Canadian bishops at plenary hear presentations about progress on creating a ‘listening’ Church September 30, 2026By Peter Stockland OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News The contrast between Latin American-Caribbean and Canadian progress toward creating a synodal — or “listening” — Church could not have been starker than in two presentations Canada’s bishops heard during their Sept. 21-25 plenary in Montreal.
Indigenous artifacts from Vatican welcomed home to Canada in Montreal ceremony December 10, 2025By Peter Stockland OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Racial Justice, Vatican, World News Archbishop Richard W. Smith of Vancouver, British Columbia, said the 62 Indigenous cultural items received from the Vatican mark “a gift freely given” and an important step in rebuilding trust between the Catholic Church and Indigenous peoples.
