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October 2, 2018

Canadian bishops’ new sex abuse guidelines focus on prevention

“What we want is for the Catholic Church to be the safest place for young people,” said Bishop Lionel Gendron, president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, Sept. 28 after the close of the bishops’ annual plenary in Cornwall, Ont.

OTTAWA – New sexual abuse policies which Canada’s bishops have vowed to implement will focus on prevention, but will not include a mechanism to censure a bishop who commits or covers up an offence.

Published in Canada
September 11, 2015

CCCB to vote on new financing formula at upcoming plenary

Msgr. Patrick Powers, left, and Archbishop Paul-Andre Durocher at last year’s CCCB plenary, held at Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre.

OTTAWA - When Canada’s Catholic bishops gather for their annual plenary Sept. 14-17, a lengthy period of restructuring will come to an end with a change in how the conference is financed.

Published in Canada