Edmonton Archbishop Richard Smith says he left an international conference on Indigenous-Church relations “very encouraged,” but cautioned the Washington, D.C., event was one step on a long path ahead. “We … Continued
Canada’s bishops welcomed the 2023 National Day of Truth and Reconciliation as an opportunity to reflect on the tragic legacy of residential schools and pray as brothers and sisters for … Continued
Canada’s bishops are restructuring their Indigenous Council to include a new “Indigenous consultant” and increase the ratio of Indigenous members as they look at their pastoral care of Indigenous communities … Continued
Catholic Register publisher Peter Stockland had some uncommon advice for his journalism students attending a new course aimed at developing Catholic journalists. “You’re there to observe, not to be an … Continued
Next month’s Synod on Synodality will be aimed at “being opened toward many voices,” Vancouver Archbishop J. Michael Miller said Monday, emphasizing the synodal process “is based on listening to … Continued
A Muslim imam urged Canada’s Catholic bishops at their annual plenary assembly to speak out for “moral rights,” while also being counselled by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines … Continued
Mackenzie-Fort Smith Bishop Jon Hansen spoke to an “essentially full” St. Patrick’s Co-Cathedral on Sept. 10, in front of Yellowknife Catholics eager to congregate after nearly a month of being … Continued
As Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, began restricting Canadians in August from accessing and sharing news content on its platforms in response to Bill C-18, the Online … Continued
Euthanasia and Indigenous issues will be on the plate of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops when they gather for their annual plenary in Toronto next week. The plenary gathering in Toronto … Continued
A simple country funeral Mass was all Archbishop Adam Exner, OMI, desired, and that’s what he received Wednesday in the small rural church of St. Mary’s in Grayson, Sask. “Bishops … Continued