By Agnieszka Ruck, The B.C. Catholic Iraqi Christians have waited for a papal visit for decades, and on Friday, March 5 the historic event was finally happening. “It is a great occasion for them,” said…
By Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency [Rome Newsroom – CNA]. – Pope Francis is expected to make history as the first pope to travel to Iraq March 3-8, 2021. The trip will take him from excavations of…
By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News In an update of COVID-19 directives for worship released Feb, 25, Bishop Mark Hagemoen of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon calls on parishioners to lobby provincial leaders…
By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News Recently-arrived members of the Verbum Dei Missionary community are now providing ministry in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon, beginning with Lenten retreats focused on the Word of…
“We can’t be indifferent to the hate going on in the world.” By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register [TORONTO – Canadian Catholic News] – A team of more than 20 young Catholic ambassadors is working feverishly…
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register [TORONTO – Canadian Catholic News] – If going to Sunday morning Mass seems tantalizingly near and yet far during COVID-19 restrictions, as you watch your parish struggle to produce…
By Courtney Mare, Catholic News Agency [Vatican City – CNA).- Pope Francis has encouraged Catholics to practice charity in Lent this year by caring for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. In his message for…
By Lisa Gall, CCCB Communications [Ottawa] – Following the success of the video series introduced in November 2020 entitled Journey through Advent, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) is pleased to introduce Journey Through Lent,…
By Brian Dryden, Canadian Catholic News [Ottawa – CCN] – A new organization focused on supporting families within the Catholic Church in Canada is now up and running. The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) newly-created…
By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News In a thank you message to all who supported the Bishop’s Annual Appeal in nearly reaching its 2020 goal, Bishop Mark Hagemoen said the response in a time…