Vancouver hosts CWL national convention

More than 900 members from across the country attend

Catholic Women's League national president Barbara Dowding (second from left) leaves St. Francis Xavier Church after Mass with first Vice President Anne Gorman (right) and past national presidents Lorette Noble (left) and Velma Harasen. Agnieszka Krawczynski / The B.C. Catholic.

St. Francis Xavier Church was filled to the rafters at the opening ceremony of the Catholic Women's League's 95th annual convention. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.


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