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The pope will meet with a delegation of indigenous leaders from Canada in March. The visit was originally planned for December, but it was rescheduled after a surge in coronavirus cases. The visit comes almost a year after the discovery of what may be unmarked graves at former residential schools. Canada’s residential school system operated from the 1870s until 1996. The Catholic Church, or Catholic religious orders, ran more than two-thirds of these schools.
The bishop of Las Vegas has asked all Catholic politicians who do not agree with Church teaching on abortion, not to present themselves for Holy Communion. The statement was in response to a recent pro-abortion column, written by a Catholic politician. Bishop George Thomas said he welcomes a private conversation with any Catholic politician who considers themselves to be pro-abortion.
Today the Church celebrates the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. The feast commemorates Jesus’ first appearance in the Temple.