A closing Mass for Sacred Heart Parish in Lancer, SK, was held Nov. 17, with Bishop Mark Hagemoen presiding. The parish established by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate in 1913 is being decomissioned. (Photo by Crystal Bosch)

A closing Mass for Sacred Heart Parish in Lancer, SK, was held Nov. 17, with Bishop Mark Hagemoen presiding. The parish established by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate in 1913 is being decomissioned. (Photo by Crystal Bosch)

Mass held for the closing of Sacred Heart Parish at Lancer, SK – A time of prayer, thanksgiving, and memories

By Kiply Lukan Yaworski, Catholic Saskatoon News Sharing memories and words of farewell, parishioners past and present marked the closing of Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Lancer, SK, on Nov. 17, 2024. Saskatoon Bishop Mark Hagemoen presided at Mass for the decommissioning of the Sacred Heart parish, along with pastor Fr. Prince Sarpong, who also...

Pilgrims climb the stairs on their knees at Montreal’s St. Joseph’s Oratory. A federal politician asked if the practice would be banned under Quebec Premier François Legault’s proposal to prevent public prayer. (Michael Swan/The Catholic Register)

Pilgrims climb the stairs on their knees at Montreal’s St. Joseph’s Oratory. A federal politician asked if the practice would be banned under Quebec Premier François Legault’s proposal to prevent public prayer. (Michael Swan/The Catholic Register)

Quebec bishops object to premier’s call for public prayer restrictions

Quebec’s Catholic bishops issued a sharp response to Premier François Legault’s suggestion to ban prayer in public spaces, warning that such a move would erode fundamental freedoms and remove...

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