ORCIE response to Catholic Register opinion piece, “Naïve nuns play squarely into Hamas’ hands”
July 18, 2025
The Office of Religious Congregations for Integral Ecology (ORCIE), representing over 20 Catholic religious communities in Canada, has issued a response to the opinion piece published in The Catholic Register...
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ORCIE at the G7 Jubilee People’s Forum: Connecting the Dots on Debt Cancellation and Climate Justice
July 2, 2025
From July 12–15, ORCIE was proud to join voices from across the globe at the G7 Jubilee People’s Forum in Calgary, where Chair of the Board Sue Wilson and Executive...
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Jubilee People’s Forum: A Voice Amid Global Headlines
July 2, 2025
Media coverage of the G7 events was largely dominated by pressing geopolitical developments, including Trump’s arrival and the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Yet ORCIE's message at the People’s Forum was...
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ORCIE Presents Position Paper and Gathers Support for Jubilee 2025 Petition at St. Paul University Eco-Fair
March 31, 2025
On March 25th and 26th, ORCIE was grateful for the opportunity to participate in St. Paul University’s Ecological Fair, an inspiring event that brought together students, faculty, and organizations committed...
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Taking part in reconciliation: Inside the process of life-changing workshops
July 27, 2023
This third article in the Global Sisters Report shares experiences with Returning to Spirit. Read the full article here: https://www.globalsistersreport.org/news/taking-part-reconciliation-inside-process-life-changing-workshops
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For Catholic sisters in Canada, reconciliation is a mosaic of action, reconciliation is a mosaic of action
July 27, 2023
This second article in the Global Sisters Report includes a section on ORCIE. Read the full article here: https://www.globalsistersreport.org/news/catholic-sisters-canada-reconciliation-mosaic-action
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A year after Pope Francis’ Canada trip, sisters walk long road to reconciliation amid boarding schools’ bitter legacy
July 24, 2023
This article in the Global Sisters Report highlights Sr. Priscilla Solomon and has a great quote from Sr. Sheila Smith: “There’s a whole debate around ‘Can this relationship be reconciled,...
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Ecology comes first, ‘no ifs, ands or buts’
December 3, 2022
In November 2022, Michael Swan from the Catholic Register and Genevieve Gallant spoke at length about the importance of ORCIE. It was a timely conversation considering how important practical Catholic...
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