Our beloved friend and brother in Christ, Dr. Paul Ladouceur (1944-2025), fell asleep in the Lord on June 13, 2025. For decades, Dr. Ladouceur has blessed The Canadian Council of Churches with his breadth of scholarship and his deep theological and ecumenical insights. He represented the Archdiocese of Canada of the Orthodox Church in America […]
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The Canadian Council of Churches’ Justice and Peace website earned second place for General Excellence. The 2024 award was given by the Canadian Christian Communicators Association (CCCA). The Justice and Peace website was designed and built by Roshney Kurian, Program Facilitator, Justice and Peace, with the support of Geoffrey Ready at Navicarta. The Canadian Christian
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The Canadian Council of Churches’ theme for 2024 was “Called to Be Salt and Light.” As the Council celebrated 80 years since its foundation, its members reflected on their history, their work, and how they have and can continue to be, as Christ said in the Gospel of Matthew, the salt of the earth and
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Jubilee 2025 is a global ecumenical initiative that builds on the transformative success of Jubilee 2000, which canceled $100 billion of debt for 36 low-income countries. In Canada, KAIROS Canada is leading the campaign in collaboration with Citizens for Public Justice, Development and Peace – Caritas Canada, and the Office of Religious Congregations for Integral
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June 3, 2025 “As followers of Jesus Christ, we are called to be peacemakers and to uphold the dignity of every human life. In this spirit, we grieve deeply the many wars and violent conflicts in many parts of the world today. These bring immense suffering, the displacement of individuals and families, and the tragic
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As Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent for many Western Christians, and as our Eastern and Western Christian friends journey through Lent toward the joyous celebration of Christ’s resurrection, the Council is mindful of the challenges that Canadians face. In the midst of this challenging time, the Executive Committee of the Council, led by
Canada at a Crossroads: An Ash Wednesday Reflection and Prayer Read More »
In 2020, an international group of governments, businesses, and churches began signing the Rome Call for AI Ethics, which outlines six principles for the ethical development and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): transparency, inclusion, responsibility, impartiality, reliability, and privacy. Spurred by the astonishing growth of language learning models and other AI tools, in 2023 our Faith and
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Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to spark interest and concern around the globe. But how does generative AI and transhumanism challenge or reflect our understanding of personhood and the image of God? The meaning of the Incarnation? And the Trinity? On October 1st in collaboration with the World Council of Churches we hosted an online webinar
Theology and Artificial Intelligence Webinar: Video Available! Read More »
Last week, Salt and Light Media featured a thoughtful article about this summer’s Forum on Dialogues by the Rev. Dr. Scott Sharman, who serves on the Council’s Commission on Faith and Witness. The great damage inflicted among Indigenous Peoples by the colonizing projects in North America/Turtle Island, including the far too frequent complicity of the
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The Council today announces that it has been accredited under Imagine Canada’s Standards Program. With this achievement, we join a distinguished ever-growing community of nonprofit organizations dedicated to operational excellence. The Standards Program is a Canada-wide set of shared standards for charities and nonprofits designed to help organizations strengthen their operations in five fundamental areas:
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