I attended my first youth ministers\’ conference in January 2001, surrounded by 40-some other youth ministers who were far more experienced than I. I soaked in the prayer, the presentations, and the community. But what stands out to me most from that conference was a question a speaker leveled at…
Pope says he is "very sorry" during the historic Final Audience between Pope Francis and all the Indigenous delegates.
We heard a call from Dr. Wilton Littlechild to walk where there’s no path and create a new one for people to follow. Every delegate who courageously spoke to their experiences has taken up this call, and we are grateful that Pope Francis responded in kind. We look forward to walking on this path together.
In this video Archbishop Richard Smith speaks about what happened during the Assembly of First Nations papal encounter with Pope Francis at the Vatican today, March 31, 2022.#WalkingTogether
Archbishop Smith shares his experience of what happened inside the Vatican during the Papal encounters on Monday while he was accompanying Inuit and Métis delegates from across Canada.
Métis delegates were touched by their meeting with Pope Francis on Monday. Angie Crerar, a Métis knowledge keeper and elder, from Grande Prairie, and Gary Gagnon, Métis Rome delegate and educator from Edmonton, speak about the emotional and powerful recent hour-long encounter they shared with Pope Francis inside the Vatican on Monday morning.
This weekend, a delegation of 32 Indigenous Elders, knowledge keepers, residential school survivors, and youth will journey together from across the country to meet with Pope Francis.
Living in the Word is a series of bi-weekly reflections on Holy Scriptures by Priest and Religious in the Archdiocese of Edmonton.
Chief Wilton \'Willie\' Littlechild, of the Ermineskin First Nation, is a former Treaty Six Nations grand chief and former commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Chief Littlechild has worked with the United Nations for more than 40 years advocating for indigenous peoples. He is a survivor of residential school. Chief Littlechild will be among the delegates traveling to Vatican City on March 28 to meet with His Holiness Pope Francis as part of national healing and reconciliation efforts.
Over the past months, our country has become keenly aware of the hardship and trauma endured by many Indigenous Peoples in this land, much of it stemming from the legacy of residential schools. We cannot erase history, but we can look forward to – and help create – a better…