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- In addition to abuse scandals, Canadian law and culture continue to diverge from Catholic belief on abortion, euthanasia, and LGBT issues. There are also disputes over the identity and effectiveness of Catholic schools, some of which are state-funded but supervised by elected lay Catholics, not Church officials.
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Jul 18, 2022 · The Catholic Church in Canada is emerging from a pandemic with attendance rates that have been on the decline for decades. An increasing number of churches have been sold to compensate for...
Jul 29, 2022 · The reason for the church’s stability, most analysts agree, is Canada’s relatively open immigration policies, which mean that immigrants make up a much larger share of Canada’s...
Feb 25, 2021 · “A prophetic church, highlighting social justice and solidarity with the destitute and the persecuted, has the potential of closing the chasm between the church and the modern, secular culture...
Jul 29, 2022 · While the Roman Catholic Church is in severe decline in many Western countries, it remains the largest denomination in predominantly Christian Canada, accounting for about 38 percent of people who identify with a particular faith.
Jan 8, 2022 · Religiosity in Canada is at an all-time low, with recently released data from Statistics Canada showing only 68 per cent of Canadians 15 or older now report having a religious affiliation. It’s...
- Ashleigh Stewart
Jul 8, 2021 · A growing number of Canadians are distancing themselves from the Catholic Church after confronting the painful reality of the role it played in Canada’s residential school system.
Nov 3, 2022 · More than half (51.9 per cent) of Latin American immigrants are Catholic, with another 13.6 per cent telling Statistics Canada they are Christian without specifying allegiance to a particular church. Immigration has made Canada more religiously diverse.
