Aide à l’Église en Détresse organise le Mercredi rouge. L’événement a lieu le 16 novembre 2022. Nous invitons les diocèses, qui peuvent à leur tour informer leurs paroisses, à participer selon leurs capacités. Nous suggérons d’organiser une messe, une vigile, un chapelet, etc. pour prier pour les chrétiens persécutés. Quoi que vous fassiez, un gros ou un petit événement, cela ira droit au cœur de nos partenaires de projets qui souffrent de persécution. Notre prière est leur force.

Aid to the Church in Need is organizing Red Wednesday. The event is taking place on November 16th , 2022. We invite dioceses, who can then inform their parishes, to participate according to their capacities. We suggest that they organize a mass, a vigil, a rosary, etc., to pray for the persecuted Christians. Whatever you do, a small or big event, it will go straight to the heart of our project partners who suffer from persecution. Our prayer is their strength.

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), gathered in Plenary Assembly this week, agreed upon a series of next steps related to the painful legacy of residential schools. This work builds on previous commitments to promote access to records, educate clergy on Indigenous cultures and spirituality, and contribute $30 million to healing and reconciliation initiatives across Canada.

La Conférence des évêques catholiques du Canada (CECC), réunie en Assemblée plénière cette semaine, a adopté une série d’étapes à entreprendre dans le cadre du douloureux héritage des pensionnats indiens. Ce travail fait suite à des engagements antérieurs visant à faciliter l’accès aux archives, à former les membres du clergé aux cultures et à la spiritualité autochtones, et à contribuer 30 millions de dollars pour soutenir des initiatives de guérison et de réconciliation à travers le Canada.

From October 2 to 8, 2022 we mark National Catholic Health Care Week across Canada, recognizing the important work of Catholic health care organizations in our province and across Canada. We pray for health care teams who have given much over the past years and continue to walk with all those who are ill, deeply troubled, weary and struggling. Holding all those who are hurting in our hearts, we ask God to bless the work of Catholic health care and we offer our prayers, support, and encouragement for the people of our Catholic health organizations who serve with compassion and courage. You are encouraged to mark National Catholic Health Care Week with daily reflections and prayers. Please visit the Catholic Health Alliance of Canada website at www.chac.ca.

Today, with the opening of this year’s Plenary Assembly, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) is releasing it’s President’s annual report to the members, highlighting major pastoral initiatives undertaken by the CCCB since the last plenary meeting, such as the Indigenous Delegation to the Vatican in March 2022, the Apostolic Visit of Pope Francis to Canada in July 2022, as well as in the areas of family and life, and Church’s ongoing journey toward the Synod on synodality.