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OTTAWA -- You can learn a lot about Islam, Judaism, Christianity and other faiths in books, but the best way to really understand another faith is through personal relationships.
Catholics look for action and answers
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterAs the country continues to wake up to the truth that there has been little or no reconciliation with Indigenous people, Catholics are also questioning their Church’s record.
Prayer created for National Indigenous Peoples Day
By Catholic Register StaffTo mark the 25th anniversary of National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada on June 21, the Canadian Conference Catholic Bishops (CCCB) have released a prayer titled “Prayer for Tolerance, Forgiveness, Reconciliation.”
First female OHL draft pick rooted in faith
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterIt’s been quite an extraordinary couple weeks for 16-year-old goaltender Taya Currie.
Attempts at healing must be Indigenous-led, says Miller
By Agnieszka Ruck, Canadian Catholic NewsVANCOUVER -- Vancouver Archbishop J. Michael Miller reached out to residential school survivors in an interview with an Indigenous news network, apologizing for how representatives of the Church “betrayed your trust.”
Church to blame for residential schools: poll
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterWhile the work toward a formal apology from Pope Francis is ongoing, a clear majority of Canadians hold the Catholic Church primarily responsible for the damage done by residential schools, according to a Leger poll conducted June 4- 6.
Alberta pastor to appeal worship ruling
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterThree congregants of GraceLife Church near Spruce Grove Alta., are joining their pastor’s fight for religious freedom after a provincial court ruled Pastor James Coates’ religious and life, liberty and security freedoms were not infringed by pandemic regulations.
Restoring languages will help right past wrongs
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterWhen news of the 215 unmarked graves at the former Kamloops Residential School landed in Edmonton, an elder in the Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples wanted to put out a statement in Cree. The problem is that survivors of the residential school system lost their language when they were children in the schools.
MP calls on faithful to make Liberals pay for ignoring conversion therapy concerns
ByOTTAWA -- A Conservative MP wants Catholics and other Canadians of faith to remember during the next election that the federal Liberal government is ignoring concerns about a bill to ban conversion therapy for youth that could make some religious discussions about human sexuality illegal.
UNDRIP campaign finally paying off
ByOTTAWA -- There have been false starts and bitter disappointments before, but Catholic and other faith organizations now see a light at the end of the tunnel in achieving a key aspect of reconciliation with Canada’s Indigenous peoples.
Servant leadership guides unit commander
By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic RegisterJune 4, 2017 was a landmark day in Lt.-Col. Joseph Nonato’s life where he felt like he was answering God’s will. That was the day the Brampton, Ont., product carved a place in history as the first Filipino-Canadian to assume command of the Royal Regiment of Canada at the Fort York Armoury in Toronto.