The upcoming Synod of Bishops for the Amazon will challenge Canada regarding its own relationship with indigenous peoples and the environment.
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Abuse crisis is like a fire purifying the church, says head of Canadian bishops
“In this case, however, we may need to allow this fire to keep burning,” Bishop Lionel Gendron of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Quebec, said.
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Canadian bishops warn of religious discrimination after court decision
In the wake of a June 15 ruling affecting the proposed law school at Trinity Western University, the bishops issued a statement that said they were ” deeply concerned” and warned of “serious implications” and “negative repercussions” for individuals and institutions.
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Toronto Cardinal urges pro-lifers at Canadian march to ‘speak more loudly by silence’
An estimated 75-100 pro-abortion advocates, some wearing black bandanas over their faces, screamed chants and waved signs, halting the National March for Life until marchers turned around and took a different route through the streets of downtown Ottawa.
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In Canada, a new law could mean changing the route of the March for Life
The new law, which takes effect Feb. 1, establishes a 50-meter, no-protest zone around eight abortion facilities in Ontario.
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Canadian court case is a ‘turning point for religious freedom’
“We are standing on an abyss of a revolutionary change on how religions have operated in Canada.”
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Building indigenous relations remains a priority for Canadian bishops
Bishop Lionel Gendron of Saint-Jean-Lonueuil, Quebec, said a possible papal visit was not a major topic at the bishops’ plenary gathering Sept. 25-29, but reconciliation with indigenous people remains high on the conference’s agenda.
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Cardinal Ouellet denounces ‘alarmist’ interpretations of ‘Amoris Laetitia’
The Canadian cardinal, who serves as the Vatican’s prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, told Canadian bishops the document does not signal “changes to doctrine or to sacramental discipline,” but represents a pastoral approach that takes into consideration “the good of the person,” according to his or her circumstances.
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Cardinals lead re-consecration of Canada to Mary
To celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday and to mark the 70th anniversary of its consecration to Mary, Canada’s three cardinals led the nation’s bishops in a ceremony Sept. 26 to re-consecrate the nation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
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Canadian dioceses rally to help migrants fleeing U.S.
An estimated 7,000 men, women and children, primarily Haitians, have entered Canada over the summer since U.S. President Donald Trump ended a program offering temporary asylum to Haitians displaced by that nation’s 2010 earthquake.