By Dr. Jan Bigland-Pritchard, Office of Migration [Catholic Saskatoon News] – It is my privilege to be the new Migration Officer for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon, and I can tell you that there…
By Derrick Kunz, GSCS.ca Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools’ Board of Education held its annual organizational meeting Nov. 4, 2019. Diane Boyko was re-elected chair of the board. Trustee Ron Boechler was re-elected vice-chair. “It’s an…
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register [Toronto – Canadian Catholic News] – Churches and volunteer associations who sponsor refugees are calling on the federal government to shoulder a fairer share of the burden. Under current…
Our Lady of Guadalupe Circle – a Canadian Catholic coalition of Indigenous people, bishops, clergy, members of lay movements and male and female institutes of consecrated life – recently released an open letter to all…
Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools / Saskatoon Food Bank At an annual academic awards ceremony on Oct. 29, students at St. Joseph High School were presented the inaugural Youth Leadership In Action award from the Saskatoon…
By Fr. Stefano Penna, St. Paul Co-Cathedral [Catholic Saskatoon News] – Last year, Bishop Mark Hagemoen installed me as Rector and Pastor of St. Paul’s Co-Cathedral in Saskatoon on Gaudete Sunday (“Joy Sunday” celebrated on the…
By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News A blessing celebration was held Oct. 23, 2019 for the new Spiritual Reflection Room at the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon, featuring multi-faith prayers for the sacred…
By Duane Guina, Farmland Legacies Are you looking for ways to follow the Christian call to care for creation, and to feed the hungry? Have you heard about Farmland Legacies? Farmland Legacies is a Saskatchewan…
By Bryan Dryden, Canadian Catholic News [Ottawa – CCN] – The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) is calling on Canadians to treat people in need with respect and dignity, and to support them spiritually…
#75YearsTogether live-streamed event To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Canadian Council of Churches, a cross-country live-stream conversation was held Oct. 26, 2019. Using the hashtag #75yearsTogether, the live-stream broadcast took as its theme “Love never…