The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:58:02 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Young indigenous Canadians celebrate beloved St. Kateri as 'one among us' /item/27705-young-indigenous-canadians-celebrate-beloved-st-kateri-as-one-among-us /item/27705-young-indigenous-canadians-celebrate-beloved-st-kateri-as-one-among-us MASKWACIS, Alberta – Young. Indigenous. Committed to the Catholic faith.
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Canada Wed, 18 Jul 2018 12:29:39 -0400
New bishop ordained for Canada's North /item/27029-new-bishop-ordained-for-canada-s-north /item/27029-new-bishop-ordained-for-canada-s-north

Newly ordained Bishop Jon Hansen of the Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, wearing a seal-skin mitre and locally made chasuble, addresses fellow bishops and the crowd gathered for his ordination in the gymnasium of St. PatrickƵapp High School in Yellowknife, N.W.T., on March 16.

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crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Canada Mon, 19 Mar 2018 16:23:03 -0400
Nun finds Catholic spirit in Ojibway roots /item/26008-nun-finds-catholic-spirit-in-ojibway-roots /item/26008-nun-finds-catholic-spirit-in-ojibway-roots

Sr. Priscilla Solomon was in her 30s when she began to rediscover her Ojibway roots.

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jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) Canada Sun, 10 Sep 2017 10:00:00 -0400
Righting wrongs done to natives begins with ‘truthful history’ /item/22023-righting-wrongs-done-to-natives-begins-with-truthful-history /item/22023-righting-wrongs-done-to-natives-begins-with-truthful-history

OTTAWA - Canadian bishops are calling on Catholic institutions to tell “a truthful history” of the ChurchƵapp interaction with indigenous peoples.

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ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Wed, 30 Mar 2016 11:00:00 -0400
Native suicide crisis part of the heartache of ministering in First Nations’ communities /item/21925-recent-suicides-in-manitoba-first-nations-community-brings-heartache-to-forefront-archbishop-says /item/21925-recent-suicides-in-manitoba-first-nations-community-brings-heartache-to-forefront-archbishop-says

Living alongside Canada's First Nations people is a ministry of highs and heartaches for Archbishop Murray Chatlain.

And the heartache comes to the forefront at times like now, highlighted by a suicide crisis that has struck the First Nations’ community of Cross Lake, Man.

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evan.boudreau@catholicregister.org (Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register) Canada Fri, 11 Mar 2016 12:30:00 -0500
Apology accepted /columns/item/20401-apology-accepted /columns/item/20401-apology-accepted

Among the action calls from the Truth and Reconciliation CommissionƵapp report on residential schools is an insistence that Pope Francis apologize in person to CanadaƵapp aboriginal peoples.

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editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) Editorial Thu, 11 Jun 2015 08:00:00 -0400
TRC says Pope Francis should apologize for abuses at residential schools /item/20347-trc-says-pope-francis-should-apologize-for-abuses-at-residential-schools /item/20347-trc-says-pope-francis-should-apologize-for-abuses-at-residential-schools

[Click here to read the 94 recommendations from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report.]

[Click here to read other articles about the Commission's report.]

OTTAWA - Pope Francis should personally apologize to residential school survivors and their communities, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission says in its final report.

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ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Tue, 02 Jun 2015 10:40:00 -0400
The healing must begin now, Sinclair says /item/20350-the-healing-must-begin-now-sinclair-says /item/20350-the-healing-must-begin-now-sinclair-says

OTTAWA - Now that the tragic history of CanadaƵapp residential schools has been thoroughly documented, itƵapp time for healing, said Justice Murray Sinclair, chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

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ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Tue, 02 Jun 2015 10:30:00 -0400
Long way to go to First Nations’ reconciliation /item/20328-long-way-to-go-to-first-nations-reconciliation /item/20328-long-way-to-go-to-first-nations-reconciliation

The truth is we’re not reconciled, even as the Truth and Reconciliation Commission concludes its five-year inquiry into the legacy of 150 years of Indian residential schools with the release next week of its final report.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Sun, 31 May 2015 16:33:00 -0400
Play brings to life impact of residential schools /features/arts/item/20168-play-brings-to-life-impact-of-residential-schools /features/arts/item/20168-play-brings-to-life-impact-of-residential-schools

TORONTO - Highly acclaimed First Nations playwright Drew Hayden Taylor is bringing a poignant play to Toronto about a dark part of Canadian history.

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jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) Arts News Sat, 02 May 2015 08:00:00 -0400