World Day of Consecrated Life celebration
By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News The World Day of Consecrated Life was marked Feb. 2, 2023 in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon with a celebration at the Cathedral of the Holy Family….
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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity celebration hosted at Holy Spirit Parish, Saskatoon
By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News A joyful celebration of shared faith, reflection on sins of division, and affirmation of unity concluded the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Jan. 25, 2023 in Saskatoon….
Pope Francis in Congo, calls for an ‘amnesty of the heart’ to build peace
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service [KINSHASA, Congo – CNS] – In a country where most people are Christian and all are suffering from decades of violence and atrocities, Pope Francis told the Congolese to…
Victims of violence in Congo share their grief with Pope Francis
Horrific violence described during papal trip to Africa By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service [KINSHASA, Congo – CNS] – Ladislas set a machete under the crucifix. Bijoux laid a wicker mat there. And Emelda dropped…
Scholars, diplomats reflect on U.S. and church’s response to the Holocaust
By Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service [ROME – CNS] – More than three-quarters of a century after the largest genocide in history, the United States and the Catholic Church are still making sense of their…
OBITUARY: George Rolheiser was a long-time diocesan volunteer
Obituary from Gregory’s Funeral Home, Provost Vigil Service – 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023 Mass of Christian Burial – 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3, 2023 (Both services for George Rolheiser will be held at…
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – De Margerie Series held in two cities
Break up the log jam on ecumenism, says series speaker By Paul Sinkewicz, St. Thomas More College Communications (This article was originally published at stmcollege.ca and is used with permission) It’s time to break up…
Preaching peace amid violence: Pope heads back to Africa
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis’ fifth trip to the African continent will highlight gestures of peace and reconciliation, consoling the victims of violence, but also emphasizing the importance…
Pope Francis prays for priest killed in Nigeria, asks for prayers for persecuted Christians
By Courtney Mares, Catholic News Agency [Vatican City – CNA] – At the end of his Wednesday audience Jan. 18, 2023, Pope Francis asked people to join him in praying for persecuted Christians around the…
Saskatoon program models and lives reconciliation
Indigenous Pastoral and Lay Leader Ministry Education is a response to TRC Calls to Action By Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register [Saskatoon – Canadian Catholic News] – Calls to Action 59 and 60 in the…