Actions and Commitments: Call to Action # 58

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July 24, 2023


A year after Pope’s visit, reconciliation taking shape

Archbishop of Regina says papal apology was important, but the process will be ‘a long journey’ Toronto Star: Phil Fontaine has had a year to reflect since he heard an apology from the head of the Roman Catholic Church, something the former Assembly of First Nations national chief fought much of his life to have...

September 29, 2022


Bishop of Canada deepen their commitments to walk together with Indigenous partners on the healing and reconciliation Journey

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), gathered in Plenary Assembly this week, agreed upon a series of next steps related to the painful legacy of residential schools. This work builds on previous commitments to promote access to records, educate clergy on Indigenous cultures and spirituality, and contribute $30 million to healing and reconciliation initiatives...

July 30, 2022


Pope says Indigenous people suffered genocide at residential schools

Toronto Star: ROME – Pope Francis says the abuses Indigenous Peoples faced while being forced to attend residential schools amounted to genocide. The pontiff made the comment Friday to reporters on his flight from Iqaluit back to Rome following his six-day tour of Canada. Francis apologized multiple times throughout the week for the role the...

July 29, 2022


‘I want to tell you how very sorry I am’: Pope’s Iqaluit speech hews close to earlier apology

Pope Francis refers to ‘evil perpetrated by not a few Catholics’ involved in residential school system  Paul Tukker · CBC News · Posted: Jul 29, 2022 6:29 PM CT | Last Updated: July 29 Pope Francis offered another apology on Friday, this time to Inuit survivors of residential schools, as he wrapped up his five-day Canadian visit with a brief stop...

July 27, 2022


Canada’s bishops want Vatican to issue new statement on Doctrine of Discovery

Many Indigenous people hoped Pope Francis would renounce the policy, which has been used to justify colonizing lands considered to be ‘uninhabited’ National Post: (Canadian Press) OTTAWA — Canada’s bishops are working with the Vatican in the hope of issuing a new statement from the Catholic Church on the Doctrine of Discovery, the organizers of...

July 27, 2022


Address of Pope Francis at the Citadelle de Québec

APOSTOLIC JOURNEY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCISto CANADA(24 – 30 JULY 2022) MEETING WITH CIVIL AUTHORITIES, REPRESENTATIVES OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND MEMBERS OF THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS  ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS  “Citadelle de Québec”Wednesday, 27 July 2022 [Multimedia] ___________________________________ Madam Governor General,Mr Prime Minister,Distinguished Civil and Religious Authorities,Dear Representatives of the Indigenous Peoples,Honourable Members of the Diplomatic...

July 26, 2022


Inuit Planning And Preparations Set The Stage For Warm Welcome Of Pope Francis To Inuit Homeland

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, together with Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, Makivik Corporation and the Nunatsiavut Government, are coordinating efforts for Inuit participation in the Papal Visit to Canada. This has focused on preparations for a visit by Pope Francis to Iqaluit this week, but it also included work to ensure that Inuit survivors are able to witness...

July 25, 2022


Métis Nation–Saskatchewan Representatives and Delegation to Join in Events with the Vatican in Edmonton, Maskwacis, and Lac Ste. Anne

NationTalk: The Métis Nation–Saskatchewan welcomes Pope Francis to Canada and hopes this trip will represent another step forward on the shared path of reconciliation for Métis Survivors of the residential school system. For the MN–S, the arrival of the Pope on Canadian soil represents another chance for the world to learn the history of residential...

July 25, 2022


Nishnawbe Ask Nation Survivors to Attend Events in Edmonton, Quebec City during Papal Visit this Week

NationTalk: EDMONTON, AB: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Anna Betty Achneepineskum will accompany delegations of Indian Residential School Survivors during the Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Pope Francis to Canada this week. “Survivors and the families of those we have lost through the Residential School system will face a wide range of emotions...

July 25, 2022


The AFNQL asks that the Catholic Church, as an institution represented by Pope Francis, make an official apology while on their ancestral territories

NationTalk: WENDAKE, QC – As the visit of Pope Francis to Canada begins, the Assembly of First Nations Québec-Labrador (AFNQL) is questioning the intentions of Bishop Raymond Poisson, President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), who told the Le Devoir on July 23, 2022, that “the apology has already been made [at the...

July 25, 2022


Full Text of Pope Francis apology to residential school survivors

“In the face of this deplorable evil, the church kneels before God and implores his forgiveness for the sins of her children.” Pope Francis INDIGENOUS WATCHDOG COMMENT: Not exactly an apology from the Catholic Church as an institution for its role in the operations of the Indian Residential Schools in Canada. This is again an...

July 23, 2022


Pope Francis Schedule for visit to Canada

The Papal Visit to Canada secretariat has been created by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, the national assembly of the Bishops of Canada. It was founded in 1943 and officially recognized by the Holy See in 1948. The Papal Visit team is working closely with numerous partners including the Vatican, Indigenous Elders, knowledge keepers...

June 24, 2022


Pope Francis to vist residential school

Toronto Star – The program for Pope Francis’s trip to Canada next month includes a visit to the site of a former Alberta residential school with survivors, the Vatican said Thursday. The papal visit is set to start in Edmonton on July 24 and end in Iqaluit on July 29. It is to include public...

May 13, 2022


Pope Francis visit to Edmonton, Québec City and Iqaluit confirmed for July 24-30

Globe and Mail: Pope Francis will visit Canada in July in a cross-country tour that will take in Quebec City, Edmonton and Iqaluit, the Vatican confirmed Friday, in a trip intended to address the Catholic Church’s harmful legacy of running the majority of the country’s residential schools. The visit will take place from July 24...

April 15, 2022


Pope Francis likely to visit Edmonton, Québec City and Iqaluit

Pope Francis is expected to visit at least three cities during a late July trip to Canada, CBC News has learned. Sources involved in the planning of the trip say the Pope will likely make stops in Edmonton, Quebec City and Iqaluit during what is scheduled to be about a four-day trip to the country....

April 1, 2022


‘I am sorry’: Pope Francis apologizes for role Catholics played in residential school abuses

APTN – During their last in-person meeting with Pope Francis, First Nations, Inuit and Métis members of the delegation to Vatican City heard the words they were seeking, “I am sorry.” In the hour-long meeting before the delegation returns home to cities and communities across Canada, Pope Francis, reading from prepared notes, reviewed what he...

February 1, 2022


Indigenous delegation to meet Pope Francis the week of March 28, 2022

Pope Francis is now scheduled to meet with individual Indigenous delegations the week of March 28, 2022. A final audience with all participants will take place on Friday, April 1, 2022....

December 7, 2021


Trip to Rome postponed due to COVID

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops along with the Assembly of First Nations, the Métis National Council and the Inuit Tapariit Kanatami announce that the trip to Rome has been postponed due to COVID-19 and will be rescheduled to the earliest opportunity in 2022....

October 27, 2021


Pope Francis agrees to make an “apostolic journey to Canada”

CBC – The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops announced that Pope Francis had accepted their invitation to make “an apostolic journey to Canada “also in the context of the long-standing pastoral process of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.” Rev. Raymond Poisson, CCCB president. “We pray that Pope Francis’ visit to Canada will be a significant milestone...

September 24, 2021


Statement of Apology by the Catholic Bishops of Canada to the Indigenous Peoples of This Land

We, the Catholic Bishops of Canada, gathered in Plenary this week, take this opportunity to affirm to you, the Indigenous Peoples of this land, that we acknowledge the suffering experienced in Canada’s Indian Residential Schools. Many Catholic religious communities and dioceses participated in this system, which led to the suppression of Indigenous languages, culture and...

July 1, 2021


Pope Francis agrees to meet Indigenous residential school survivors

The Guardian – Pope Francis has agreed to meet Indigenous survivors of Canada’s notorious residential schools in December, amid calls for a papal apology for the Catholic church’s role in the abuse and deaths of thousands of children. The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) said Francis had invited delegations to the Vatican and would...

July 1, 2021


Pope Francis invites Indigenous delegation to the Vatican

The Guardian – Pope Francis has agreed to meet Indigenous survivors of Canada’s notorious residential schools in December, amid calls for a papal apology for the Catholic church’s role in the abuse and deaths of thousands of children. The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) said Francis had invited delegations to the Vatican and would meet three groups...

June 6, 2021


Pope Francis still refuses to apologize

NPR – In prepared remarks delivered from St. Peter’s, a little over a week after the discovery of the remains of 215 Indigenous children in unmarked graves on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, Pope Francis “expressed sorrow but never explicitly apologized for the church’s role in the forced re-education of more...

June 6, 2021


Pope Francis expresses “sorrow” but not an apology after discovery of unmarked graves at Kamloops residential school

NPR – In prepared remarks delivered from St. Peter’s, a little over a week after the discovery of the remains of 215 Indigenous children in unmarked graves on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, Pope Francis “expressed sorrow but never explicitly apologized for the church’s role in the forced re-education of more than...

April 26, 2018


Catholic Church states that the Church itself could not be blamed for the residential schools

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has claimed in recent weeks, in defence of a statement that Pope Francis could not “personally respond” to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s request for an apology for residential schools, that the Catholic Church itself could not be blamed for the abuses committed at the institutions. The conference says...

April 26, 2018


Catholic Church denies accountability for residential school abuses

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops – has claimed in recent weeks, in defence of a statement that Pope Francis could not “personally respond” to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s request for an apology for residential schools, that the Catholic Church itself could not be blamed for the abuses committed at the institutions. The conference says...

March 27, 2018


Indigenous clergyman to represent Canada at Anglophone Safeguarding Conference

Deacon Rennie Nahanee, a Squamish First Nation Deacon and the Archdiocese of Vancouver’s co-ordinator of First Nations ministry, is one of two people chosen to represent Canadian clergy at a conference in June. Nahanee, a Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCAB) adviser on relations with Indigenous people, is representing Canada along with Bishop Mark Hagemoen...

March 27, 2018


Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops states that Pope Francis cannot personally apologize

A letter released Tuesday by the president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops says Pope Francis has not shied away from recognizing injustices faced by Indigenous peoples around the world, but that he can’t personally apologize for residential schools. “As far as Call to Action #58 is concerned, after carefully considering the request and...

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