The majority of Indigenous peoples in Canada are Christians, hence Catholic-Indigenous relations are not a matter of the Church dealing with those outside the household of faith, but those within the family.
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“I made these errors by relying heavily on reporting in mainstream media, reporting which was not always factual,”
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Pope Francis will visit Canada to further reconciliation with Indigenous Canadians in relation to residential schools.
Read MoreThe Catholic bishops of Canada have made a “financial pledge” with a “target of $30 million” over five years “as a tangible expression of their commitment to walk with the Indigenous Peoples of this land.”
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That Wyszyński will be beatified there is a dramatic way of confirming that Poland has kept its promise; Polonia Semper Fidelis (Poland Always Faithful)
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The primary service the Church offers the Indigenous peoples of Canada remains the proclamation of the Gospel, no matter how many other worthy projects are pursued.
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What is the role of the state — the civil power, be it the crown or another form of government — in evangelization?
Read MoreGiven the prevalence of confusing public conversation about residential schools, it might be helpful for Catholics to recall what has already been done in terms of financial compensation.
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Truth demands the record be set straight, but where there are injustices the first spiritual response is to do penance.
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Catholic-Indigenous relations, both within and without the Church, are particularly raw at the moment.
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The entire 1991-2009 Catholic repentance and reconciliation process appeared to be set aside as inadequate by the TRC report in 2015.
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A flag is not a sacrament, but the Catholic sacramental imagination wants to know what symbols mean.
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The lives of St. John Paul II and soon-to-be Blessed Stefan Wyszynski deserve special attention this month.
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Only God can create time and by living time according to God’s plan we realize that we belong to Him first, not to the secular culture around us.
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Why not decide this year to make St. Joseph’s feast a holy day of obligation? It would be a fitting legacy of the Year of St. Joseph.
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Duffin was fascinated, as a scientist and atheist, that the Vatican gave such enormous weight to her medical opinion.
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The Vatican considers itself less the owner of its artistic heritage, and more a custodian for works that belong to the patrimony of the entire human race.
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Today religious liberty questions arise in the context of pandemic protocols. Are those who protest them guilty of Becket-like intransigent extremism, or are they Becket-like in a heroic defence of inalienable rights?
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