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Bishop Joseph C. Bambera of Scranton, Pa., who is chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, celebrates a prayer service Jan. 18 in the chapel at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' headquarters in Washington. The service was said on the first day of the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Bishop: Christians of all traditions can be models of unity in divisive time

Posted by admin - January 27, 2018

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Christians of different faith traditions gathering to pray, to work together for a better world and to express love for others despite differences can provide a powerful…

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Bishop Ryan Issues Pastoral Letter on Immigration

Posted by admin - January 27, 2018

“Narrow-mindedness is to be abandoned in order to serve the greater good” Editor’s note: The front page of the North Star issue this week will be dedicated to the new…

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MOUNT CARMEL SCHOOL’S 2nd QUARTER PRESIDENT’S LIST AND HONOR ROLL

Posted by admin - January 27, 2018

Mount Carmel School congratulates these students for making it to the 2nd Quarter President’s List & Honor Roll. President’s list Students must have a GPA of 4.00 or above and…

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The War Years – 1941-1945: A Time of Agony

Posted by admin - January 27, 2018

So often when people discover mutual friends or acquaintances, you hear them say,” It’s a small world!” and truly on those occasions it seems so. And it must have seemed…

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Family members bring up the offertory gifts as Pope Francis celebrates Mass marking the World Day of Migrants and Refugees in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Jan. 14. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Fear becomes sin when it leads to hostility toward migrants, pope says

Posted by admin - January 21, 2018

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Being afraid and concerned about the impact of migration is not a sin, Pope Francis said, but it is a sin to let those fears lead…

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Pilgrims smile while holding crosses as they wait for Pope Francis to arrive for a Jan. 17 meeting with youths in Santiago, Chile. (CNS photo/Luca Zennaroi, EPA)

Pope challenges Chilean youth to ask, ‘What would Christ do?’

Posted by admin - January 21, 2018

SANTIAGO, Chile (CNS) — Pope Francis challenged young Chileans, telling them to always ask themselves, “What would Christ do in my place?” “At school, at university, when outdoors, when at…

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Pope Francis blesses a pregnant prisoner as he visits the women's prison center in Santiago, Chile, Jan. 16. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

‘No one can replace a mother,’ Chilean inmate tells Pope Francis

Posted by admin - January 21, 2018

SANTIAGO, Chile (CNS) — When mothers are in prison, “children are the ones who suffer the most,” a female inmate at San Joaquin Women’s Prison told Pope Francis Jan. 16.…

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Panel: Immigrants, like everyone else, want love, family, peaceful life

Posted by admin - January 21, 2018

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Francis has encouraged Catholics to move beyond statistics in discussions of migrants and refugees, and to remember that “each of them has a name, a face…

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Pope Francis accepts offertory gifts from indigenous people as he celebrates Mass at the Maquehue Airport near Temuco, Chile, Jan. 17. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Division, segregation a threat to humanity, pope tells indigenous people

Posted by admin - January 21, 2018

TEMUCO, Chile (CNS) — Celebrating Mass in a land steeped in indigenous history and culture, Pope Francis said the greatest threat facing humanity is the stifling of differences driven by…

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Diocese Will Launch New Health Ministry with a Walkathon

Posted by admin - January 21, 2018

The Diocese of Chalan Kanoa is launching a new Health Ministry with a 5K Walkathon on Saturday, January 22, 2018. The First Annual Health Ministry 5K Walkathon will be held…

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