Priest recognized for reaching out to First Nations

Father Garry LaBoucane, pastor of two Downtown Eastside parishes, receives community award

Tom Cooper (left), head of the Vancouver-based Christian organization City in Focus, presents an award to Father Garry LaBoucane and three others. Photos submitted to BCC.

A First Nations priest who serves three Catholic centres in the Downtown Eastside has received recognition. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.


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CCCB to publish new sex abuse document

The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) will release a new sexual abuse document in early 2017, said president Bishop Douglas Crosby of Hamilton, the CCCB president, and will make its first ad limina visits to Rome in 11 years starting in March. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.