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On December 10, UN Human Rights Day, the Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Canada will become the first group of religious communities in Canada to be designated a “Blue Community” which supports the right to safe drinking water.

It is with sadness that the Canadian Religious Conference announces the passing of Jean Bellefeuille on December 8, 2017. From 2003 to 2016, Jean served the Conference in a number of capacities: Coordinator for JPIC (Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation), Associate Co-ordinator for Mission Formation, Associate Director of the CRC and Staff leader General Assembly planning.

For the 2017 National Day of Prayer in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples in Canada, the members of the Canadian Catholic Aboriginal Council wish to bring awareness to the Indigenous women and girls who have been murdered in Canada since 1980. They call on individuals to pray for the victims and their families.

Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception (SCIC) received a certificate of honour from Development and Peace – Caritas Canada Nov. 29 in Carmel Chapel. Sister Mary Beth McCurdy, congregational leader received the certificate on behalf of the Sisters for “exceptional commitment to the cause of social justice” and efforts to improve living conditions for those living in extreme poverty in the Global South.

For the fifth year in a row, the Public Peace Prize is accepting nominations for peacekeepers and their initiatives for reconciliation, non-violence, justice, solidarity and peace, at local, national and international […]

Pope Francis has proclaimed Sunday November 19 the World Day for the Poor. His message offers a challenge to all members of the Church and of course to us who have professed the vow of poverty.

The Grey Nuns of Montreal Archives Department invite you to visit virtually the exhibit “In Her Footsteps” (www.sgm-visites.ca). This exhibition, presented from 2004 to 2017 at the Maison de Mère d’Youville (three-hundred-year-old dwelling) in old Montreal, relates the rich history of the Grey Nuns and highlights their heritage.

On last Sunday, October 22, 2017, Salt + Light TV presented a nationally televised forum with young Canadians to prepare for the October 2018 Synod of Bishops on Youth. It was a very priviledged moment of dialogue in presence of Cardinal Kevin Farrell and particularly with Pope Francis!

It is customary once every two years for the CRC President and Vice-President accompanied by the Executive Director and his assistant to visit various offices in the Vatican. In October, the head of the CRC was able to visit ten different “dicasteries” as well as the Canadian Ambassador to the Holy See and the offices of Union of International Superiors General (UISG).

Following the JPIC National Gathering on Sacred Water last June, this year’s Annual Atlantic JPIC Network meeting took place in Antigonish, NS. Approximately 25 members participated in the two-day meetings […]