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Archbishop Angelo De Donatis, papal vicar for the Diocese of Rome, holds a copy of Pope Francis' exhortation, "Gaudete et Exsultate" ("Rejoice and Be Glad"), during a news conference on the exhortation at the Vatican April 9. The document is on the "call to holiness in today's world." (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Holiness means being loving, not boring, pope says

Posted by - April 14, 2018
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — God calls all Christians to be saints — not plastic statues of saints, but real people who make time for prayer and who show loving care…
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Pope Francis speaks April 10 to some 550 "missionaries of mercy" in the Sala Regia of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican. The pope, who originally commissioned the priests during the Year of Mercy, has extended indefinitely their special mission of preaching God's mercy and showing it, especially through the sacrament of reconciliation. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Door to door: Pope reaffirms missionaries’ mandate to knock on hearts

Posted by - April 14, 2018
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As a sign that God’s mercy cannot be limited, Pope Francis has recommissioned his special army of priests charged with bringing that divine mercy to everyone.…
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A Marian image is seen April 10 as Pope Francis celebrates Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican with hundreds of priests who are missionaries of mercy. The pope has continued the mandate of the missionaries of mercy. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Repentant sinners need merciful confessors, not inquisitors, pope says

Posted by - April 14, 2018
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Priests must give hope to men and women seeking forgiveness, encouraging them in their struggle away from the slippery slope of sin, Pope Francis said. Being…
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Vietnamese Cardinal Francois Nguyen Van Thuan is pictured at the Vatican in this 2001 file photo. Pope Francis cited the late cardinal in "Gaudete et Exsultate" ("Rejoice and Be Glad"), the apostolic exhortation on holiness published April 9. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano via EPA)

St. Grandma? Pope cites the famous and the ‘saint next door’

Posted by - April 14, 2018
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Naturally in a document on the Christian call to holiness, Pope Francis cited a heavenly host of saints — including some whose sainthood causes are ongoing…
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Prelates and other clergymen concelebrate the April 6 closing Mass for a symposium marking the 50th anniversary of Blessed Paul VI's encyclical "Humanae Vitae." The Mass was celebrated in the Crypt Church at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. (CNS photo/Rui Barros, courtesy The Catholic University of America)

Artificial contraception, abortion have damaged society, say speakers

Posted by - April 14, 2018
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Medical and legal experts addressing the damaging effects of artificial contraception and abortion on health care, law and society as a whole urged hundreds of attendees at…
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His Excellency Ryan P. Jimenez and the clergy stands while singing the Litany of the Saints during the Rite of Ordination while the deacon candidates prostrates on the sanctuary as a sign of their total consecration to a life of service to the Church and the People of God.

Bishop Ryan Ordained Five Permanent Deacons for Saipan

Posted by - April 14, 2018
“When you serve, find that joy in serving the Lord!” “What an Easter gift!” exclaimed Bishop Ryan at the beginning of the Mass of Ordination to the Permanent Diaconate of…
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2016 AlumKnight Thomas Manglona, who is an undergraduate and Gates Scholar at UC Berkeley, secured an internship with ABC7 News in the San Francisco-Bay Area this year. He credits all of his family, mentors at Mt. Carmel, and various local journalists for his success.

THOMAS MANGLONA II, 2016 ALUMKNIGHT, SHINES IN COLLEGE AS A JOURNALIST

Posted by - April 14, 2018
AMIDST all his studies at the University of California at Berkeley, Thomas Manglona II, a 2016 Mount Carmel School AlumKnight, continues to pursue his passion for journalism. Most notably, Thomas…
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