A Filipino police officer inspects a motorcycle rider in Manila April 14. Father Richmond Villaflor Nilo was shot and killed by motorcycle-riding gunmen June 10. (CNS photo/Mark R. Cristino, EPA)

Philippine authorities arrest suspect in priest’s murder

Posted by - June 23, 2018

MANILA, Philippines (CNS) — Philippine authorities announced June 15 that they had arrested their “prime suspect” in the killing of Father Richmond Villaflor Nilo, reported ucanews.com. The suspect, identified as Adell Roll Milan, was arrested in San Isidro June 14, the same day Father Nilo was buried. A witness reportedly identified Milan, an alleged former

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Pope Francis greets Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno, director of the Vatican Observatory, during an audience with students in the summer school of the observatory, at the Vatican June 14. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Scientists, believers should admit how little they know, pope says

Posted by - June 23, 2018

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Scientists and people of faith always must admit they don’t know everything, and they must never be afraid to explore and discover more, Pope Francis told astronomy students and experts. “As people who love what we do, we can find in our love for this universe a foretaste of that divine

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A boy rides his bike in the streets of Tacloban, Philippines, in this 2014 file photo. The World Day of the Poor -- to be marked each year on the 33rd Sunday of ordinary time -- will be celebrated Nov. 18. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Listen to those in need, pope says in World Day of Poor message

Posted by - June 23, 2018

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — How is it that God in heaven can hear the cries of the poor, but so many people watching or standing nearby either cannot or just do not care, Pope Francis asked. People must make “a serious examination of conscience to understand whether we are really capable of listening to the

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Fathers ocked Joeten-Daidai Social Hall last weekend choosing clothes for themselves as part of Project Dad of the diocese in celebration of Father's Day.

Project Dad: A Simple Gesture of Appreciation

Posted by - June 23, 2018

By: Jaedyn Cepeda for the North Star Seeing that the launch of Project Mom was an enormous success, the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa launched a similar project in celebration of father’s Day: Project Dad. In just a week, donations of over a hundred pieces of clothing had been accumulated from every parish on island, all

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AIDS CARRIER

Posted by - June 23, 2018

They say that nowadays senior citizens, myself included, are the leading carriers of AIDS: walking aids, hearing aids, visual aids, retirement aids, food aids, band aids, financial aids, medical aids and nursing aids. Let us be carriers of aids to the  un-aided and the less fortunate. Many are living in poverty line out there, mendicants

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On Relationship with Jesus Part 3

Posted by - June 23, 2018

About a century ago a psychologist, Rudolph Otto, described an encounter with the transcendent as a depth experience, which was characterized by awe, as well as fascination. He called these experiences numinous; that is, difficult to describe, yet rooted in our human condition.  We need some way of perceiving these experiences, as well as interpreting

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For Kids: A Catholic Social Teaching Quiz

Posted by - June 23, 2018

The column this week is especially for young readers: see if you can match up the Catholic Social Teaching Principle to its brief summary. Place the letter in right column to the correct principle in left column. See many can you get right! (Answers will appear in next week’s column.)   _____ Dignity of Life

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I MAFAÑÅGUN SAN JUAN BAUTISTA

Posted by - June 23, 2018

FINE’NA NA TINAITAI                                                                               Is 49, 1-6 Un tinaitai ginin i Lepblun i Prufeta as Isaias                                           Hunguk yu’, O kantun tåsi, fanekkunguk, O tåotåo ni manchågu’, Desdi i mafañagu-hu Ha ågang yu’ i Saina, desdi i tiyan nanå-hu Ha nå’i yu’ ni na’ån-hu . Ha fa’tinas yu’ kumu malåktus na såpbli. yan Ha na’attuk yu’ gi

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New Faith Formation Opportunities Available for the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa

Posted by - June 23, 2018

The Diocese of Chalan Kanoa has signed an agreement with the University of Dayton (a Marianist college) to offer faith formation courses online at a reduced cost to members of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa. Each course lasts five weeks and all materials are posted online. They require about four to five hours of study

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Children are pictured onstage as Pope Francis leads his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican June 13. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Biggest danger in life is fear, settling for less, pope says

Posted by - June 16, 2018

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The worst enemies in a young person’s life aren’t the problems they may face, Pope Francis said. The biggest dangers are being unwilling to find a way to adapt, mediocrity by settling for the status quo, and fear, he said at his general audience in St. Peter’s Square June 13. “It

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