By Bishop Mark Hagemoen, Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon “I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?” – Isaiah 43:19. Brothers and Sisters in Christ – This Old Testament…
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register [Toronto – Canadian Catholic News] – Rescheduling the Indigenous delegations’ visits with Pope Francis in Rome in the midst of the Omicron-fuelled global COVID resurgence is not going to…
News release by Development and Peace/Caritas Canada Development and Peace / Caritas Canada recently announced the membership of its new national council. The national council is Development and Peace’s primary decision-making body. Its members, all volunteers,…
A Christmas Poem by Peter Oliver Don’t forget to be extraordinary, It is the season of the Infant King! Christ before us, Christ surrounds us, Saints sound out the ancient hymns. Firm our…
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register Bringing together a trove of newly available documents, the most complete record of how Catholic residential school operators ultimately ended their obligations under the historic 2006 Indian Residential School…
By Jacquie Berg, St. Thomas More College St. Thomas More College (STM) recently announced a $1-million gift from Irene Ositis-Schmeiser in support of STM’s Centre for Faith, Reason, Peace, and Justice. “This landmark gift will…
But COVID-19 Omicron variant could be late-breaking wild card in some regions By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register (with additional information from Catholic Saskatoon News) [Toronto – Canadian Catholic News] – Many parishes across Canada –…
(Previously published in “NEXUS” – the newsletter of the registered Canadian charity, Rainbow of Hope for Children; used with permission. NEXUS notes: Norm Duerr’s connections in the tiny village of Ussongo, Tanzania in an out-of-the-way…
In a five-part weekly video series presented by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), Archbishop Donald Bolen of Regina reflects on the Sunday readings from the Solemnity of Christ the King to the end…
By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News The local process for the Synod for a Synodal Church launched by Pope Francis for 2021-2023 is moving forward, with a call going out to parishes in the…