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Bishops in Canada are aiming to raise $30 million dollars over the next five years, to support the Indigenous peoples of the country, including survivors of residential schools. The bishops also issued an apology this week for the Church’s role in the country’s residential school system.
California’s governor has signed two bills related to privacy surrounding abortion. One bill allows insured individuals, including minors, to keep sensitive services confidential from the insurance policyholder, generally their parents. Another bill makes it illegal to film or photograph patients or employees within 100 feet of an abortion clinic. The second bill could affect pro-life campaigners who may want to film or photograph themselves and their work outside clinics.
The Archdiocese of Toronto will now require regular COVID-19 testing for clergy and employees who are unvaccinated. The archdiocese will not require proof of vaccination or a recent negative test to attend Mass, or other religious services.
Lava following the eruption of a volcano in the Canary Islands destroyed a Catholic Church this week. Thousands of people have been evacuated, and there have been no reported deaths. The last eruption on the island was in 1971. Local Catholics removed the tabernacle, crucifixes, statues and paintings from the church, in anticipation of the eruption.
Today, the Church honors Saint Wenceslaus. Wenceslaus died at the hands of his brother, while seeking to strengthen the Catholic faith of his native Bohemia.