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Ratsénhaienhs Arnold Boyer attending Pope’s visit
(Kahnawake – 27, Ohiarihkó:wa/July 2022) The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke wishes to inform the community that Ratsénhaienhs Arnold Boyer will be present for the visit of Pope Francis at Ste. Anne de Beaupré taking place tomorrow (Thursday). He will accompany his parents, both of whom are residential school survivors. Afterward, Ratsénhaienhs Boyer will participate in […]
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The AFNQL requests that the Catholic Church, as an institution & represented by Pope Francis, make an official apology while on their ancestral territories
Jul 25, 2022 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 […]
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Quebec Indigenous leaders concerned elders’ needs not considered for papal visit – Globalnews.ca
July 22, 2022 Preparations are well underway in Quebec City for the visit of Pope Francis a week from now. The stop will be part of his trip to Canada and he’s expected to apologize to Indigenous Peoples for atrocities at Catholic residential schools. “The visit is significant because for survivors, for people who’ve gone […]
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Enough seats for survivors at Pope’s mass in Quebec, says papal visit planning team – CBC
Jul 14, 2022 Planning committee promises survivors front-row seats inside the Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Basilica There will be enough seats for all First Nations survivors who want to attend Pope Francis’s big reconciliation mass in Quebec after all, the planning committee for the papal visit has confirmed. “We will be able to respond to the request of […]
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Appeal to the Catholic Church: Pope’s Visit is too Important to Become a Missed Opportunity for Residential School Survivors
WENDAKE, QC, July 1, 2022 Disappointment and concern are emerging as First Nations survivors learn that they will have access to only 400 reserved spaces at the Basilica of Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré during the papal visit on July 28th. The Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL) is calling on the Church to ensure that the reconciliation and […]
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Cree to deliver message to Pope Francis about importance of action – CBC
Mar 23, 2022 Part of larger Indigenous delegation heading to the Vatican March 28 to April 1 A Cree delegation from northern Quebec is preparing to deliver a message to Pope Francis about the importance of an apology, but also the importance of action, when it meets with him later this month at the Vatican. […]
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First Nation of Kahnawake to vote in Quebec on removing remains of allegedly abusive priest – National Post
Feb 23, 2022 The priest was buried next to St. Francis Xavier Mission Church in Kahnawake in 1999 MONTREAL — The First Nation of Kahnawake outside Montreal is preparing for a referendum on whether to exhume and remove from their community the remains of a priest alleged to have committed sexual abuse. After the discovery […]
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Canadian Bishops, Assembly of First Nations, Métis National Council, and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Provide an Update on Delegation to Rome
Canadian Bishops, Assembly of First Nations, Métis National Council, and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Provide an Update on Delegation to Rome December 7, 2021 – After careful assessment of the uncertainty and potential health risks surrounding international travel amid the recent spread of the Omicron variant, the Canadian Bishops, Assembly of First Nations, Métis National Council, […]
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MCK: Pope’s visit should include release of Residential School records
(Kahnawake – 27, Kenténha/October 2021) The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) wishes to comment on the announcement that Pope Francis will be making an official visit to Canada to meet with Indigenous dignitaries to address the issue of Residential Schools. The MCK is hopeful that the Pope’s visit will be guided with intentions of true […]
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BR Que Secularism – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Oct 10, 2018 MONTREAL – The incoming Coalition Avenir Quebec government is facing criticism for saying it has no intention of removing the crucifix from the legislature. Some say that’s a double standard as it plans to crack down on some civil servants who wear religious symbols. Simon Jolin-Barrette, a […]
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