﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:52:32 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>Catholic Social Services - News</title><link>https://cssalberta.ca:443/News/rss/category/849/news</link><atom:link href="https://cssalberta.ca:443/News/rss/category/849/news" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[EScott]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[A Prison Without Bars: Finding Hope After Trauma]]></title><link>https://cssalberta.ca/News/a-prison-without-bars-finding-hope-after-trauma</link><description><![CDATA[     

   

      “I was diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder,” she said softly. “It’s like a prison without the iron bars.”   

 After enduring a violent sexual assault by an unknown ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://cssalberta.ca/News/a-prison-without-bars-finding-hope-after-trauma</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[24e7fb5c-e39f-4363-bc42-105c22817998-2794]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[EScott]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[22nd Annual Global News Give Me Shelter Campaign]]></title><link>https://cssalberta.ca/News/22nd-annual-global-news-give-me-shelter-campaign</link><description><![CDATA[   

   

   

  Thank you for making a donation today to support Edmonton and area domestic violence shelters.  

 It’s a shocking statistic. Each year, thousands of women and children, and ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://cssalberta.ca/News/22nd-annual-global-news-give-me-shelter-campaign</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[24e7fb5c-e39f-4363-bc42-105c22817998-2799]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[EScott]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[No Longer Just Surviving, But Thriving]]></title><link>https://cssalberta.ca/News/no-longer-just-surviving-but-thriving-1</link><description><![CDATA[     

   

   Suitcases packed, three small faces looked up at their mother with trust and confusion. Pierrette had moved from New Brunswick with her children and husband, chasing dreams of a ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://cssalberta.ca/News/no-longer-just-surviving-but-thriving-1</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[24e7fb5c-e39f-4363-bc42-105c22817998-2798]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[EScott]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[English language testing comes to Lloyd]]></title><link>https://cssalberta.ca/News/english-language-testing-comes-to-lloyd</link><description><![CDATA[   

   

  by   Dan Gray  

 October 14, 2025 

   

 Lloydminster Catholic Social Services (CSS) is now offering English language testing to help non-english speakers access free language ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://cssalberta.ca/News/english-language-testing-comes-to-lloyd</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[24e7fb5c-e39f-4363-bc42-105c22817998-2789]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[EScott]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[CSS launches $3 million Sign of Hope campaign to meet the needs of vulnerable Albertans.]]></title><link>https://cssalberta.ca/News/css-launches-3-million-sign-of-hope-campaign-to-meet-the-needs-of-vulnerable-albertans</link><description><![CDATA[     

   

  Oxana arrived in Canada as a newcomer, carrying her young child in her arms and leaving behind a home torn apart by war. Back in her country, she had earned a PhD — years of ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://cssalberta.ca/News/css-launches-3-million-sign-of-hope-campaign-to-meet-the-needs-of-vulnerable-albertans</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[24e7fb5c-e39f-4363-bc42-105c22817998-2784]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[EScott]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Catholic Social Services' (CSS) Annual "Evening at the Mac" Celebrates Community Support]]></title><link>https://cssalberta.ca/News/catholic-social-services-css-annual-evening-at-the-mac-celebrates-community-support</link><description><![CDATA[   

  News Release - August 28, 2025  

  Edmonton, AB  – Catholic Social Services (CSS) successfully hosted its annual signature event, "Evening at the Mac," as part of the organization's ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 21:09:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://cssalberta.ca/News/catholic-social-services-css-annual-evening-at-the-mac-celebrates-community-support</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[24e7fb5c-e39f-4363-bc42-105c22817998-2783]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anonym]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Bubble Ball Bonanza Raises Funds and Fun at Westerner Days]]></title><link>https://cssalberta.ca/News/bubble-ball-bonanza-raises-funds-and-fun-at-westerner-days</link><description><![CDATA[   On Sunday, July 20, Catholic Social Services (CSS) proudly participated in the  Bubble Ball & Kidventure  event during Westerner Days in Red Deer. The week-long festival ran from July 16 to 20, ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://cssalberta.ca/News/bubble-ball-bonanza-raises-funds-and-fun-at-westerner-days</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[24e7fb5c-e39f-4363-bc42-105c22817998-2777]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anonym]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Gianna Centre soon to welcome Holy Relic]]></title><link>https://cssalberta.ca/News/gianna-centre-soon-to-welcome-holy-relic</link><description><![CDATA[ Catholic Social Services' (CSS) Gianna Centre is welcoming a permanent and honoured guest thanks to an interesting series of connections and events that seem providential. A relic of Saint Gerard ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 16:57:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://cssalberta.ca/News/gianna-centre-soon-to-welcome-holy-relic</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[24e7fb5c-e39f-4363-bc42-105c22817998-2771]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anonym]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Edmonton-area shelters testing centralized intake service]]></title><link>https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/edmonton-area-shelters-testing-centralized-intake-service/</link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 22:09:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/edmonton-area-shelters-testing-centralized-intake-service/</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[24e7fb5c-e39f-4363-bc42-105c22817998-2769]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[EScott]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Catholic Social Services - Evening at the Mac - August 21, 2025]]></title><link>https://cssalberta.ca/News/catholic-social-services-evening-at-the-mac-august-21-2025</link><description><![CDATA[   Tickets now on sale for the 2025 Evening at the Mac!   

  We hope you can join us for our annual Evening at the Mac gathering this summer in the beautiful ballroom at Hotel Macdonald!   

  ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://cssalberta.ca/News/catholic-social-services-evening-at-the-mac-august-21-2025</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[24e7fb5c-e39f-4363-bc42-105c22817998-2761]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>