(CCCB) Following its meeting of June 10-11, 2015, the Permanent Council of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) has issued an initial response to the summary report and Calls to Action by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.

Hundreds of young adults participated in the Youth Gathering, which was held from the 5th to the 7th of June as part of the celebrations for the 175th anniversary of the Grand Séminaire de Montréal.

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) concluded last week (May 31 to June 3). Ninety-four recommendations were at the centre of the events held during these four days of ceremony that marked Canada's turning the page on this part of its history.

On June 24, 1615, on the shores of the Rivière des Prairies, Father Denys Jamet and Father Joseph Le Caron, two of the four Recollects that accompanied Samuel de Champlain on his journey to New France, celebrated the first Mass on the island of Montreal.

From reviving parish councils to instituting a parking-lot ministry, many parishes are exploring innovative ways to “rebuild church,” following the Parish Vitality Conference.