VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A relationship with Mary, the mother of God, is not “optional” for Christians, Pope Francis said, because Jesus points to her as a source of protection and guidance. Wherever people have opened their doors to Mary, “the devil doesn’t come in; wherever the Mother Mary is, turmoil will not prevail, fear
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Vatican efforts to honor those who suffer and die for their faith while trying to negotiate with oppressive regimes to expand religious freedom have been fraught with criticism and real pain for more than 50 years. For example, whether Vatican diplomatic efforts during the Cold War helped ensure the survival of
WASHINGTON (CNS) — As two major shareholders of Apple Inc. urge the company to take steps to help parents control and limit smartphone use by their children, a veteran of the corporate social responsibility movement is at their side. Dominican Sister Patricia Daly, retired executive director of the Tri-State Coalition for Responsible Investment, agreed to
CHICAGO (CNS) — At a time when many Catholic schools are struggling with enrollment, fighting to survive and at times shutting their doors, Catholic Extension and Loyola Marymount University have teamed up to strengthen Catholic schools in some of the nation’s poorest communities. They have launched the Catholic School Leadership Development Initiative to develop a
The first concern of the Mercedarian Sisters in the early post-war days was to get news to Berriz. However, in the days following the war, communication any- where was difficult. Finally, with the help of the military’s access to the telegraph, they were able to get through to Spain. The message was brief: “ Garate
It was a sight to behold on an early Saturday morning – a river of people in bright red shirts along the pathways and sidewalks of the Beach Road – as more than five hundred participants of the 2018 Health Ministry 5K Walkathon joined in the launching of the new Health Ministry program of the
On Tuesday of this past week, Karidat joined other mem- bers of the Northern Marianas Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence at the proclamation signing by Gov. Ralph DLG Torres of February as “Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month.” Marianas High School hosted the proclamation and the school Glee Club kicked off the event by singing
Back in the 80’s I visited many Micronesian communities conducting planning workshops with grants from the Department of Justice, Juvenile Justice Program. The idea was to gather representatives of the local community in each locality and have them identify their core values, gaps in the community, vision for the future and how to achieve that
FINE’NA NA TINAITAI Jb 7, 1-4. 6-7 Un tinaitai ginin i Lepblun Job Kumuentus si Job, ilelek-ña: Na ada ti na’o’sun i lina’la’ i taotåo guini gi tanu’? Na ada ti kalang hutnaleru ha’ i lina’lå’-ña? Isklåbu atyu na tåotåo i tumåtanga i nihung, hutnaleru atyu na tåotåo i numanangga i suetdon-ña. Intonsis esta
