Canada

A pastor at one of Canada’s largest churches has been accused of sexual misconduct and has been placed on leave while the church undertakes an external investigation.

Canada’s 90 Roman Catholic bishops have “unequivocally” apologized for that church’s role in the Indian Residential School system that about 150,000 of the country’s Indigenous people were forced to attend, where they often suffered emotional, psychological, physical and sexual abuse.

A Canadian congregation has raised over $700,000 to rebuild their church building after it was burned down by an arsonist.

A church board member is offering forgiveness to the person responsible for setting the church he leads ablaze.

In recent weeks, at least 45 churches on Indigenous lands across Canada have been targeted by vandals and arsonists.

Canadian Pastor Tim Stephens told his congregation Sunday that he was strengthened by the support and prayers of Christians around the world after he was arrested for holding church services in violation of provincial COVID-19 health restrictions. He was released on July 1.

Six churches on First Nations land across western Canada have been badly damaged due to fire.

Canada's Prime Minister has asked Pope Francis to issue an apology after 715 more graves of Indigenous youth were found on the grounds of former residential assimilation schools run, in part, by the Catholic church.

Tim Stephens, the pastor of Fairview Baptist Church in Calgary, was arrested at his home Monday for holding a series of underground services at outdoor locations in violation of provincial COVID-19 health restrictions.