Canada

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  Relevant Awareness – Pope Francis’ Journey to Canada

  August 5, 2022

  During the week of July 24-30, 2022, Pope Francis made a penitential journey to apologize to the Indigenous Peoples of Canada for the Church’s part in colonial assimilation, removal from families, and cultural abuses carried out in government funded residential schools operated by Religious Congregations. In the Pope’s words: “I am sorry. I ask forgiveness […]

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  Dominican Sister Presence with Indigenous Peoples

  July 26, 2022

  Pope Francis’ visit to Canada this week on what he describes as a “penitential pilgrimage”, highlights the Catholic Church’s commitment to healing and reconciliation with Canada’s Indigenous people. The Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids cannot help but recognize that the need for healing and reconciliation extends to the North Americas as well. We offer our […]