The Catholic Women's League of Canada

The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
2024-08-22

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
2024-08-15

104th Annual National Convention
2024-08-11 - 2024-08-14 | Hilton Garden Inn Saskatoon Downtown, 90 22nd Street East, Saskatoon, SK, Canada

World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
2024-07-28

Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Memorial)
2024-07-16

Canada Day
2024-07-01

The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
2024-06-24

The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary
2024-06-08

World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests
2024-06-07

The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Solemnity)
2024-06-07

Beyond MAiD for Mental Illness: Confronting Canada’s Mental Health Challenges
2024-06-05 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Location: 45 Rideau St., Ottawa, ON K1N 5W8
The presentation will focus on the mental health crisis in Canada, as described in the event invitation:
“As discussions around the expansion of medical assistance in dying (MAiD) for people with mental illnesses continue, it’s clear that Canada is facing a profound mental health crisis. While the temporary delay of MAiD for mental illness offers a reprieve, urgent action is required to tackle the pressing issues in our mental health landscape. Join us for an insightful conversation on navigating these challenges and charting a path toward a more compassionate and hopeful future.”
The presentation will feature:
Dr. Sephora Tang, psychiatrist and Cardus Health senior fellow
Dr. Tim Lau, geriatric psychiatrist
Meagan Gillmore, journalist
Register to attend online or in person on Cardus’ website.

The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
2024-05-31

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)
2024-05-30

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
2024-05-26

World Day of Prayer for the Church in China
2024-05-24

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!

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.

Pentecost
2024-05-19

WUCWO annual day of prayer
2024-05-13

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

Canada Health Day
2024-05-12

The Ascension of the Lord
2024-05-12

Ascension Day
2024-05-09

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

International Worker’s Day
2024-05-01

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

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

“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

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

Easter Sunday
2024-03-31
