Canadian bishops, Assembly of First Nations, Metis National Council, and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami announce rescheduled dates for Rome delegation

The delegation to Rome to meet with Pope Francis, originally planned for December 2021, is now scheduled to take place at the end of March and early April of this year.

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Catholic students learning how to lead spiritual growth on campuses

Lincoln Ho Nearly two dozen post-secondary student leaders, and a handful of supporting faculty from Catholic Student Associations across Western Canada met in an online conference Jan. 14-16 to help facilitate spiritual growth on their campuses. Among the speakers were Rev. Jim Stenberg, chaplain at St. Joseph\’s College at the…

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Father Cristino Bouvette reconciles his two identities as an indigenous priest

When Fr. Cristino Bouvette of the Calgary Diocese became a priest, he dreaded telling his kokum, or grandmother – a residential school survivor. In this story for CBC’s national radio program, The Current, Father Cristino talks shares his story. It’s one of reconciliation, openness, vulnerability, suffering and reconciling his two…

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Landry: What is a good king?

In St. Paul’s letter to Timothy, Jesus is described as the “blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords” (1 Tim 6:15). The idea of Jesus as the king over all other kings is expressed often in our faith, most notably as we honour the ‘newborn…

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