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No apology from Pope ‘a setback’ to P.E.I.’s Indigenous people, chief says – CBC
‘One would think that a leader leads by example and does what is right’ Apr 09, 2018 The leader of the Abegweit First Nation Chief Brian Francis says he was “shocked, dismayed and hurt” that the Pope has refused to apologize for the Catholic Church’s role in residential schools. Chief Francis is a Catholic, and […]
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Beloved Edmonton priest told, once again, it’s time to move on – CBC
But Sacred Heart church congregation vows another fight to keep Father Jim Holland May 24, 2017 Two years after Father Jim Holland’s parishioners won the battle to keep him at Sacred Heart church, they’re planning to start another fight after learning he’s being moved on. Holland has been informed by Catholic church leaders that he’s […]
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Suggestions on residential school burial sites and Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls – CCCB
May 10, 2017 The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), in consultation with the Canadian Catholic Aboriginal Council and Our Lady of Guadalupe Circle, is proposing that Catholic dioceses/eparchies, parishes, missions and organizations offer assistance on two key issues which are of special importance to Indigenous People and of concern for all Canadians: 1. Identifying, […]
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Halifax church changing name due to namesake’s treatment of Indigenous people – CBC
Halifax founder Edward Cornwallis ‘oppressor of our First Nations brothers and sisters,’ pastor says Mar 20, 2017 The Cornwallis Street Baptist Church will change its name because Halifax founder Edward Cornwallis was an “oppressor of our First Nations brothers and sisters,” pastor Rhonda Britton says. “We don’t know what the name of the church is […]
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