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Pope Francis kisses the foot of an inmate April 13 at Paliano prison outside of Rome as he celebrates Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper. The pontiff washed the feet of 12 inmates at the maximum security prison. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano)

Pope washes feet of 12 prison inmates at Holy Thursday Mass

Posted by - April 23, 2017
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a gesture of service toward marginalized people, Pope Francis washed the feet of 12 inmates, including three women and a man who is converting from…
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Seema Verma, U.S. administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, addresses reporters outside the White House April 13 alongside Penny Nance, CEO of Concerned Women for America. The news conference followed President Donald Trump's signing of a bill allowing states to redirect Title X family planning funding away from clinics that perform abortions and to community clinics that provide comprehensive health care for women and children. (CNS photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters)

Trump signs bill to let states redirect funds away from abortion clinics

Posted by - April 23, 2017
WASHINGTON (CNS) — President Donald Trump signed a bill into law April 13 that allows states to redirect Title X family planning funding away from clinics that perform abortions and…
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In the Life of Mother Margarita

Posted by - April 23, 2017
In 1218, the Blessed Virgin appeared to Peter Nolasco and asked him to participate in the work of redeeming captive Christians, who were being cruelly tormented in prisons, trying to…
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(Left) Fr. James Balajadia presided the Easter Sunday Dawn Mass at Mt. Tapochau. (Right) Children dressed as 'angels' greeted the images of the Risen Christ and Mater Dolorosa during the "Salubong" early Easter Sunday in front of San Antonio Church

Saipan Faithful Greets Easter with Mt. Tapochau Mass and “Salubong”

Posted by - April 23, 2017
While Fr. James Balajadia celebrates the Easter Mass at the summit of Mt. Tapochau with hundreds of parishioners on attendance from all over the island, another large crowd gathered outside…
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Island’s Catholics Observed Holy Week

Posted by - April 23, 2017
Saipan’s Catholics celebrated the Holy Week and expressed their faith in different ways. The celebration of the Holy Week normally begins with Palm Sunday and the churches were filled more…
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