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The Archbishop of Toronto, Cardinal Thomas Collins, participated in the pagan purification ritual of 'smudging,' as Pope Francis had done during his visit to Canada earlier this year.TORONTO (LifeSiteNews) — The Archbishop of Toronto organized and participated in an indigenous pagan ritual of purification, known as a “smudging” ceremony, in Toronto’s Cathedral of St. Michael on September 30. The smudging ritual took place directly in front of the main altar just before the beginning of Mass, which was presided over by Cardinal Thomas Collins. Both the ritual and the Mass were intended to mark the National Day for Truth and...

‘Apostasy’: Gay ‘pride’ flag to fly over Toronto Catholic schools'With this vote, the TCDSB stepped into apostasy. It is no longer Catholic.'TORONTO, May 7, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – The Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) voted last night to declare June “Pride Month” and to fly the homosexual rainbow “Pride” flag at all schools within the board for the entire month of June in defiance of Catholic moral teaching that warns against the spiritual dangers of homosexual behavior and in defiance of the local Archbishop’s directives on the matter.“With this vote, the TCDSB stepped into apostasy. It is no longer Catholic,”...

BREAKING NEWS: Archdiocese of Toronto calls police on rosary praying Catholic faithful! On Friday, April 23, a small group of Catholics sent an email to Msgr. Gregory Ace, Pastor of St. Padre Pio parish in Woodbridge, a suburb north of Toronto. The email was a courtesy to the Pastor to let him know that they would be gathering to pray the rosary, "against the Church Lockdowns, offering up Prayers and Penances to the Blessed Mother, to intercede on our behalf with Her Son, to bring an end to the 'Pandemic', which, as St Charles Borromeo would say, our Sins...

Cardinal grants Catholic state-funeral to Canadian politician with key role in legalizing abortion Commented one pro-life leader: 'The whole thing is a scandal on the part of the bishops of Canada, and it’s a scandal on the part of Cardinal Collins' State funeral for John Turner in Catholic Church, Toronto, Ontario, Oct. 6, 2020. TORONTO, October 7, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Toronto Cardinal Thomas Collins granted a Catholic state-funeral, amidst fanfare and accolades, to former prime minister of Canada John Turner who oversaw the passage of a 1969 bill that, in effect, brought abortion to the country and opened the floodgates...