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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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People walk by a Black Nazarene doll for sale in front of the Minor Basilica of San Sebastian in Manila, Philippines, in this 2014 file photo. The basilica houses an imae of Mary known as the black Nazarene. Filipino Catholics processed through the city's Quiapo district with an image of Our Lady of Mount Carmel to "meet" the image of the Black Nazarene May 4 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of arrival of Mary's image in their country. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Filipinos mark 400th anniversary of arrival of Mary’s image

Posted by - May 13, 2018
MANILA, Philippines (CNS) — Thousands of Filipino Catholics walked in the heat of the sun for about four hours to mark the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the image…
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Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, secretary-general of the Synod of Bishops, Pope Francis and Cardinal Kevin Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life, pose for a photo during a pre-synod gathering of youth delegates in Rome March 19. A new document from the International Theological Commission explores the pope's call for the church to be "synodal" and emphasizes the role of the laity in the mission of the church. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Theologians call for regular consultation of laity in church decisions

Posted by - May 13, 2018
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Catholic Church needs to seek the input, commitment and talents of all of its members if it is to be truly catholic and to evangelize…
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May 4 - A visit of Mt. Carmel School students, staff and chaperones to the Mercedarian Sisters at Maturana. The winning entries of the contest honoring the 90th Anniversary of the Arrival of the MMB to Saipan were presented ad each received a small gift from the Sisters.

Celebrating Presence Through Essay, Art and Poetry

Posted by - May 12, 2018
May 4th, exactly two months to the day after the 90th Anniversary of the Arrival of the Mercedarian Missionaries of Berriz to Saipan— nine students were honored for their participation…
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Pope Francis meets Mark Vincent Healy, a survivor of clerical sexual abuse, at the Vatican July 7, 2014. Also pictured is Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley of Boston, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. Healy said the pope made a mistake in his judgment about a Chilean bishop, but there is now an opportunity for positive change. (CNS photo/ L'Osservatore Romano via Mark Vincent Healy)

Power of words: Listening must lead to action, abuse survivors say

Posted by - May 5, 2018
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis’ planned meeting with abuse survivors from Chile could mark a turning point in how the Catholic Church deals not just with prevention, but especially…
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