By Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register [Toronto – Canadian Catholic News] – The recent Amazon synod gave voice to Indigenous worldwide and that can only bode well for northern Canadian dioceses with parallel realities, agreed…
By Brian Dryden, Canadian Catholic News [Ottawa – CCN] – Canadian Catholics are being called upon to offer spiritual and material support to other Christians being persecuted around the world. The Conference of Canadian Catholic…
By Heather Macdonald [Catholic Saskatoon News] – Looking back on its 50-year history, the Saskatoon Friendship Inn’s name says it all. In addition to extending a non-judgmental welcome to each person who walks through the…
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 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 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…
By Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency [Vatican City – CNA] – In his homily at the Amazon synod closing Mass Oct. 27, 2019, Pope Francis denounced exploitation and “predatory models of development” that plunder the…