Message from the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life to the consecrated persons concerning Lent in the context of the coronavirus world pandemic.

The Canadian Religious Conference has propsed a webinar to its members in order to provide information and answers to questions especially concerning religious communities in the context of COVID-19. The guest speaker was Dr. Valérie Julie Brousseau, surgeon in Otolaryngology – Head & Neck surgery.

On March 25, 2020 died Sister Colette Dubé, SSA, at the age of 92 after a short illness. In 1968, Sister Colette began work with the Canadian Religious Conference as assistant general secretary, in charge of the ongoing formation department during five years. In 1974 she was elected General Superior of the Sisters of Saint Anne. She took on this responsibility during the next 12 years. Elected vice-president of the CRC, she was also a councilor of the UISG in Rome for a few years.