Crippled Haiti in need of help
Calls grow for aid as chaos reigns By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register [Toronto – Canadian Catholic News] – The Jesuits in Haiti are begging for help on behalf of a nation in chaos —…
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Ukrainian-rite Catholic bishops of Canada invite response of faith to war in Ukraine
Catholic Saskatoon News The Ukrainian-rite Catholic bishops of Canada have written a pastoral letter addressed to the faithful of Canada and to all people of good will, inviting a faith-filled response to the war currently…
Ukrainian bishop predicts new exodus of refugees: “how can they stay?”
By Jonathan Luxmoore, Catholic News Service [Warsaw, Poland – CNS] — A Ukrainian bishop has warned of a humanitarian disaster caused by Russian attacks on his country’s power and water supplies and predicted a “huge…
Bishop gathers with parishioners for closing of St. Michael Church at Burstall, SK
Catholic Saskatoon News With prayers of thanksgiving and words of farewell, parishioners marked the closing of the Catholic church at Burstall Oct. 9, celebrating Mass with Bishop Mark Hagemoen and pastor Fr. Francis Appiah-Kubi. St….
Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools enrolment tops 20,000
Bishop Filevich Ukrainian Bilingual School—Saskatchewan’s only Ukrainian bilingual school—has experienced the most dramatic increase with the number of students almost doubling because of the number of Ukrainian families fleeing war in their home country. By…
Pope announces a second session for Synod of Bishops assembly: now to be held Oct. 2023 and Oct. 2024
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service [Vatican City – CNS] – Saying he did not want to rush the process of discerning how the Holy Spirit is calling the church to grow in synodality, Pope…
Prayer, walk, ‘watch fire’ honour those impacted by Indian boarding schools in USA
By Barb Umberger, Catholic News Service [Minneapolis – CNS] – As a child, Virgil Blacklance heard stories about Indian boarding schools, one of which his father attended. He recalled that after events like powwows concluded,…
Academic Mass celebrates start of year, installation of associate dean
Dr. Gerry Farthing installed as Associate Dean of STM College By Paul Sinkewicz, STM Communications (This article was originally published at stmcollege.ca and is used with permission) The annual Academic Mass at St. Thomas More…
St. Thomas More College annual fall gathering includes celebration for Distinguished Alumni Award winners from the past three years
An Alumni Fall Gathering was held Oct. 1 at St. Thomas More College in Saskatoon, including prayer, tours and a reception to honour Distinguished Alumni Award winners of the past three years. The inaugural alumni…
Pope Francis prays for unity of church as he celebrates anniversary of Vatican II
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service [Vatican City – CNS] – The Second Vatican Council was the universal Catholic Church’s response to God’s love and to Jesus’ command to feed his sheep, Pope Francis said,…