By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News A sculpted figure of Christ was raised onto the empty cross at the Cathedral of the Holy Family Aug. 4, transforming it into a crucifix. Bishop Hagemoen said…
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By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register [Toronto – Canadian Catholic News] – Setsuko Thurlow, 88, isn’t just disappointed. She’s choking back tears of frustration and grief as she describes the response she’s had from Prime Minister…
(Updated July 27, 2020) By Brian Dryden, Canadian Catholic News [Ottawa – CCN] – The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the “heartbreaking” neglect that many elderly Canadians and other vulnerable people have been facing in modern Canadian…
By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News The Catholic bishops of Saskatchewan issued a joint statement regarding racism July 13, calling for a renewed spirit of respect and caring. Expressing “great concern regarding racial injustices,”…
By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News Abiding by measures required for gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic, parishioners from across St. Joseph’s Colony gathered July 12 for their annual pilgrimage to the historic Holy Rosary…
By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News Beginning in 2021, children in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon will celebrate the sacrament of Confirmation in Grade 6, rather than before their First Holy Communion in…
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…
(Article updated July 17, 2020) By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News Bishop Mark Hagemoen announced a number of pastoral appointments, moves, and reassignments in a memo sent to parishes June 18, 2020, with most…
By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News The process is neither fast or simple, but parishes across the diocese of Saskatoon are slowly opening their doors to greater numbers of worshippers after months of restrictions…
By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News In the midst of a ministry year affected by COVID-19 restrictions, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon continues to move forward with the vision of its Pastoral Plan…