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Your Community Needs ShareLife More than EverSadly, we know that many members of our community are suffering greatly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sickness, lockdowns and layoffs have led to more anxiety, despair, addiction and abuse around the world. Luckily, you can help by supporting ShareLife...Posted: Apr-13-2021 -
If You Are Struggling, Catholic Agencies Are Ready to HelpThe Christmas season can be a difficult time for many people, but the COVID-19 pandemic will likely bring new challenges to what is supposed to be the happiest time of the year. If you are experiencing loneliness, loss, depression...Posted: Dec-18-2020 -
Watch Cardinal Collins Advocate for Palliative Care Before the Ontario LegislatureOn Monday, November 23, 2020 from 5 to 6 p.m., Cardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, will speak before an Ontario Legislature committee about Bill 3, Compassionate Care Act, 2020. The bill calls on the Minister of Health and...Posted: Nov-23-2020 -
Please Donate to the Philippines Relief EffortIn the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippines is struggling through one of the worst typhoon seasons in decades after six significant storms made landfall on the Southeast Asian nation in just three weeks. The Archdiocese of Toronto...Posted: Nov-18-2020
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Join Cardinal Collins for a Dinner and Show This ThursdayFor 40 years, the archbishop of Toronto has raised funds for local charities by hosting an enormous in-person dinner. Over this time, more than $6 million have been raised to help our neighbours in need. But during the COVID...Posted: Nov-11-2020
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Special Mass to Recognize Parish Volunteers – Wednesday, November 4We are happy to say that in the months since our churches re-opened, there has yet to be community transmission of COVID-19 in any of our parishes. This amazing track record is only possible thanks to the hard...Posted: Oct-31-2020
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Good Shepherd Ministries Needs Your Help This ThanksgivingMany of our parishes have made it a tradition to host a food drive leading into Thanksgiving weekend to support the Good Shepherd Ministries. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Good Shepherd needs our parishes’ help more than ever. Good...Posted: Sep-15-2020
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Please Donate to the Lebanon Relief EffortAn enormous explosion devastated the city of Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, in what the local mayor called “a national catastrophe.” The situation in Lebanon is dire. At least 154 people died in the explosion and...Posted: Aug-08-2020
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ShareLife Has a Fresh New WebsiteShareLife-funded agencies do amazing work in our communities. Thanks to ShareLife: 288 seniors receive excellent long-term care at Providence Healthcare and 11,000 other seniors get access to other assistance programs each year 208 vulnerable young people get...Posted: Jul-15-2020
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Statement from Cardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, re: Racism, Dialogue & RespectJune 5, 2020 We have witnessed shocking events, most recently the violent death of George Floyd, that have prompted protests and important conversations both in the United States and our own country, on the topic of racism and violence. In...Posted: Jun-05-2020
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Office for Refugees, Archdiocese of Toronto Looks Back on a Successful 2019The Office for Refugees, Archdiocese of Toronto (ORAT) had another impressive year in 2019. ORAT lives out the Gospels by helping refugees from around the world who are seeking a fresh start in Canada. Some highlights from 2019 include: 528...Posted: Feb-19-2020
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Please Contribute to the Hurricane Dorian Disaster ReliefIn September, Hurricane Dorian devastated the Caribbean nation of the Bahamas, and caused significant damage in Nova Scotia and along the Atlantic coast of the United States. The hurricane moved excruciatingly slowly across the Bahamian island of Abaco, leaving most...Posted: Sep-10-2019
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Season of Creation Activities in the ArchdioceseWe invite you to join us in celebrating the Season of Creation (September 1 to October 4). The Church recognizes the ecological challenge facing the world today as a major threat. Responding to this crisis forms an integral part of...Posted: Aug-31-2019
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39th Annual Cardinal’s Dinner – Keynote address from Cardinal Thomas CollinsOn Thursday, November 8, more than 1,600 guests came together in celebration of the 39th annual Cardinal's Dinner. The event has raised more than $6 million for charity since its inception and helps to build bridges between the...Posted: Nov-09-2018
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Humanitarian Relief Efforts Underway in Philippines, IndonesiaIn an effort to support the survivors of Typhoon Mangkhut in the Philippines and the earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia, the Archdiocese of Toronto is accepting funds that will be sent to the official relief network of the Vatican through...Posted: Oct-03-2018
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Ascension Witness to Christ - Cardinal Collins' homily at Pro-life MassCardinal Thomas Collins was the homilist at the Pro-life Mass during the March for Life in Ottawa on May 10. The text of his homily, entitled Ascension Witness to Christ is available on our website here.Posted: May-11-2018
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Make sure your voice is heard - Sign up todayIn February, Cardinal Collins and bishops across Ontario asked for an email address from every Catholic family in their community, with a goal of 100,000 email addresses collected in Ontario. This information will be used locally by Cardinal Collins...Posted: Mar-21-2018
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Sign-Up Sundays! February 24/25 & March 3/4We Need Your Help! Cardinal Collins and bishops across Ontario are asking for an email address from every Catholic family in their community, with a goal of 100,000 email addresses collected in Ontario by the end of February 2018...Posted: Feb-16-2018
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Responding to flooding disaster in Kerala, IndiaIn late July, the state of Kerala, India was devastated by severe flooding due to unusually high rainfall during the monsoon season. Over 10,000 kms of roads have been wrecked and more than 20,000 homes destroyed. The flooding...Posted: Feb-06-2018
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Archdiocese joins interfaith response to African food crisis(June 7, 2017) The Archdiocese of Toronto joins the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and faith communities across Canada in launching a joint appeal, entitled Pray-Give-Speak Out, in response to the desperate food crisis in South Sudan, Yemen...Posted: Jun-07-2017
