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2 churches down, Kinngait’s Christians come together in one space – Nunatsiaq News
Aug 2, 2024 Cape Dorset Full Gospel Church is bustling after hamlet’s 2 other churches burned within days of each other in 2023 Martha Jaw first attended a service at a Full Gospel church in Kinngait at the age of 28. It was 1978. “My heart was touched,” she recalled recently of the experience. Full […]
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Johannes Rivoire dead at 93 – Nunatsiaq News
Apr 12, 2024 Disgraced former Nunavut priest faced multiple sexual abuse charges from his time in Canada’s North Rev. Johannes Rivoire, a former Nunavut priest accused of sexually abusing multiple Inuit children, has died. Rev. Ken Thorson, the head of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate order headquartered in Ottawa, confirmed in an email that Rivoire […]
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Review of priest accused of sexual assaults in Nunavut finds Oblates unaware – EverythingGP
Mar 19, 2024 An independent review of a priest accused of sexually abusing Inuit children in Nunavut says his Catholic order wasn’t aware of the allegations when he returned to France. Retired Superior Court justice André Denis led the review into 93-year-old Johannes Rivoire. Denis found the Oblates of Mary Immaculate didn’t know Rivoire was […]
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Retired judge visits Nunavut to hear Inuit sexual abuse claims against priest – APTN News
Aug 24, 2023 The leader of a new Oblate Safeguarding Commission has begun investigating the handling of clergy abuse allegations in Nunavut. A retired judge was in Nunavut this week to hear more about historical allegations of child sexual abuse against an Oblate Catholic priest. André Denis, formerly of the Superior Court of Quebec, was […]
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Oblates announce own investigation into Father Rivoire – Nunatsiaq News
Jun 12, 2023 Creation of ‘safeguarding commission’ comes after religious order promised to help with investigation of priest accused of abusing Inuit children A Catholic missionary group has retained a retired Quebec Superior Court judge to lead an independent review of the sexual abuse allegations against one of its priests, Rev. Johannes Rivoire, who served […]
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Repudiation of Doctrine of Discovery ‘symbolic step’ with opportunity for change, Northerners say – CBC
Mar 31, 2023 Repudiation creates an opportunity for change — but doesn’t change Canadian law François Paulette says the Vatican’s repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery is a symbolic move that can lead to positive change if Indigenous leaders carry forward the momentum. Paulette, a Denesuline elder, officer of the Order of Canada and longtime […]
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Reflection: Pope’s apology was historic, but did it matter? – Nunatsiaq News
Jan 5, 2023 Nunatsiaq News managing editor Corey Larocque looks back on Pope Francis’ visit to Iqaluit This article is one in a series in which Nunatsiaq News journalists reflect on a story from 2022 that they loved to tell. I’ve always been a sucker for big historical events — glued to the TV for […]
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ITK: Addresses of Pope Francis in Maskwacis and Iqaluit
Remarks of His Holiness Pope Francis are available below: English – Maskwacis, 27 July 2022 Syllabics – Maskwacis, 27 July 2022 Inuktut Qaliujaaqpait – Maskwacis, 27 July 2022 English – Iqaluit, 29 July 2022 Syllabics – Iqaluit, 29 July 2022 Inuktut Qaliujaaqpait – Iqaluit, 29 July 2022 You are not alone Residential School Survivor Support […]
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Pope Francis meets Inuit residential school survivors as ‘pilgrimage of penance’ ends in Iqaluit – Global News
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Pope Francis begged for forgiveness for the evil perpetrated by “not a few” Catholics as he wrapped up Friday a six-day visit that saw celebration and criticism for his repeated apologies for the Catholic Church’s role in cultural assimilation and residential schools. “How evil it is to break the bonds uniting parents […]
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Papal Primer: Pope Francis visits Iqaluit today – Nunatsiaq News
Jul 29, 2022 Things to watch for during Pope Francis’ visit to Nunavut’s capital Friday Pope Francis is scheduled to arrive in Iqaluit on Friday at around 3 p.m. It’s the final day of his six-day visit to Canada that began Sunday in Edmonton and moved to Quebec City on Wednesday. He calls it his […]
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