Fue durante su peregrinación al lago Santa Ana, lugar sagrado tanto para los pueblos indígenas como para los católicos canadienses. La obra es una oración a la Virgen María para destrabar los problemas del mundo.

En Montreal, la ciudad más poblada de la provincia de Quebec, no hay ninguna reserva indígena. Sin embargo, gracias a la iniciativa de una religiosa de identidad indígena, la hermana Marie-Laure Simon de la Congregación de Notre Dame, se inició un proyecto pastoral para un diálogo y un mejor conocimiento de las culturas y espiritualidad indígena. Un proyecto que continúa hoy de la mano de la Directora de la Pastoral Social diocesana, Louise Royer, con iniciativas como el “St Kateri au centre"

Por la mañana, en Edmonton, el Papa Francisco dejará la ciudad que lo ha hospedado para visitar la parte oriental de Canadá, después de los primeros días de encuentros y celebraciones, acompañados por la intensa petición de perdón a las comunidades indígenas

Survivors of Canada’s residential school system who were present for Pope Francis’s apology on Monday described the moment as historic and “bittersweet,” but said that the highly anticipated mea culpa will only be meaningful if it’s followed by concrete action.

Disturbances on the streets of Luanda, the capital of Angola, seem a sign that political tension is on the rise ahead of Aug. 24 general elections, prompting calls from the country’s Catholic leaders for peace and dialogue.

While Pope Francis is away this week in Canada, three things are true about the Italy he’s temporarily left behind and to which he’ll return on Saturday.

When Mary Wilkerson drove past offensive signs in the front yard of a home in late June, she was angry.

While presented as missionary work, the operation of residential schools by Catholics in Canada was actually an attempt to impose European culture on Canada's Indigenous people, Pope Francis said.

The U.S. Supreme Court's Carson v. Makin ruling could eventually expand educational options for Catholic families and close out a long-standing relic of 19th-century anti-Catholic bias in Missouri and other states, a former Missouri Catholic Conference official said.

An Australian couple who pioneered one of the world's most successful natural fertility methods are being celebrated as potential saints by those in the medical profession who worked with them as well as families who benefited from their innovative ovulation method, now taught in more than 40 countries around the world.

The execution of four political prisoners by Myanmar's military junta made headlines in international news media July 25 and sparked outrage and shock among world leaders.

While the perfect bishop does not exist, he does have to be a person who knows how to get others involved in the life of the church and to listen to everyone, including those with whom he may disagree, said a new member of the Dicastery for Bishops.

For Tammy Ward of the Samson First Nation, those words from Pope Francis brought tears as she listened on the Muskwa, or Bear Park, Powwow Grounds.

Tributes from across the political spectrum are paid to former Northern Ireland first minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Lord David Trimble who has died at the age of 77.

Pope Francis is due to travel 70km from Edmonton to the historic pilgrimage site of Lac Ste. Anne, where he will preside over vespers.

Our Editorial Director takes a look at Pope Francis’ actions and words on the first day of his Apostolic Visit to Canada and his meeting with indigenous peoples.

El primer paso de la "peregrinación penitencial" del papa Francisco a Canadá involucró el regreso de dos pares de mocasines para niños.