Five religious heritage sites have come together to develop the Saint Lawrence River Shrines tour and present the public with a new tourist destination on Montreal’s South Shore: Saint Lawrence River Shrines. Some of them are directed by CRC members. The official launching took place at the motherhouse of the Congregation of the Sisters of the […]
Read moreOn May 9, 2016, the UISG created the international Canon Law Council, a program which will provide canonical advice to religious women through the world. The aims of the Council are as follows: To explore a variety of ways of providing a canonical service for Superiors General; To create a worldwide network of religious women canon lawyers […]
Read moreGreat character of the Social Christianism in the United States during the 20th century, Dorothy Day (1897-1980) may be canonized in a near future. Actually, The cause for Dorothy Day’s possible eventual beatification and canonization moved into a new phase on April 19 as Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of New York, opened the canonical inquiry […]
Read moreLast April 8, the Vatican brought to light its eagerly-awaited Apostolic Exhortation on the family “Amoris Laetitia” (The Joy of Love). This publication brings together the results the two Synods on the family convoked by Pope Francis in 2014 and 2015. The Exhortation features many conclusions of those Synods, but also refers to Pope Francis’ catecheses on the family as well as lessons from its predecessors. […]
Read moreCommitment to reconciliation between Canada’s Aboriginal peoples and other citizens is vital for our children and grandchildren, Senator Murray Sinclair told a gathering at McGill University here Aug. 11. “Reconciliation belongs to each and every one of us,” stressed the former chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC). Although it is “going […]
Read moreThe Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada is delighted to announce that it welcomed Sister Mary Anne Larocque as a vowed member on August 11, 2016. During a joyful Eucharistic celebration in London among family, friends and Sisters from London, Peterborough, Hamilton, Windsor and Leamington, Sister Mary Anne pronounced first vows of […]
Read moreThe situation of Syrian refugees leaves no one indifferent. A number of congregations of women and men religious have become actively involved in many ways: welcoming refugees to Canada, sponsoring families, helping out with first necessities, involvement with aid groups, dioceses and parishes, financial support, etc. A survey was made amongst the CRC’s members so as to learn more about their […]
Read moreAs part of the triennial assembly of the International Union of Superiors General (UISG) currently held in Rome from May 9 to 13, Pope Francis called this Thursday the creation of a commission to study the possibility of females serving as deacons the Church. Pope Francis led an in-depth discussion on Thursday about the role of […]
Read moreWhile in Quebec various religious communities stand up to defend the rights of prisoner women, the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul have been striving for the respect for the poor and homeless in Kingston. Last February, the Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL) introduced a new Patron Code of Conduct whose language and policy is exclusionary and discriminatory toward the poor and homeless. […]
Read moreSister Rita Larivée, President, and Fr. Timothy Scott, Executive Director, are in Rome Meeting with the heads of various offices at the Vatican in relation to the work of the CRC. For this occasion, they met Cardinal Turkson who just opened yesterday an international seminar titled “Sustainable development and the future of work in the context of […]
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