The Catholic Women's League of Canada

Martin Luther King Day
2024-01-15

Sunday of the Word of God
2024-01-21
The Sunday of the Word of God is an annual commemoration in the Catholic Church taking place on the third Sunday in Ordinary Time, during January.

International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
2024-01-27

World Day for Consecrated Life
2024-02-02
In 1997, Pope Saint John Paul II instituted a day for women and men in consecrated life. This global celebration is attached to the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord on February 2nd.

International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking
2024-02-08
“Journeying in Dignity. Listen. Dream. Act”: this is the theme of the tenth International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking on February 8, a day established in 2015 by Pope Francis on the feast day of Saint Bakhita, the Sudanese sister who was a victim of trafficking and a universal symbol of the Church’s commitment against this scourge.
Human trafficking is the process by which people are coerced or lured by false prospects, recruited, relocated, and forced to work and live in exploitative or abusive conditions. It is a phenomenon, as warned by recent United Nations reports, in continuous and dramatic evolution.

World Day of the Sick
2024-02-11
The day coincides with the commemoration of Our Lady of Lourdes and is an important opportunity for those who serve in Catholic health ministry to reflect on caring for those who are sick as well as those who provide care to them.

Red Hand Day (International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers)
2024-02-12

Ash Wednesday
2024-02-14

World Day of Prayer
2024-03-01
World Day of Prayer is a global ecumenical movement led by Christian women who welcome all to join in prayer and action for peace and justice.

International Women’s Day
2024-03-08
For International Women’s Day 2024 and beyond, let’s Inspire Inclusion.
When we inspire others to understand and value women’s inclusion, we forge a better world.
And when women themselves are inspired to be included, there’s a sense of belonging, relevance and empowerment.
The aim of the IWD 2024 #InspireInclusion campaign is to collectively forge a more inclusive world for women.

Palm Sunday
2024-03-24

The Annunciation of the Lord
2024-03-25

Holy Thursday
2024-03-28

Good Friday
2024-03-29

Holy Saturday
2024-03-30

Easter Sunday
2024-03-31

St. Kateri Tekakwitha (Memorial)
2024-04-17

“Conversations in the Spirit" by the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organisations
2024-04-23
The World Women’s Observatory (WWO) of the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organisations (WUCWO), in the framework of our School of Synodality, invites you to participate in the “Conversations in the Spirit to be held next 23 April”.
The Conversation in the Spirit model has been recommended for Synodal consultations as part of the Synod on Synodality and was used by the Synod delegates at the first session of the Synod General Assembly in Rome, in October 2023.
All Catholic faith communities have been encouraged to learn, practice and share this discernment model of encounter, active listening, shared silence and collaborative discernment of the Spirit as an integral step in promoting wider participation, deeper communion and increased attention on the Gospel mission and the presence of the living Spirit of God in all those who gather in the name of Christ.
We invite you to join a “Conversation in the Spirit” in small groups in different languages (English, Spanish and French), together with participants from more than 50 countries from five continents, to share your ideas, listen to the experiences and insights of others and discern on chapter 9 of the Synodal Assembly Synthesis document: “Women in the Life and Mission of the Church”.
A synthesis of these meetings will be sent to the General Secretariat for the Synod of Bishops and will be publicly disclosed, thus contributing to make known women’s voices as to their participation and mission in the life of the Church, in view of the preparation for the second phase of the Synod on Synodality in October 2024.
Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Two timetable options:
13 :00 – 15 :00 CET (Rome)
18 :00 – 20 :00 CET (Rome)
We share with you the link to register for the event: https://linktr.ee/wucwoevents.
Registration closes on 18 April at 23:59 CET (Rome). Limited places available.
Please find attached the flyer with information about the event and we thank you for the diffusion.
Greetings and we hope to see you on April 23.
Mónica Santamarina
WUCWO President General

Feast Day - Our Lady of Good Counsel
2024-04-26

St. Marie of the Incarnation (Memorial)
2024-04-30

International Worker’s Day
2024-05-01

St. Joseph the Worker (Feast Day)
2024-05-01

Ascension Day
2024-05-09

The Ascension of the Lord
2024-05-12

Canada Health Day
2024-05-12

Our Lady of Fatima (Feast Day)
2024-05-13

WUCWO annual day of prayer
2024-05-13

Pentecost
2024-05-19

Symposium on Palliative Care
2024-05-21 - 2024-05-23
On May 21-23, 2024, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, in collaboration with the
Pontifical Academy for Life and other key partners, is hosting a symposium on palliative care in
Toronto. This symposium aims to strengthen hope for end-of-life issues within the Catholic church,
other faith traditions and society. It will unite participants from various disciplines and experts in
various specialties to build a strong advocacy network for effective and comprehensive palliative
and end-of-life care. Needs will be identified, and tools will be recommended to facilitate a better
and broader response to current challenges in implementing palliative care. It will create the
opportunity to build a strong network of experts and practitioners who can help develop and
promote palliative care resources.

A Good Death: The Challenge for Christians Today
2024-05-22 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Chicago)
Join Dr. Nuala Kenny and moderator National Chairperson of Service Joline Belliveau as Dr. Kenny shares insight into the topic of palliative care. Dr. Kenny is a native New Yorker and a Sister of Charity of Halifax, Nova Scotia. She is a physician, pediatrician and bioethicist, practicing, teaching and working at several hospitals in Canada and receiving many honours for her work in child health, medical education and health policy. Past president of both the Canadian Paediatric Society and the Canadian Bioethics Society, she was chair of the values committee of the 1997 prime minister of Canada’s national forum on health. She has authored numerous papers and several books – Rediscovering the Art of Dying, Healing the Church, Diagnosing and Healing the Clergy. Sr. Kenny has a vast knowledge to share with us on palliative care.

Register for this free webinar today!
