If there is to be true reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians, it must “reflect and combine significant values from each side,” says former prime minister Joe Clark, who is an honorary witness of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada.
The Anglican Diocese of the Arctic is hoping that by the end of this year it will be free from its decade-old debt for the rebuilding of St. Jude’s Cathedral in Iqaluit, Nunavut.
A panel of five speakers looked at ways to inspire reconciliation during a late-afternoon discussion June 1 as part of the four-days of events marking the close of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Ottawa.
A “Witness Blanket” made from pieces of Indian Residential Schools, churches, government buildings and cultural structures was welcomed at Ottawa City Hall May 22 as the first event before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) begins marking the end of its six years of work.
In his annual New Year’s Day sermon at Christ Church Cathedral in Ottawa, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, singled out Jean Vanier as an example of a life and labours aimed at Christ’s mission of “love, reconciliation and peace in the world.”
More than 200 people turned out for an interfaith service of unity and prayer at Christ Church Cathedral in the nation’s capital Sunday in response to the Oct. 22 attack that left two people dead including a gunman, and paralyzed much of downtown Ottawa.
Archbishop Fred Hiltz hopes 2014 brings an “unprecedented advance” in tackling issues linked to poverty and that the church becomes known as the church for the poor.
Bishop John Chapman of the diocese of Ottawa. Photo: Art Babych OTTAWA – Action on climate change is becoming so urgently needed that even scientists
With little fanfare and scant media attention, a new social movement appears to be evolving in Canada to address issues of environmental decline and climate
Diocese of Toronto suffragan Bishop Philip Poole of the Diocese of Toronto says, “Canadians have a unique opportunity and I would argue a moral imperative
Toronto NDP MP Olivia Chow New Democrat Immigration Critic Olivia Chow is calling for a “free and fair” appeals process in the wake of the
Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, and Bishop Susan Johnson, national bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada. OttawaThe leaders
The bishop of the diocese of Ottawa, John Chapman, at the 2008 Lambeth Conference in Canterbury, England. The bishop of Ottawa wants to open the
1.Archbishop Fred Hiltz, the primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, and Bishop Susan Johnson, national bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada read
Archbishop Fred Hiltz, the Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, today said he was moved by Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s apology to victims of residential schools and is optimistic that the historic apology – made on behalf of the Canadian government – will be followed by action.
Ottawa Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate (national archbishop) of the Anglican Church of Canada, says the Canadian churches “rejoice” that Prime Minister Stephen Harper plans to
In a recent exhibition, artist Karen Bailey documented older women who work in the kitchen of Ottawa’s St. Thomas the Apostle Church. OttawaThe dwindling numbers
Gatineau, Que. Canadian church and aboriginal leaders launched a four-city tour before almost 500 people at the Canadian Museum of Civilization March 2 to begin
Can non-aboriginals handle the truth about the abuses that happened in Canada’s Indian residential schools?
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