By Cardinal Michael Czerny, SJ [Vatican City – CNA] – On June 27, many churches witnessed the ordinations of dozens of priests and deacons, in ceremonies that were far from typical. Even while some parts…
By Brian Dryden, Canadian Catholic News [Ottawa – CCN] – One of the most important annual gatherings of the Catholic Church’s leadership in Canada will become an online event this year as the 2020 Canadian Conference…
By Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency [Vatican City – CNA] – On the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul June 29, 2020, Pope Francis urged Christians to pray for one another and for unity, saying…
By Derrick Kunz, Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools Close to 1,000 Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools students celebrated graduations in front of a screen on June 25, 2020, instead of in front of a crowd of family…
By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News The ongoing impact of COVID-19 restrictions on summer events includes the cancellation of a number of historic Prairie pilgrimages to Marian shrines throughout Saskatchewan. In the Roman Catholic…
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register [Toronto – Canadian Catholic News] – Everybody agrees modern slavery must end, but Canadian Catholics can’t quite agree on how best to accomplish that objective. The International Labour Organization estimates…
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register [Toronto – Canadian Catholic News] – Canada’s migrant worker problem matters to Pope Francis and the universal Church because it’s a global problem and a moral problem, said Canadian Cardinal…
By Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency [Vatican City – CNA] – The Vatican published a new directory for catechesis June 25, 2020, emphasizing both its continuity with two previous directories and its new content on…
By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News COVID-19 restrictions did not stop advocates from marking World Refugee Day in Saskatoon — an annual event that has always had a local dimension, through sunshine, rain, or…
By Derrick Kunz, Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools Stable but unpredictable is how the financial outlook for the 2020-21 fiscal year was described during debate and discussion of the 2020-21 operating budget for Greater Saskatoon Catholic…