Edmonton Archbishop touts new aboriginal community liaison position

A new role in the Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton focuses on deepening the relationship between the church and aboriginal communities, said Archbishop Richard Smith Monday. 
“What we’ve focused on in the last couple years … is the residential schools and the terrible pain and suffering that took place there,” he said. “We’ve been grappling with that as a nation and as a church, as we must, in order to learn from it and move on from it.&rd