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The official 2018 National High School Mock Trial Championship team photo of Mount Carmel School’s Mock Trial Knights, who represented the Northern Marianas at the national competition.

TEAM NMI’S MOCK TRIAL KNIGHTS WIN MAJOR AWARD AT NATIONAL COMPETITION

Posted by - May 19, 2018
“Kind, generous, and genuine.” These were just some of the words used by judges and competitors to describe Mount Carmel School’s Mock Trial Knights as they represented the Northern Marianas…
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Pope Francis is seen in Loppiano, Italy, May 10. He encouraged the members and friends of the Focolare movement to hold true to their founders' missions and Jesus' example of being close to the people. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

May 13, 2018 is World Communications Day
Pope’s communications day theme: Truth in age of ‘fake news’

Posted by - May 13, 2018
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Given the strong divisions sparked and fueled by “fake news,” Pope Francis is highlighting the importance of truth in his message for World Communications Day. The…
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Pope Francis gives the homily as he celebrates morning Mass in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae at the Vatican May 8. The pope cautioned people to stay away from the devil, likening him to an angry, rabid dog that is chained up. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

The devil is a big loser, but he still manages to trick people, pope says

Posted by - May 13, 2018
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The devil is “a loser,” but he still tricks people into giving him power, Pope Francis said. The devil “seduces us; he knows how to appeal…
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A technician stocks a pharmacy in Berea, Ky., Feb. 7. May is Mental Health Awareness Month and to mark the month, the California Catholic Conference issued a pastoral letter outlining ways the church could do a better job of serving people who struggle with mental illness. (CNS photo/Bryan Woolston, Reuters)

California bishops say church must care for those with mental illness

Posted by - May 13, 2018
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CNS) — California’s Catholic bishops issued a pastoral letter outlining ways the church could do a better job of serving those who struggle with mental illness, stressing that…
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Cardinal Kevin Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life, is pictured before a pre-synod gathering of youth delegates at the Pontifical International Maria Mater Ecclesiae College in Rome March 19. The pope has updated the statutes of the dicastery, eliminating the requirement that it have three separate sections for laity, family and life. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope calls dicastery to promote reflection on role of women

Posted by - May 13, 2018
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has updated the statutes of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life, adding among other things a specific reference to the office’s responsibility…
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