Pope Francis’s tour came with a minimum $55 million price tag for Ottawa
The Canadian bishops organized the papal visit and previously said it cost the organization about $18.6 million.
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Court documents reveal the names of more than 100 alleged residential school abusers
Warning: This story contains details about child abuse and residential schools that may be upsetting….
Chasing ‘Ataata’ Rivoire: The short, medium and long story
Nunavut Inuit confront wanted Oblate in France after years of inaction in Canada
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.