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Vancouver Archbishop J. Michael Miller is presented with a gift at the Sacred Covenant signing on Sunday, March 31, 2024.

Archdiocese of Vancouver signs ‘sacred covenant’ with First Nation in British Columbia

Apr 2, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Archbishop J. Michael Miller called the pact a historic milestone that “forges a new relationship” between native communities and the... Read more

Children's red dresses are staked along a highway near the former Kamloops Indian Residential School where flowers and cards have been left as part of a makeshift memorial created in response to media reports that the "remains" of 215 children have been discovered buried near the facility, in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, on June 2, 2021.

Canada bishops address ongoing search for Indigenous graves amid calls for greater accuracy

Sep 15, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

As investigations continue to unfold, the bishops say they collectively “have chosen to listen rather than respond to every event... Read more

Pope Francis prays with journalists on a papal flight August 14, 2014.

Pope Francis: Canada's residential schools system was 'cultural genocide'

Jul 30, 2022

Pope Francis has agreed with the view that the forced removal of Indigenous children and their treatment in Canada’s residential... Read more