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Statement of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate
MONTREAL, March 23, 2018 Further to the news article published today, the Oblates of Mary Immaculate state as follows : “The Oblates of Mary Immaculate are shocked and saddened by the troubling testimonies. We note the courage shown by the alleged victims. These testimonies warrant our attention and compassion. To begin, the Oblates of Mary […]
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Que Religious Neutrality – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Oct 24, 2017 4:00 Quebec Justice Minister Stephanie Vallee is expected to provide further details this morning about how the government’s controversial Bill 62 will be implemented. The law bans people from giving or receiving public services if their face is covered. The legislation has been widely derided, with critics saying it […]
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Christ Church Cathedral launches $ 8 million-dollar fundraising campaign
MONTREAL, May 30, 2017 – For the first time in more than 125 years, Montreal’s Christ Church Cathedral is appealing to the wider community to help save its mission to the public and the building that makes that mission possible. The Major Fundraising Campaign has a goal of $8 million, to preserve the spire, interior and […]
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Suggestions on residential school burial sites and Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls – CCCB
May 10, 2017 The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), in consultation with the Canadian Catholic Aboriginal Council and Our Lady of Guadalupe Circle, is proposing that Catholic dioceses/eparchies, parishes, missions and organizations offer assistance on two key issues which are of special importance to Indigenous People and of concern for all Canadians: 1. Identifying, […]
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Canadian religious travel to meet members of First Nations – Catholic Register
March 15, 2017 WENDAKE, Quebec – Inside the traditional Huron longhouse, faint glimmerings cast light on the attendees’ faces. Standing on a stool, Simon Perusse, dressed in his traditional costume, told of the lifestyle and values of the Huron-Wendat Nation. The wooden structure once housed several families. On the ground, small grids with plastic fish […]
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The Canadian Religious Conference renews relations with KAIROS
MONTREAL, Dec. 15, 2016 – At its December 8 meeting in Edmonton, the Administrative Council of the Canadian Religious Conference (CRC) voted to renew its membership with KAIROS Canada. “We are happy to continue our commitment within the renewed structure of KAIROS” stated Sister Michelle Payette, MIC, President of the CRC. “Our members asked that we […]
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Those at the heart of the resistant movement: Report from the Indigenous women, territory and mining workshop
Aug. 11, 2016 On August 10 at the World Social Forum, KAIROS joined a panel facilitated by Fédération des femmes du Québec (FFQ) to speak about the struggles that Indigenous women face in defending their land and resources from corporate extraction. Indigenous leaders from Canada, Honduras, Peru and Colombia spoke about environmental exploitation in their […]
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Media Advisory: KAIROS spotlights Indigenous women, migrant rights and climate justice at World Social Forum
August 4, 2016 Ottawa, ON –KAIROS Canada and its partners will help spotlight Indigenous women, migrant rights, and climate justice at the World Social Forum (WSF) in Montreal during panel discussions and activities, August 10 to 12. The WSF (August 9 to 14) is an international gathering of civil society groups working for social, economic […]
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31st General Assembly of the Canadian Religious Conference (CRC)
Montreal, May 18, 2016 – From May 26-29, 2016, 300 leaders of Catholic religious congregations from across Canada will gather at the Sheraton Montreal Airport Hotel for the 31st General Assembly of the Canadian Religious Conference (CRC). The main theme of this assembly – The mission of congregational leaders: discerning hope amid the challenges – […]
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