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Adios, Bishop Camacho!
First Shepherd of Saipan, Passed Away

Posted by admin - March 11, 2018

“Practice charity, be unsparing of yourselves!” These were the paternal word of admonition by His Holiness John Paul II to then Bishop-elect, Msgr. Tomas A. Camacho in the Apostolic Letter…

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March 4, 2018 - Celebration at Maturana of the 90th Anniversary of the Arrival of the Mercedarian Missionaries of Berriz to Saipan. Shown here after the Eucharistic Celebration (seated, L to R) Sr. Immaculata Retana, Sr. Micaela Udui, Sr. Jacintha Marsil, Sr. Rita Joab, Sr. Christina Imeong. (standing, L to R) Sr. MaryAnn Hartmann, Sr. Katherine Bromwell, Sr. Cecilia Tudela, Fr. Charlie Borja, Fr. Neil Bullos, OAR, Bishop Ryan Jimenez, Fr. Kenneth Hezel, S.J., Sr. Isabel Seman, Sr. Mercedes Sierra, Sr. Maris Stella Ifenuk, Sr. Martha Ramarui. (not shown, Fr. Jesse Reyes)

Diocese Celebrates 90th Anniversary of Mercedarian Community’s Arrival in Saipan

Posted by admin - March 11, 2018

Nourished by that same source from the living water, the Mercedarian Community of Saipan reminisced their 90th year of celebrating their arrival in the island of Saipan on March 4,…

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Pope Francis arrives to lead his general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Feb. 28. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope: At Mass, God accepts humble gifts, gives abundantly in return

Posted by admin - March 3, 2018

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — God asks so little of people and yet, he gives so much in return, Pope Francis said. “He asks for our goodwill in daily life, he…

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A priest in Budslav, Belarus, blesses a woman in the garden of a church during confession in this 2013 file photo. (CNS photo/Tatyana Zenkovich, EPA)

Confessional is a place of forgiveness, not threats, pope says

Posted by admin - March 3, 2018

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Priests must be mindful that the confessional is a place where people can find forgiveness and mercy, not threats and condemnation, Pope Francis said. God “does…

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Pope Francis greets the faithful before celebrating Mass at the Church of St. Gelasius in Rome Feb. 25. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Jesus never abandons people in times of trial, pope says at parish

Posted by admin - March 3, 2018

ROME (CNS) — If people listen to Jesus and do as he urges them, they can be certain that he will see them through even the darkest times, Pope Francis…

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Mass supports individuals, families suffering through drug addiction

Posted by admin - March 3, 2018

PITTSBURGH (CNS) — He paused for a moment, then looked out at the congregation in St. Paul Cathedral. “Hi, my name is Mike and I’m an alcoholic,” he said. “Hi…

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Artists can help people discover beauty of God’s love, pope says

Posted by admin - March 3, 2018

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis implored artists to “make the deep beauty of God’s love visible” and to create and protect areas of beauty in the world’s teeming cities.…

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People travel along Dalton Highway near Coldfoot, Alaska, Sept. 3, 2017. The Catholic bishops of Alaska have released a pastoral letter affirming that all Catholic moral teachings stem from the foundational belief in the dignity and sanctity of every human life. (CNS photo/Jim Lo Scalzo, EPA)

Pastoral draws attention back to ‘God’s design for the human family’

Posted by admin - March 3, 2018

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (CNS) — The Catholic bishops of Alaska have released a pastoral letter affirming that all Catholic moral teachings stem from the foundational belief in the dignity and sanctity…

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World Meeting of Families’ congress to center on ‘Amoris Laetitia’

Posted by admin - March 3, 2018

DUBLIN (CNS) — Some of the church’s best-known prelates have been lined up to expound on church teachings on the family for the ninth World Meeting of Families. On Feb.…

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March 4, 1928. The arrival of the first Mercedarian Missionaries of Berriz to Saipan at the Pantalan Aleman dock, near the present day Kristo Rai Church in Garapan. Flanked by local residents there are (L to R): Fr. Dionisio de la Fuente, S.J., parish priest, Sisters Inocencia Urizar, Loreto Zubia, Pilar Lorenzo, Maria Teresa Cortazar, Aurora Chopitea and Fr. Luis Carlos Faber, S. J., Procurator of the Missions.

SPECIAL FEATURE: Welcoming God’s Love and Mercy

Posted by admin - March 3, 2018

90th Anniversary of the Arrival of the Mercedarian Missionaries of Berriz in Saipan March 4, 1928 will always be a reminder to the people of Saipan of God’s tender love…

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