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Mount Carmel School Seniors, Justin Ocampo (left) and Reica Ramirez (right), and Jinju Thompson, participated in the 2018 Junior Statesmen of America program at Stanford University this past summer. Ocampo was recognized as Best Moderator for his program, while Ramirez received one of a few scholarships for the program.

MCS SENIOR RECOGNIZED AT STANFORD

Posted by - September 16, 2018
Mount Carmel School Senior, Justin Ocampo, was recently recognized at Stanford University by the Junior Statesmen of America, or JSA, as the most outstanding moderator. Ocampo was selected from over…
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A Greek Orthodox priest stands at the spot where a man overwhelmed by debt committed suicide in 2012 at central Syntagma square in Athens. People, especially the young, need to live with passion to persevere and not see life as a burden, Pope Francis said. (CNS photo/Yorgos Karahalis, Reuters)

Life is not a burden; it should be lived with passion, pope says

Posted by - September 8, 2018
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — People, especially the young, need to live with passion — the passion to persevere and not see life as a burden, Pope Francis said. “When I…
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Pat Boerschinger, who is legally blind, helps carry a statue of the Blessed Mother across the Claude Allouez Bridge in De Pere, Wis., in early May during the sixth annual Walk to Mary. Since the walking pilgrimage began in 2013, Boerschinger has walked the entire 21 miles from St. Norbert College in De Pere to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help in Champion. (CNS photo/Sam Lucero, The Compass)

Despite blindness, Wisconsin woman continues to love life, give thanks

Posted by - September 8, 2018
GREEN BAY, Wis. (CNS) — For the past 40 years, Pat Boerschinger has been legally blind. And while she cannot see, her faith in God and devotion to Mary guide…
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South African snorkelers count and log the details of the plastic and other waste retrieved from the sea bed of the Indian Ocean off Millers Point on July 29 in Cape Town. The ecumenical World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation is Sept. 1. Supported by both Pope Francis and Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, the 2018 celebration is focused on the importance of water. (CNS photo/Nic Bothma, EPA)

Pope: Pray, act to protect clean water, guarantee access to it

Posted by - September 8, 2018
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Water is a gift of God that makes life possible and yet millions of people do not have access to safe drinking water, and rivers, seas…
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Franciscan Sister Gwen Hennessey, director of Clare Guest House in Sioux City, Iowa, talks in 2016 about the time that the Clare House has been open as a transitional home for women who served jail time. (CNS photo/Jerry L Mennenga)

Iowa guest house helps women get back on their feet after prison

Posted by - September 8, 2018
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (CNS) — The director of Clare Guest House puts a different spin on the “What Would Jesus Do” slogan. “I think what we provide is ‘What Jesus…
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Pope Francis delivers the homily as he celebrates Mass Sept. 4 in the chapel of his residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae. In his homily, the pope described the Christian life as a battle between "the spirit of God that leads us to do good deeds, to charity, to brotherhood, to adore God, to know Jesus, to do many works of charity, to pray" and "the spirit of the world that leads us to vanity, pride, arrogance, gossip." (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Worldly mentality leads to pride, gossip, pope says at morning Mass

Posted by - September 8, 2018
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians must engage in spiritual combat every day against a worldly spirit that leads down a path of arrogance and petty gossip, Pope Francis said. In…
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