Canada's bishops wound up their first in-person meetings in three years with discussion of concrete steps toward reconciliation with Indigenous Canadians.
At the end of four days of plenary meetings of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops in Cornwall, Ontario, Edmonton Archbishop Richard
“There is no affordable housing,” said Stephen Moses. The 45-year-old explained that, despite having full-time employment, he was not saved from experiencing homelessness. “Even if you’re working full-time, even if you have some savings for first and last month’s deposit, the rents
Catholics in the Prince Albert Diocese joined the local Anglican bishop and others across Saskatchewan and the nation in praying for the victims and survivors of a stabbing spree on the James Smith First Nation and in nearby Weldon, Saskatchewan.
Among the 11
A preliminary Vatican investigation into allegations against Cardinal Marc Ouellet concluded there was not sufficient evidence to warrant opening up formal proceedings against the cardinal for sexual assault, a Vatican spokesman said.
However, the Jesuit who did the investigation was a long-time associate
The unity of the Catholic Church's bishops is fundamental in correcting past wrongs and in confronting challenges today, Pope Francis said.
Meeting with a group of Jesuits in Canada July 29, the pope said his visit was made possible by the unity of
After many months of waiting, Pope Francis arrived in Canada on July 24 for his “penitential pilgrimage” to meet with, listen to and apologize to members of Canada’s First Nation, Métis and Inuit communities, especially those who experienced abuse or attempts at
During his much-anticipated six-day trip to Canada, which he called a “penitential pilgrimage,” Pope Francis offered heartfelt apologies for the Church’s role in the abuses committed at Canada’s residential schools, where, for over a century, the Canadian government had a policy of
The planned destruction of the families, languages, cultures and traditions of the Indigenous communities of Canada through the residential school system was "genocide," Pope Francis said.
Asked by an Indigenous reporter why he did not use the word genocide while in Canada, the
On a stage designed to evoke a qammaq -- a traditional Inuit summer home built of whale ribs, sod and stone -- Pope Francis again apologized to the Indigenous communities of Canada for Catholics' complicity in breaking up their families and suppressing
Meeting Indigenous survivors of residential schools in Canada, Pope Francis entrusted them and the journey of truth, healing and reconciliation to three women: St. Anne, Mary and St. Kateri Tekakwitha.
"These women can help us to come together and start to weave anew