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Archdiocese of Toronto Allocates over $2.7 Million to Support Eight Indigenous Healing & Reconciliation Projects
Press Release Dec-12-2023 On this National Day of Prayer in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples, the Archdiocese of Toronto announced the allocation of more than $2.7 million to fund 8 different…
MNC Statement on the Repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery
Press Release Following decades of hard work and advocacy on the part of Indigenous leadership and survivors, the Vatican has issued a statement repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery, signalling a…
AFN Response to the Vatican’s Repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery
AFN Response to the Vatican’s Repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery Press Release (Ottawa, ON) – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is welcoming the Vatican’s formal repudiation of the…
Church defends Indigenous peoples: ‘Doctrine of Discovery’ was never Catholic
Press Release A “Joint Statement” from the Dicastery for Culture and the Dicastery for Integral Human Development formally repudiates “those concepts that fail to recognize the inherent human rights of…
Indigenous Infants in Temiskaming Region Face Formula Shortages and Retailer Price Gouging
Indigenous Infants in Temiskaming Region face formula shortages and retailer price gouging. Kirkland Lake, ON – An Indigenous family faced the reality of the year-long shortage of infant formula last…
Angus Reid Institute: Majority of Canadians view Pope Francis’ apology for residential schools as a step towards reconciliation
Press Release August 11, 2022 – A new study from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds a majority of Canadians view Pope Francis July visit to Canada – dubbed the…
ITK: Addresses of Pope Francis in Maskwacis and Iqaluit
Press Release Remarks of His Holiness Pope Francis are available below: English – Maskwacis, 27 July 2022 Syllabics – Maskwacis, 27 July 2022 Inuktut Qaliujaaqpait – Maskwacis, 27 July 2022…
UBCIC Statement on Pope’s Apology for Residential Schools
Press Release August 2, 2022 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C. – August 2, 2022) The Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) monitored Pope Francis’s long-awaited visit…
AFN National Chief Archibald and AFN Regional Chief Antoine Reflect on Papal Visit to Canada
AFN National Chief Archibald and AFN Regional Chief Antoine Reflect on Papal Visit to Canada OTTAWA, ON – As His Holiness Pope Francis prepares his Wednesday audience from St. Peter’s…
Grand Chief Settee’s Letter to Pope Francis: July 29, 2022
Press Release RE: Call to Personally Accept and Atone for the “Doctrine of Discovery” Request to Recant, Rescind and Replace All Related Papal Bulls On behalf of the 63,000 First…
