Canoe pilgrims -- Jesuit and indigenous -- are seen in Canada in mid-July. The group is paddling 540 miles, following a route used by 17th-century missionaries, in an effort to promote reconciliation. (CNS photo/courtesy Canadian Canoe Pilgrimage)

Canada’s Jesuits, indigenous hope canoe trip can foster reconciliation

Posted by - July 29, 2017

TORONTO (CNS) — The path to reconciliation between Canada and its First Nations’ people will ultimately be a long journey, but the road to healing a schism developed over 400 years needs to start somewhere. The Canadian Canoe Pilgrimage is a small starting point that organizers hope can advance the process. A project of the

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VaWa: did you Know?

Posted by - July 29, 2017

This is the first in an ongoing “Did you know” series in Karidat Korner. These articles will collect facts and stats on questions relevant to the CNMI and the work of Karidat Social Services. This week, “Did You Know” is highlighting an often-unspoken crime: domestic and sexual violence against women. Women who are threatened, beaten,

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Passing on the Faith (Part 1)

Posted by - July 29, 2017

While my full-time ministry is as a judge on the Diocesan Marriage Tribunal and as the associate Director for the Permanent Deacon Formation Program in the Diocese of Erie, my parish assignment is at St. Luke’s parish. St. Luke’s is one of the larger parishes in the Diocese of Erie. It has a full-time pastor

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XVII DAMENGGU GI UTDINÅRIU NA TIEMPU

Posted by - July 29, 2017

FINE’NA NA TINAITAI                                                                     1 Kgs 3, 5. 7-12 Un tinaitai ginin i fine’na na Lepblun i Manrai Umannuk i Saina gi guinifin Solomon gi puengi. Ilek-ña si Yu’us, “Gågåo Yu’ ni malago’-mu, ya bai Hu nå’i håo.” Manoppi si Solomon: “O Asaina, Yu’os-su, Un na’rai yu’, i tentago’-mu, para bai hu tahgui si tatå-hu

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Members of the Pastoral Planning Committee posed for a group photo with Bishop Ryan P. Jimenez and the clergy of the Diocese last Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at the Maturana House of Prayer.

Bishop Ryan to Clergy: “Break Status Quo”

Posted by - July 29, 2017

“We must be a church that goes from waiting for the door-bell to ring, to going out and ringing doorbells” On Tuesday July 25th, the clergy of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa gathered at the Maturana House of Prayer to discuss the recent progress and developments on Pastoral Planning. They were joined by the members

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Bishop Ryan presided the Fiesta Mass in honor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel last Sunday. He also led the parishioners in the blessing of the image of the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel outside the front door of the Cathedral. Fr. Ike and Fr. Harold concelebrated.
A woman religious is seen with TV crew at St. Paul Church in Luanda, Angola, in this 2009 file photo. (CNS photo/Ciro Fusco, EPA)

Laziness, vices prevent seeds of Gospel from taking root, pope says

Posted by - July 23, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — God proposes — not imposes — his Gospel and offer of salvation, putting the responsibility of being open to and moved by his message on the listener, Pope Francis said. Jesus doesn’t draw people to him by conquering them, but by giving himself, like a sower, spreading “with patience and generosity

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Supporters wait for the arrival of South Korean President Moon Jae-in in Berlin July 5. The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea welcomed Moon's peace initiative with North Korea, saying it matches the church's views on how peace can be achieved in the region. (CNS photo/Felipe Tureba, EPA)

Korean bishops’ head backs South Korean leader’s peace goal with North

Posted by - July 23, 2017

SEOUL, South Korea (CNS) — The president of the Korean bishops’ conference has welcomed President Moon Jae-in’s peace initiative, saying it matches the church’s views on how peace can be achieved on the peninsula. “I deeply agree with President Moon’s direction for the future relations of the two Koreas,” said Archbishop Hyginus Kim Hee-joong of

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An immigration rally takes place April 18 outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. The U.S. bishops' migration committee chair in a July 18 statement urged President Donald Trump to "ensure permanent protection" for youth under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

U.S. bishops call for permanent protection for young migrants

Posted by - July 23, 2017

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The chair of the migration committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops urged the Trump administration to “ensure permanent protection” for youth who were brought to the U.S. as minors without legal documentation. Bishop Joe S. Vasquez of Austin, Texas, chair of the Committee on Migration Committee, reiterated the bishops’ support

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