Author: admin

admin

Pope Francis ordains one of 16 new priests during a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 22. The pope urged the new priests to be merciful with people who approach them, especially in the confessional. (CNS photo/Tony Gentile, Reuters)

Ordaining new priests, pope asks them to be merciful

Posted by - April 28, 2018
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Ordaining 16 men to the priesthood, Pope Francis urged them to be merciful with the people who approach them, especially in the confessional. Marking the World…
Read More
Matthew Potter and Michael Lynn, co-founders of the newly developed app, Pray.com, display the website for the new app during an interview in Rome April 23. The app, which is for iOS and Android, provides a way for faith groups to share prayer requests, announcements and service opportunities in an environment free from advertising.

Pray.com offers social network for prayer, community-building

Posted by - April 28, 2018
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Convinced that faith communities would want to share prayer requests, announcements and service opportunities without going to multiple platforms and without being awash in advertising, a…
Read More
Pope Francis poses for a photo during a meeting with a delegation from the Venerable English College at the Vatican April 21. The Venerable English College is a seminary in Rome that prepares priests for service in England and Wales. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Overcome fear, form good friendships, pope encourages seminarians

Posted by - April 28, 2018
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The current “culture of the temporary” makes it more difficult than ever for young people to make lifelong commitments to God, Pope Francis told a group…
Read More

MCS Celebrates MMB Legacy with Essays

Posted by - April 28, 2018
MOUNT CARMEL School is joining the continuing celebration of the 90th Anniversary of the arrival of the Mercedarian Missionaries of Berriz, or the MMB sisters, on Saipan. The school recently…
Read More
Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, speaks during an interview in his office at the Vatican April 17. Archbishop Paglia said Pope Francis, in his recent exhortation, "Rejoice and Be Glad," was not trying to shift the focus away from abortion to poverty but rather was trying to show they are part of the same battle. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

‘Seamless garment’ revisited: Pope insists all life deserves defense

Posted by - April 21, 2018
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When Pope Francis insisted that the lives of the unborn and of the poor are “equally sacred,” he was not trying to shift the focus of…
Read More
Jeff and Katherine Dobbs sit with their newborn son, Fulton, at their home after being released from the hospital in early March in Brooklyn Center, Minn. Fulton, named after U.S. Archbishop Fulton Sheen, was born Christmas Eve with an immunodeficiency that remains undiagnosed. (CNS photo/courtesy Jeff and Katherine Dobbs)

Family seeks Archbishop Sheen’s intercession for newborn son’s healing

Posted by - April 21, 2018
ST. ANTHONY, Minn. (CNS) — Even before Katherine and Jeff Dobbs were married, they had a name picked out for a future son: Fulton Francis. Fulton, for Archbishop Fulton J.…
Read More
Sister Patricia Fox, superior of the Sisters of Our Lady of Sion in the Philippines, speaks to the media after her April 17 release from the Bureau of Immigration headquarters in Manila. Philippine authorities arrested the 71-year-old Australian nun for allegedly engaging in illegal political activities. (CNS photo/Romeo Ranoco, Reuters)

Philippines to deport Australian nun, 71, who advocated for farmers

Posted by - April 21, 2018
MANILA, Philippines (CNS) — Philippine authorities have arrested, detained and intend to deport a 71-year-old Australian nun for allegedly engaging in illegal political activities. Ucanews.com reported immigration officers arrested Sister…
Read More