Given 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.
Read MoreUpon arrival in Canada, the government has deployed an army of its own officials to register passengers online and then to administer tests.
Read MoreNo harm, no foul may apply in sports. No crime, no foul does not apply in the life of the Church.
Read MoreThe importance Traditionis Custodes gives to the Internet world makes it a novelty.
Read MoreA Catholic priest of the Jesuit order, Father Stan Swamy devoted his life to defending the rights of India’s Indigenous peoples.
Read MoreThe Pope hopes to foster the unity of the Church by his decision, but it’s unlikely to happen immediately in the wake of the Holy Father’s clampdown on celebration of the Extraordinary Form of the Mass.
Read MoreTruth demands the record be set straight, but where there are injustices the first spiritual response is to do penance.
Read MoreFour significant things about Canada's new governor general.
Read MoreAre Canada's leaders coming to the view that violence is legitimate protest?
Read MoreThroughout his astonishing life, Ratzinger has never wavered from the foundational conviction that God alone can provide what man ultimately needs.
Read MoreCanadian confidence in good government, our health-care system and our basic rights has taken a pounding during the pandemic.
Read MoreThe muted observance in the Vatican contrasted with the focus given five years ago to Benedict’s 65th anniversary, when the Pope Emeritus spoke about the priestly identity of thanksgiving in his last public address.
Read MoreJune 29 is a fitting date to reflect on the length and breadth of the Pope Emeritus’ long priestly service.
Read MoreCatholic-Indigenous relations, both within and without the Church, are particularly raw at the moment.
Read MoreFor too long the other side was unexamined, but the remedy is to shine light on the shadows.
Read MoreThe entire 1991-2009 Catholic repentance and reconciliation process appeared to be set aside as inadequate by the TRC report in 2015.
Read MoreHow much hope can there be for this summit, when the convening government is part of the problem, not the solution?
Read MorePope Francis and the German cardinal clearly intended to communicate something of importance with their public exchange of letters. But what?
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