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Canada: Fire destroys two churches in Indigenous reserves The buildings burned to the ground days after the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at former Indigenous residential schools run by the Catholic Church. Last week, two Roman Catholic churches on First Nations reserves in British Columbia were burned down Two Catholic churches in Indigenous communities in western Canada have gone up in flames overnight, local media reported Saturday. Two similar fires in British Columbia were repor...

Nach Feuern eine Woche zuvor sind in kanadischen Indigenen-Gebieten erneut katholische Kirchen zerstört worden. Die Behörden prüfen, ob es Verbindungen zur Kontroverse um Massengrabfunde im Land gibt – denn dabei gerät die Kirche zusehends unter Druck.

Twee katholieke kerken in de Canadese provincie Brits-Columbia zijn zaterdag afgebrand. De kerken stonden in een gebied dat wordt bestuurd door de First Nations-stam Lower Similkameen Indian Band. De branden hebben mogelijk te maken met de recent ontdekte lichamen van kinderen op schoolterreinen van de kerk.

Vor wenigen Wochen waren die sterblichen Überreste von 215 heimlich verscharrten Kindern entdeckt worden.Kanadas Premierminister Justin Trudeau entschuldigte sich am Freitag für die »schädliche« Politik der erzwungenen Assimilation.

Bishop Broderick Pabillo/RCAM Apostolic Administrator Bishop Broderick Pabillo and retired Sorsogon Bishop Arturo Bastes issued the appeal in time for the Labor Day celebration on Saturday, May 1. “The appeal is to give subsidies to workers who have lost their jobs due to the lock downs,” Pabillo, head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines Episcopal Commission on the Laity, said in an interview. “My special appeal to the government on Labor Day is to consider the plight...

Two Catholics among victims of sunken Indonesian submarine Cardinal Suharyo sends his condolences to families of the sailors, who both had young children Photos of Catholics Yohanes Heri and Fidelis Whilly Harsono Putra are placed before the altar of St. Joseph Church before a Mass on April 26. (Photo: Screenshot of St. Joseph Parish’s YouTube channel) Two Catholic navy personnel on board Indonesian submarine KRI Nanggala-402 when it sank have been remembered at a Mass of special intention...

Two Catholic prelates lauded Wednesday, Feb. 17, the Supreme Court for showing its independence by junking the election protest case of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. against Vice President Leni Robredo in connection with the 2016 polls.

Two Catholic bishops say they are willing to receive a coronavirus vaccine publicly to urge their followers to get vaccinated against a disease that has already killed over 10,000 in the Philippines.

Two Catholic prelates expressed openness to the idea of parishes being used as inoculation sites to help the government in its COVID-19 vaccination drive.

Effective July 1, the Our Lady of Grace parish and school will merge with St. Sylvester to form a new parish with two worship sites, the archdiocese said.