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An additional 182 undocumented graves were discovered Thursday outside a former residential school in Canada. The residential school system was set up by the Canadian federal government, beginning in the 1870s, as a means of forcibly assimilating indigenous children and stripping them of familial and cultural ties. The Catholic Church or Catholics oversaw more than two-thirds of the schools. The last remaining federally-run residential school closed in 1996.
The Iowa Attorney General’s office has released a 30-page report on sexual abuse by members of the clergy, almost exactly two years after the bishops agreed to release their records regarding sex abuse in their dioceses. The office reportedly received 50 complaints of clerical abuse, both by Catholic and non-Catholic clergy. The report notes that none of Iowa’s four bishops were involved in cover-ups.
The National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton in Maryland has a special exhibit of items from the saint’s life, in honor of the 200th anniversary of her death. Items on display include the iconic bonnet Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton wore. The exhibit will also include personal books, her personal rosary and crucifix, and her daughter’s baptismal gown.
Today, the Church remembers Saint Otto. The saint was born in 1060 in Germany. He was a bishop, who is best remembered for his evangelization of Pomerania. He baptized more than 22,000 people, and established 11 churches.