Chasing ‘Ataata’ Rivoire: The short, medium and long story
Nunavut Inuit confront wanted Oblate in France after years of inaction in Canada
Catholic Church
Fire that destroyed Catholic Church in Fort Chipewyan deemed suspicious
Community also lost fire truck that was heading to the fire.
Deal freeing Catholic entities from $25M campaign for residential schools released
Stephen Harper’s Conservative government agreed to “forever discharge” Catholic entities from raising $25 million for residential school survivors and paid their legal bill.
‘It does something to me’: Innu survivors on pain, progress and Papal visit
Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops put up $30-million for a healing fund to help communities establish resources for residential school survivors.
Director of Caring society says only public pressure can hold Church to account for role in residential school system
The head of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society says what happens next…
Oblates will ‘cooperate in legal investigation’ of French priest Joannes Rivoire
The Oblates and Pope Francis have been asked to intervene in the case
Doctrine of Discovery is a ‘legal fiction,’ but revoking it won’t herald immediate changes, experts say
The principle is entrenched in Canadian and U.S. law and may be a challenge to dismantle.
Pope’s apology leaves ‘deep hole’ by blaming individual Catholics for residential school abuses, says former TRC chair
Murray Sinclair says ‘in many instances, it was not just a collaboration, but an instigation’ by the church
Canada missed chance to have priest tried in France, says lawyer
Unlike Canada, France has statute of limitations on sex charges