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Fr. James Balajadia conducting a class on Sacred Scripture to the Permanent Deacon candidates and their wives.

Bishop Ryan Jimenez Accepts Five candidates for Deaconate

Posted by admin - September 16, 2017

The whole project began in May 2013. An invitation was sent to one hundred members of all the parishes in Saipan and Rota and Tinian to attend a presentation on…

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Javon Gersonde as Francisco in the Mount Carmel School Theatre Club production of “We Drank Our Tears: Francisco Babauta’s Story” (Inset) The official poster for the Mount Carmel School Theatre Club production of “We Drank Our Tears: Francisco Babauta’s Story”

MCS THEATRE CLUB FILM IS AN AWARD FINALIST FOR 2017 GUAM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Posted by admin - September 16, 2017

A recent short film, “We Drank Our Tears: Francisco Babauta’s Story”, from Mount Carmel School’s Theatre Club is one of three finalists for the Made in the Marianas Award at…

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MARRIAGE PREPARATION DAY OF PRAYER At San VICENTE SOCIAL HALL Sept 10, 2017. Matilde H. Bermudes & Ricardo B. Rasa Jr., Cassandra S. Palacios & Kid Brel Cabrera with Vir Abueme and Sr. Stella Mangona, RGS, retreat facilitators.

Photos around the diocese

Posted by admin - September 15, 2017

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Silvia Bohl, left, participates in a small group discussion during a Vatican-sponsored seminar about the concerns of young people at the Jesuit headquarters in Rome Sept. 13. The seminar was part of the preparatory process for the 2018 Synod of Bishops on "young people, faith and vocational discernment." (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Don’t be embarrassed to talk about sex, youths tell Vatican officials

Posted by admin - September 15, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Several young people attending a Vatican-sponsored seminar on the upcoming Synod of Bishops urged the Vatican and the bishops themselves to be opening to listening to…

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Pope Francis poses with a group in traditional attire during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 13. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Witness of Colombian people a wealth for the church, pope says

Posted by admin - September 15, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Colombia’s long and arduous path toward reconciliation and a lasting peace after nearly half a century of war is a sign of hope for all Christians,…

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Twenty-one couples celebrate their convalidation ceremony at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Alexandria, Va., June 24. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Convalidation brings couples into the full life of the church

Posted by admin - September 15, 2017

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (CNS) — It took years, but Arturo and Maria Perez and their children now receive Communion at Sunday Mass as a family. For some time, the couple didn’t…

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Pope Francis laughs with a woman at the Vatican July 6. A new book offers insight into the pope's philosophy of communication. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Media guide: Interview with pope reveals his communication philosophy

Posted by admin - September 15, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When Pope Francis sat down with an expert in media and communication for a yearlong series of interviews, those discussions offered some fascinating insight into the…

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An altar server holds a copy of a Roman Missal during Mass at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Alexandria, Va., in this 2011 file photo. (CNS photo/Nancy Phelan Wiechec)

Pope amends church law on Mass translations, highlights bishops’ role

Posted by admin - September 15, 2017

MEDELLIN, Colombia (CNS) — In changes to the Code of Canon Law regarding translations of the Mass and other liturgical texts, Pope Francis highlighted respect for the responsibility of national…

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Philippine police are seen in Pasay City Sept. 6. Manila Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle ordered church bells to ring in that archdiocese every evening starting Sept. 14 to remember the thousands of people killed in the government's campaign against drug dealers and addicts. (CNS photo/Mark R. Cristino, EPA)

Manila cardinal asks churches to ring bells to remember drug-war deaths

Posted by admin - September 15, 2017

MANILA, Philippines (CNS) — Manila’s cardinal has ordered church bells to be rung in that archdiocese every evening starting Sept. 14 to remember the thousands of people killed in the…

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Father Enrique Herrera, pastor of Holy Trinity Church in Greenfield, Calif., is the winner of the 40th annual Lumen Christi Award of the Catholic Extension Society. He is pictured in a late June photo. (CNS photo/courtesy Catholic Extension Society)

California pastor of immigrant parish honored with Lumen Christi Award

Posted by admin - September 15, 2017

CHICAGO (CNS) — Today, Greenfield in California’s Salinas Valley looks and feels different because Father Enrique Herrera believed that the Catholic Church could make life better for the city’s residents,…

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