Green Churches Network keeps eye on the prize
By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register [Toronto – Canadian Catholic News (CCN)] – It has been a slow process for the Green Churches Network in striving for its aim to be a truly national chain…
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Saskatoon woman inspires youth with story of pain, trauma and redemption
By Kyle Greenham, Grandin Media [Saskatoon – Canadian Catholic News (CCN)] – Shawna Arnold’s scars run deep, but there’s no wound her faith hasn’t healed. Her life was once focused on the pain of addiction,…
CWL workshop Feb. 29: reflections on justice, life membership and strategic plan
By Connie McGrath, Catholic Women’s League The Cathedral of the Holy Family CWL hosted a workshop Saturday, Feb. 29, for Our Lady of Grace Region. Nine of the 10 Saskatoon councils were represented, plus councils…
Cardinal Collins denounces Canadian assisted dying laws
Catholic News Agency [Toronto – CNA] – Canada is embracing “death on demand” in its healthcare laws, according to Cardinal Thomas Collins. The Archbishop of Toronto issued a strong denunciation of the so-called Medical Assistance…
Poverty rates dropping but true picture of poverty in Canada remains fuzzy
By Brian Dryden, Canadian Catholic News [Ottawa – CCN] – The federal government is touting recent statistics that indicate that the poverty rate in Canada is on a downward spiral, but social justice and anti-poverty groups…
Proposed sex selection abortion bill calls out Canada to live up to its equality ideals
By Brian Dryden, Canadian Catholic News [Ottawa – CCN] – A Conservative MP is calling on Canadians and her fellow MPs to rally around an effort to stop abortions based on the sex of a child…
The Rite of Election: another step on the journey to baptism for 47 catechumens from across the diocese of Saskatoon
By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News At the diocesan Rite of Election March 1, 2020, Bishop Mark Hagemoen welcomed and blessed 47 catechumens from across the diocese who are journeying toward the initiation sacraments…
Canadian bishops condemn new medical suicide measures
By Christine Rousselle, Catholic News Agency [Ottawa – CNA] – The Catholic bishops of Canada issued a statement on Ash Wednesday, condemning parliament’s efforts to further expand medically assisted suicide to those who do not…
Vatican launches task force to work with bishops around the world to implement abuse guidelines
By Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency [Vatican City – CNA] – The Vatican has created a task force to help under-resourced bishops’ conferences enact guidelines on the protection of minors and the pope’s 2019 norms…
Bishop James Mahoney remembered on the 25th anniversary of his death
James Patrick Mahoney Dec. 7, 1927- March 2, 1995 Fourth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon, 1967-1995 By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News with files from Margaret Sanche, Diocesan Archivist Monday, March 2…