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National Indigenous Peoples Day – A Call to Reflection and Renewal - June 19, 2025
Statement by the Permanent Council of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops on the Joint Statement of the Dicastery for Culture and Education and the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development on the “Doctrine of Discovery” - March 30, 2023
Canada's Catholic Bishops Issue a Series of Pastoral Letters Titled, "That We May Walk Together" - February 8, 2023
Canada's Catholic Bishops Welcome Pope Francis' Apology to Indigenous Peoples - April 1, 2022
Meeting with Representatives of Indigenous People in Canada: Address of His Holiness Pope Francis - April 1, 2022
Canadian Bishops and Indigenous Delegates Depart on Historic Trip to the Holy See - March 24, 2022
Canadian Bishops, Assembly of First Nations, Metis National Council, and Inuit Tapirlit Kanatami Announce Rescheduled Dates for Rome Delegation - January 1, 2022
Canadian Bishops, Assembly of First Nations, Metis National Council, and Inuit Tapirlit Kanatami Provide and Update on Delegation to Rome - December 7, 2021
Canadian Bishops Invite Residential School Survivors, Indigenous Elders, Knowledge Keepers and Youth to Meet with Pope Francis in December - November 10, 2021
Homily of Cardinal Collins – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – September 30, 2021
Canadian Bishops Announce $30M National Financial Pledge to Support Healing and Reconciliation Initiatives, Catholic Bishops of Canada - September 27, 2021
Statement of Apology by the Catholic Bishops of Canada to the Indigenous Peoples of This Land, Catholic Bishops of Canada - September 24, 2021
The Ongoing Journey to Healing and Reconciliation, Archdiocese of Toronto - July 19, 2021
Statement from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops: Date of the Delegation to the Holy See - June 29, 2021
Statement from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops: Delegation to the Holy See - Healing & Reconciliation - June 10, 2021
Video: Cardinal Thomas Collins Comments on Residential Schools - June 6, 2021
Join video statement: Chief J. Wilton “Willie” Littlechild and Edmonton’s Archbishop Richard Smith on Kamloops and Reconciliation - June 4, 2021
- Interview: Chief Littlechild and Archbishop Smith on Reconciliation
Statement from Cardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto re: Discovery of Children’s Remains at former Kamloops Residential School - June 3, 2021
Statement from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops following the recent discovery at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School on the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation - May 31, 2021
Apology from the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate - May 30, 2021 (The religious institute that ran more than 40 per cent of Canada's residential schools)
- 1991 Apology from the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate
Pope Benedict XVI Meets with Representatives of former Indian Residential School Students and the Church in Canada - April 29, 2009
- Communiqué of the Holy See Press Office - April 29, 2009
Phil Fontaine’s statement to the pope on residential schools apology - The Georgia Straight, April 29, 2009