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Sr. Narcisa is welcomed by Sr. Emma and Sr. Nina at the airport. Sr. Narcisa is a member of the Pastorelle Sisters doing ministry in our diocese.

A Vocation Story: “He Stole My Heart”

Posted by admin - May 21, 2017

On May 5, 2017 Sister Narcisa Penaredonda with the congregation Sisters of Jesus, the Good Shepherd arrived on Saipan to join the present community under the Diocese. Sister Narcisa is…

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Use the Gifts of the Holy Spirit to practice freedom, Bishop tells confirmed Korean Catholics

Posted by admin - May 21, 2017

On May 14, 2017, 20 members of the Korean Catholic Community received the sacrament of Confirmation. With excitement and zeal, Bishop Ryan celebrated the Eucharist, sharing that they are a…

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Eighteen candidates for First Holy Communion attentively celebrates the Mass as they prepare to receive the Holy Eucharist last Sunday at Santa Remedios Parish, Tanapag. Seated behind the candidates were their parents.

Santa Remedios Parish First Holy Communion

Posted by admin - May 13, 2017

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Pope Francis ordains one of 10 new priests for the Diocese of Rome during an ordination Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican May 7. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Priests should ease, not add to faithful’s burdens, pope says

Posted by admin - May 13, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A priest who does not willingly embrace Christ’s cross and who does not try to lighten the burdens of his people is not worthy of the…

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Pope Francis waves as he arrives to lead his general audience in St. Peter's Square May 10 at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Tony Gentile, Reuters)

Mary teaches people to hope in life’s darkest moments, pope says

Posted by admin - May 13, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Mary, like many mothers throughout the world, is an example of strength and courage in accepting new life and in sharing the suffering of their children,…

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Pope Francis listens as Msgr. Dario Vigano, director of the Vatican Secretariat for Communications, speaks during a meeting with members of the secretariat at the Vatican May 4. Addressing the group responsible for reforming Vatican communications, the pope said that courageous teamwork is needed to best respond to new challenges. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano)

Media reform must be intelligent, even fierce, pope tells Vatican office

Posted by admin - May 13, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — To best respond to new challenges in the field of communication, the Vatican needs smart, courageous teamwork, not nostalgia for a glorious past or doomsday forecasts,…

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To evangelize, one must get up, go out and listen, pope says

Posted by admin - May 13, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The best formula for Catholic evangelization is “go and listen,” not “go and proselytize,” Pope Francis said. “All men and women have a restlessness, whether good…

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Through the eyes of youth, they saw Mary

Posted by admin - May 13, 2017

Responding to editors’ requests for a regular sampling of current commentary from around the Catholic press, here is an unsigned editorial titled “Through the eyes of youth, they saw Mary”…

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Asian and Pacific Island pilgrims participate in the annual Marian pilgrimage at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington May 6. (CNS photo/Rhina Guidos)

Asian and Pacific Islanders lauded for transmitting faith at pilgrimage

Posted by admin - May 13, 2017

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The various communities marched in one by one, neatly filing in with a different statue of Mary in her various manifestations as Our Lady of Antipolo, Our…

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A woman from El Salvador prays with her children at a migrant shelter in Tenosique, Mexico, April 12. (CNS photo/Carolos Jasso, Reuters)

Prayer, not resistance, must be response to God’s surprises, pope says

Posted by admin - May 13, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — God, who created the world, continues to work in it, surprising people and making some of them nervous, Pope Francis said. The phrase “it’s always been…

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