Priest describes Eastern understanding of mercy

Father Richard Soo says Ukrainian Catholics sing 'Lord have mercy' dozens of times during liturgy

Father Richard Soo, SJ, tells a group of pilgrims at Holy Eucharist Cathedral in New Westminster that mercy is a word full of meaning. Agnieszka Krawczynski / The B.C. Catholic.

Pope Francis declared a Jubilee Year of Mercy this year, but Ukrainian Catholics have been putting the emphasis on mercy for centuries. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.


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Catholic organizations' documents shed light on past

The Keewatin - The Pas archbishop says "some of the philosophies and cultural practices" that went into Canada's founding did not make a "level playing field at all" for indigenous peoples. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.