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The Faith Role: Glasgow March for ‘Global Day of Climate Action’

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Franciscans, as well as other Catholic Religious Orders, actively participated in COP26. We, as Franciscans who actively participated in CP26, dreaming, hoping, and calling that...

The First Christmas by Marcus Borg & John Dominic Crossan

Literary / Arts

A few years ago, a friend recommended The First Christmas as a book I might enjoy reading during the Advent and Christmas seasons. Sure enough!...

Pope Francis’ Synodal Church – Promise or Fantasy?

Columnists

Pope Francis has initiated an intensive two-year project that could, if it succeeds, be the most significant and historical reform initiative of his papacy. This...

An Excerpt from Dealing with Diversity: Questions for Catholics

Literary / Arts

Preface by Pat Jamieson ‘Dealing with Diversity: Questions for Catholics’ is a book to be published by ICN in January. We present its introductory section...

Paul Bramadat on Religion and Vaccine Hesitancy

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While the vast majority of the public has been compliant with safety measures in dealing with the pandemic, resistance to vaccination mandates, mask rules and...

As the Catholic Church Reckons with Residential-school Legacy, Lay Leaders Speak Their Conscience to Reform Church

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Last spring, when Anne McKee read about unmarked graves being discovered at a former Catholic-run residential school in British Columbia and watched her church fumble...

We Get Letters — Response to Residential School Coverage

Letters to the editor

As you may well know, ICN operates financially on the basis of three begging letters a year, including one that goes out in February with...

Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Brave Journalists

Letters to the editor

The Editor: Congratulations to Maria Ressa, Dmitry Muratov and brave journalists everywhere. Kudos to the Nobel committee for recently awarding this year’s peace prize to...

Some Way Forward for Prophetic Catholicism

Editorials

Richard Shields letter, printed in the "Letters to the Editor" section, raises the salient questions for ICN as we move ahead beyond our thirty-fifth year....

Canadian Bishops Statement of Apology to Indigenous People

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We, the Catholic Bishops of Canada, gathered in Plenary this week, take this opportunity to affirm to you, the Indigenous Peoples of this land, that...