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Canadian Bishops Pledge $30 Million to Support Healing and Reconciliation Initiatives

Tuesday, 28 September 2021 at 15:02

By Linda Morgan

Photo Credit: Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops Twitter (@CCCB_CECC)

A prominent Canadian arm of the Catholic Church vows to raise $30 million to support Indigenous reconciliation efforts.

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) says it will raise $30 million over up to five years to support healing and reconciliation initiatives for residential school survivors. 

The group says parishes across Canada are encouraged to participate in the commitment. 

Bishop Raymond Poisson, CCCB President, is hopeful that the efforts will make a difference in addressing the trauma caused by the residential school system. 

"When the Bishops of Canada came together in Plenary last week, there was universal consensus that Catholic entities needed to do more in a tangible way to address the suffering experienced in Canada’s residential schools. Comprised of local diocesan initiatives, this effort will help support programs and initiatives dedicated to improving the lives of residential school survivors and their communities, ensuring resources needed to assist in the path of healing."

Project funding will be determined in consultation with First Nations, Metis and Inuit Peoples in each region. 

Last week, the CCCB issued an apology for the suffering experienced in Canada's residential schools. 

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