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Canadian archbishop and Indigenous language scholar appointed to Winnipeg Archdiocese – Catholic News Agency
Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Murray Chatlain of Keewatin-Le Pas as the new archbishop of Winnipeg, Canada. Chatlain, a student of the Indigenous Dene language, succeeds Archbishop Richard J. Gagnon, 76, who led the Winnipeg Archdiocese since 2013 and who submitted his resignation to Pope Francis at the customary age of 75. Chatlain was born in 1963 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. […]
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Elders Have Set a Path Forward for the Indigenous Church
December 2, 2024 “The Elders have set a path forward for the Indigenous Church, saying that we will allow time for healing and we will come back together and do the following: Expand the National Indigenous Elders Council to ensure better representation from all regions of the Indigenous church; Plan for a dreaming/visioning group that […]
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NISG to Create Framework to Help the Indigenous Church Move Forward
November 28, 2024 From November 29 to December 2, 2024, the National Indigenous Spiritual Gathering (NISG) will gather in Winnipeg, a spiritually significant and sacred place. We hope and trust that this sacred site—as it did for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s first national event—will support the NISG in bringing healing to the […]
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Christians, Indigenous leaders to talk reconciliation at two-day event – Winnipeg Free Press
May. 27, 2024 A two-day gathering is set to bring Christians and Indigenous community leaders together to discuss reconciliation and the path to “move forward together.” The Truth and Reconciliation Gathering, sponsored by Siloam Mission, will take place May 30-31 at Assiniboine Park’s the Leaf. “Healing and reconciliation are rooted in Christ’s call to repentance, […]
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‘A positive hopeful step’ – Winnipeg Free Press
Jan. 8, 2024 “This a moment to celebrate.” That’s what Thomas, a gay Roman Catholic in Winnipeg who doesn’t want his last name used, said about a document released by the Vatican last month that allows blessings for same-sex couples. While the document, titled On the Pastoral Meaning of Blessings, says priests can bless same-sex […]
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BISHOP: Saying sorry not enough, time for Canada to do better – Winnipeg Sun
Sep 26, 2023 In Canada, apologies have become something of a national pastime. We’ve said sorry for our environmental shortcomings, for the way we’ve handled the COVID-19 pandemic, for the tragic drug overdose crisis, for the painful history of Indigenous displacement and cultural genocide, and for the haunting legacy of residential schools. We’ve even apologized […]
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AMC Commends Major Church Denominations for Support of Landfill Searches
August 29, 2023 Treaty One Territory, Manitoba – The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) commends United Churches of Canada for their solidarity in calling on the province to search two Winnipeg landfills. Leaders from four denominations announced their support for the families of Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran, Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe (Buffalo Woman) and Tanya Nepinak, indicating a […]
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Media advisory – National church leaders join calls to search the landfill
August 28, 2023 At 4:00 PM (CDT) on September 5, leaders of four major church denominations will join the voices of supporters at Camp Marcedes and Camp Morgan urging provincial political leaders to give the go-ahead to search the Prairie Green Landfill for the remains of two missing Indigenous women, Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran. […]
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Charges against priest further erode relationship between Roman Catholic church and First Nations – CBC
Jun 02, 2023 Communities re-examining their relationship with the church in wake of allegations Once a devout Catholic, Geraldine Shingoose cut ties with the church more than a decade ago. The Saulteaux woman from Tootinaowaziibeeng First Nation is a residential school survivor. She understands why another Manitoba First Nation wants to end its relationship with […]
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AMC Responds to the Vatican’s Repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery
March 30, 2023 Treaty One Territory, MB – The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) responds to a joint statement issued today by the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and the Dicastery for Culture and Education, stating that the Vatican formally repudiates the Doctrine of Discovery and the associated Papal decrees that legitimized the […]
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