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Pope’s pilgrimage to Canada: why mystery surrounds the graves

August 10, 2022

Any question raised about the mass graves involving indigenous people in Canada immediately generates the accusation of someone being an apologist for the Catholic Church and what it did, or worse, a racist and imperialist. To be clear, the Catholic Church did operate schools and there is no denying abuses took place. It was therefore

Catholic churches burnt down in western Canada

June 28, 2021

Two Catholic churches on indigenous land in western Canada burnt to the ground on Saturday, less than a week after two other nearby churches were set ablaze. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are investigating the fires. RCMP Sergeant Jason Bayda said, “The investigations into the previous fires and these two new fires are ongoing with

Morning Catholic must-reads: 18/04/18

April 18, 2018

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church