the Knights of Columbus 144th Supreme Convention in Denver earlier this month, an experience the 74-year-old described as his “once-in-a-lifetime” moment.

Pope Francis told Italian farmers in 2015 that “there is no humanity without the cultivation of the land; there is no good life without the food it produces for the men and women of every continent. Agriculture thus demonstrates its central role.”

In the space of just 11 days this June, Canada’s two biggest cities mourned the line-of-duty deaths of Constables Marc Pinizzotto of Toronto Police Service and Mohamed Lamine Benredouane of the Montreal City Police Service.

Calgary Bishop William McGrattan can be counted among the tens of millions who have been captivated by the Canadian Rockies over time.

The Catholic Women’s League of Canada is urging the federal government to encourage the application of existing terrorism laws when arson attacks on places of worship are prosecuted.

Parishes in Penticton, B.C., have been providing evacuees of the ongoing Bald Range wildfires from nearby Summerland and Peachland with hope and strength amid their horrific ordeals.

Parishioners at St. John the Evangelist in Caledon, Ont., on Aug. 22 will mark the historic country church's 125th anniversary with festivities, reminiscence and a special Holy Mass celebrated by Bishop Ivan Camilleri.

The “Happily Ever After” gala, hosted by the Don Bosco House, drew 270 young Catholics from around the GTA on Aug. 7 at the Primavera Event Space in Woodbridge, Ont., for a high-class evening of fellowship and faith.

Motivated by a mindset of service, humility and reconciliation, the St. Joseph’s Health Centre (SJHC) Guelph team knew more could be done to provide Indigenous Canadians with accessible care.