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Police target organized crime in Montreal area and arrest more than 70 people Wed Nov 22, 5:43 PM By Peter Rakobowchuk MONTREAL (CP) - The arrest of 82-year-old Nicolo Rizzuto and other alleged top-ranking mobsters is a "significant blow" to organized crime in Montreal, says an author who...

The Dynamic Presence of Christ (Homily for the Feast of Corpus Christi) "Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you." (John 6:53) What are we to make of these stark words in the Gospel According to John, which have scandalized generations of...

CBC News Although most Canadians are living within their means, many renters are spending more than they're making on housing costs, a new Statistics Canada study says. The study measuring housing affordability found that 31 per cent of renters exceeded their budgets on shelter costs. By...

By Rob Crilly When the farming tribes of Darfur took up arms more than two years ago against what they saw as a neglectful Arab-dominated government, Samia Ahmed Nihar's brothers, uncles, and male cousins joined the struggle. But as a lecturer in development studies at Khartoum University in...

McDonald's clown gets boot from New Brunswick elementary classrooms Mon Nov 20, 12:25 PM FREDERICTON (CP) - New Brunswick's Education Department has given the boot to the corporate clown in the big red shoes. Education officials say Ronald McDonald, the clown mascot for fast-food giant...

Pater noster qui es in caelis; sanctificetur nomen tuum, adveniat regnum tuum, fiat voluntas tua, sicut in caelo et in terra. Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie. Et dimmite nobis debita nostra sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem, sed libera nos a...

Some people construct a Christianity which consists entirely of a personal relationship to Jesus Christ and has virtually nothing to do with the church. Others make a grudging concession to the need for church membership, but add that they have given up the ecclesiastical institution as...

Major Religions of the World Ranked by Number of Adherents (Sizes shown are approximate estimates, and are here mainly for the purpose of ordering the groups, not providing a definitive number. This list is sociological/statistical in perspective.) Christianity: 2.1 billion Islam: 1.3 billion...

USCCB passes guidelines to "gay" ministry "The nation's(USA) Roman Catholic bishops overwhelmingly approved new guidelines Tuesday on outreach to gays, trying to support gay parishioners while strictly affirming the church stance that same-sex relationships are 'disordered.' "Gay Catholic...

Capitol Records Removes Evidence of the Beatles' Health Threatening Habits There will be no more pictures of the band members smokingBy: Entertainment News Staff In this ever–developing world of political correctness and health awareness, the big shots from Capitol Records are going a bit...

FEW LOVE THE CROSS OF JESUS JESUS has always many who love His heavenly kingdom, but few who bear His cross. He has many who desire consolation, but few who care for trial. He finds many to share His table, but few to take part in His fasting. All desire to be happy with Him; few wish to...

Those advocating an end to Canada's constitutional monarchy (republicans) base their arguments on several weak arguments. These are the counter - arguments against these republican myths. MYTH #1 Our head of state is a British foreigner, who does not reside in Canada. This is the most common...

16 killed in bus bombing in east Baghdad By STEVEN R. HURST, Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD, Iraq - A bomb exploded in a minibus in eastern Baghdad on Monday, killing 16 people and wounding 20, police said. if The bombing occurred shortly after midday in the predominantly Shiite...

Just sort of passing around a pet idea I have had regarding the monrachy. I come from a mixed background in terms of views towards retaining the monarchy. My dad's family, staunch RC French-Canadians, are almost all for the idea of severing all ties with the Queen. My mother's family...

McCartney, Moss make shortlist for top 10 Brits Fri Nov 10, 1:55 PM LONDON (AFP) - Beatles legend Paul McCartney and supermodel Kate Moss are two of the top 10 Britons voted onto a shortlist for naming Britain's greatest living icon. Acting, music and fashion dominated the shortlist...

A Sermon for the Feast of The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary By Dr. Robert Crouse "Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness; let the earth open, and bring forth a Saviour." The ancient Introit for this festival speaks to us of a double motion...

By Dr. Robert Crouse (The text is the story of the Canaanite woman) If you look through the Gospel lessons for the season of Lent, you will notice that they are much concerned with the casting out or devils, beginning with the story of Jesus' own temptations in last Sundays Gospel. They...

Bring Out Your Dead Dear friend and supporter, Did you know that in the event of your tragic death you can remain an active member of the Liberal Party of Canada? The party’s membership renewal commission has reinterpreted our constitution and has determined that dead people can now hold...

Like most people, I find it unnerving when suddenly everyone in the room is talking about a subject I can’t even begin to understand. When it happens to me, and it happens a lot, it usually involves math, a subject that ceased to make any sense to me about halfway through grade eight. So this...

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