Permanent Council issues “Towards a New Evangelization” regarding the 500^th anniversary of the evangelization of the Americas

Archbishop Austin Burke delivers homily to St. Catherine’s parish in Micmac, Nova Scotia, acknowledging the pain caused by residential schools

Archbishop Austin Burke expresses sorrow to the people of Sacred Heart Church, Millbrook Reservation, Nova Scotia

Superior General of the Jesuits, Rev. Peter Kolvenbach, S.J., issues apology to Native Americans for past mistakes

CCCB presents to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples a brief entitled Let Justice Flow Like a Mighty River

Episcopal Commission for the Evangelization of Peoples issues “Rediscovering, Recognizing and Celebrating the Spiritual Heritage of Canada’s Aboriginal Peoples”

CCCB President writes to AFN National Chief Phil Fontaine regarding the CCCB-AFN Memorandum of Understanding

Pope Benedict XVI meets at the Vatican with National Chief Phil Fontaine of the Assembly of First Nations

CCCB issues The “Doctrine of Discovery” and Terra Nullius: A Catholic Response