The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, held 18-25 January, will draw together churches across the globe to reflect on the hope and joy in Matthew 2:2, “We saw the star in the East, and we came to worship him.” The proposed resources include an ecumenical opening prayer service, biblical reflections and prayers for eight days, and other elements of worship.
Read more“Now is the time for each one of us to respond to the worldwide coronavirus crisis by being in solidarity with others, especially with those who are most vulnerable and most at risk.” Sr. Jolanta Kafka, RMI, UISG President
Read moreHere is a CICLSAL letter expressing closeness to all the peoples experiencing wars. Let us pray that war may cease, that an economy that kills may not win, that love may replace hate, solidarity replace indifference, that dialogue may be stronger than weapons. Let us hope that the Spirit guide each community and each consecrated person along the path of peace.
Read moreOn Sunday, October 4th, feast of St. Francis of Assisi, has been published the third encyclical letter of Pope Francis entitled “Fratelli tutti, on fraternity and social friendship.” This 90-page letter, available in eight languages, is imbued with the field experience of Pope Francis after seven years of pontificate. We offer here the complete text of the encyclical letter.
Read moreTo celebrate Human Rights Day 2018, we share a prayer issued by Roma De Robertis, Sisters of Charity of the Immcaulate Conception. Especially this year, Dec. 10 brings the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This important document was drafted by John Peters Humphrey, late of Hampton, New Brunswick. He was an international human rights lawyer who worked for the first human rights division at the U.N.
Read moreThe Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will be celebrated around the world January 18 to 25, 2017, on the theme Reconciliation – The Love of Christ Compels Us (2 Corinthians 5:14-20). The resources in English and French can be freely downloaded online from the website of the Canadian Council of Churches (CCC) and print materials may […]
Read morePrayer composed by Sabrina Di Matteo. Originally published in French for Vie liturgique magazine and Mission chez nous, a Quebec-based organization dedicated to Christian solidarity with Indigenous Peoples. “Kateri, if you were among us, what would your eyes see? People living side by side: Native Peoples, settlers, immigrants, refugees… […]”
Read moreThe Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) have jointly released resources to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation in 2017. The resources are entitled Together in Christ — Lutherans and Catholics Commemorating the Reformation. The process of developing these resources has itself involved an ecumenical dialogue […]
Read morePope Francis marks the 150th anniversary of the declaration of Saint Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church with the publication of the Apostolic Letter Patris corde (With a Father’s Heart). On this occasion, a “Special Year of St. Joseph” will take place from December 8, 2020 to December 8, 2021. It is accompanied by a gift of special indulgences granted to the faithful, especially the sick and elderly, “in the present context of the health emergency” made official by a Decree of Apostolic Penitentiary.
Read moreToday, in honour of National Indigenous Peoples Day, the Canadian Catholic Indigenous Council released the prayer entitled “Prayer for Tolerance, Forgiveness, Reconciliation.”
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