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1 week ago | broadview.org | Anne Thériault

Pope Francis was known to be a keen saint-maker, having canonized 942 new saints during his papacy — far surpassing his predecessors Benedict XVI and John Paul II, who canonized 45 and 482 saints respectively. One of his last official acts before he died was to advance the causes of several candidates for sainthood.

1 week ago | broadview.org | Jocelyn Bell

It started with a compromise. One hundred years ago, three Christian denominations — Methodists, Congregationalists and most Presbyterians — along with members of the church union movement, came together to form the United Church. Church union was more than a quarter century in the making, and its realization was a long way from guaranteed. But on June 10, 1925, before a gathering of more than 7,600 at the Mutual Street Arena in Toronto, The United Church of Canada was declared into being.

2 weeks ago | broadview.org | Erin Pepler

Very Rev. Bruce McLeod was the 25th moderator of The United Church of Canada from 1972 to 1974 and later served as commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission as well as director of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association. Erin Pepler sat down with McLeod, now 96, at his home in Guelph, Ont., to discuss faith, social justice, and using disappointment as motivation in challenging times. Erin Pepler: You were involved in interfaith relations and community outreach for decades.

3 weeks ago | broadview.org | Emma Prestwich

This week, people around the world are mourning the death of Pope Francis. The pope died on Monday, April 21 at his Vatican residence after suffering a stroke and subsequent heart failure. He had previously been hospitalized for a respiratory infection that turned into double pneumonia. He was 88. Here is a roundup of what Canadian and international faith leaders and organizations have said about his life and legacy. The United Church of CanadaModerator Rt. Rev.

1 month ago | broadview.org | Kate Spencer

Canada and the United States are divided along many lines, but among the haziest of those lines are the geographic ones. We’re very close, our two countries. Many communities straddle borders, with family and friends on both sides. Since the election of Donald Trump, that closeness has been strained — talks of Canada becoming the 51st state, tariffs and the heightening of dismaying political rhetoric whose potential consequences are unknown.