Canadian Catholic News

06/10/2026

Humid Vancouver summer nights, and the loneliness of a new city just might be the best inspiration Dr. Gerry Turcotte could have asked for when he started writing his latest novel, The Space Between.

06/10/2026

Canadian Catholic News (CCN) is pleased to offer its God in the City: Catholic Journalism Summer Intensive course in Toronto, Aug. 9-15, for the second time.

This fast-paced seminar is for journalists and aspiring journalists who want to learn or refine their skills in faith-based reporting for Catholic media. Participants will benefit from one-on-one mentoring and their work will be published at the end of the seminar.

The course will cap at 15 participants. Tuition is $1,500 CAD. Register before July 1.

Learn more or register here: https://buff.ly/Qm0h3iW

06/10/2026

What does it take to serve 73,000 passengers a day? That is the scale of traffic that YVR Airport handles every single day. Add to this 20,000 aircraft movements monthly for 127 destinations worldwide and the handling of 315,000 tons of cargo. That is the reality that YVR Airport, Canada’s second-busiest airport, faces on a regular basis.

What does it take to serve 73,000 passengers a day? That is the scale of traffic that YVR Airport handles every single day. Add to this 20,000 aircraft movements monthly for 127 destinations worldwide and the handling of 315,000 tons of cargo. That is the reality that YVR Airport, Canada’s second-...

06/09/2026

“In the One, we are one” (1 John 1:3-4) was the theme of a Couples for Christ “Mensa Christi” regional retreat held May 22-23 in Saskatoon. Couples for Christ is an international Catholic lay ecclesial movement linked to the Vatican through the Pontifical Council for the Laity, and led by an international council based in the Philippines.

“In the One, we are one” (1 John 1:3-4) was the theme of a Couples for Christ “Mensa Christi” regional retreat held May 22-23 in Saskatoon. Couples for Christ is an international Catholic lay ecclesial movement linked to the Vatican through the Pontifical Council for the Laity, and led by an...

06/09/2026

VANCOUVER (CCN) — When a WestJet aircraft returned to Vancouver International Airport several weeks ago because of landing gear trouble, the atmosphere inside YVR’s Integrated Operations Centre changed instantly.

06/09/2026

SASKATOON, Sask. (CCN) — The Sts. Benedict and Scholastica Formation Program in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon has launched a summer Mission Experience, inviting young adults to join in outreach locally and/or up north.

06/09/2026

A newly released 10th anniversary edition of Fr. James Mallon’s Divine Renovation aims to fuel the next wave of parish renewal by helping communities move from inward-looking maintenance to outward-focused mission.

06/09/2026

Discussion, listening, networking, and prayer were again part of a 2026 diocesan Spring Congress when it was presented April 18 at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Watson, Saskatchewan. and repeated May 14 at St. Joseph Parish in Kindersley, Saskatchewan.

Discussion, listening, networking, and prayer were again part of a 2026 diocesan Spring Congress when it was presented April 18 at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Watson, Saskatchewan. and repeated May 14 at St. Joseph Parish in Kindersley, Saskatchewan. The two spring sessions completed a Spring Co...

06/09/2026

As the faithful carefully mull over Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas” (“Magnificent Humanity”), the question of technology and its influence is undeniable. For Canadian Christians, a remark offered by Cardinal Thomas Collins, archbishop emeritus of Toronto, bears remembering: “We must remember that a human being is a ‘who’ and not a ‘what,’ a subject to be valued, not an object to be used.”

As the faithful carefully mull over Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas” (“Magnificent Humanity”), the question of technology and its influence is undeniable. For Canadian Christians, a remark offered by Cardinal Thomas Collins, archbishop emeritus of Toronto, bears remem...

06/08/2026

VANCOUVER (CCN) — On the Feast of Pentecost, Archbishop Richard Smith offered his reflections on his first year as Archbishop of Vancouver and issued a plan for renewal in the archdiocese.