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The path toward corruption is a slippery road, pope says

Posted by admin - March 24, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians who trust in themselves rather than God eventually become unsympathetic to those in need and slide down the slippery path of corruption, Pope Francis said.…

Pope Francis celebrates Mass March 20 at the Vatican's Domus Sanctae Marthae. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano via EPA)

St. Joseph was a dreamer of quiet strength, pope says at morning Mass

Posted by admin - March 24, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — St. Joseph, patron saint of the universal church and Jesus’ earthly father, was a “dreamer capable of accepting the task” entrusted to him by God, Pope…

Good Friday collection supports church in the Holy Land

Posted by admin - March 24, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As Catholics commemorate Jesus’ passion on Good Friday, the Vatican is asking them to support the church in the Holy Land with their prayers, financial contributions…

Pope Francis kneels before a priest to confess during a Lenten prayer service in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican March 17. (CNS photo/Evandro Inetti, pool)

Make confession more available, God’s heart is always open, pope says

Posted by admin - March 24, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Hear confession every time someone asks, Pope Francis said, and don’t ever put limited hours on the sacrament of reconciliation. “Please, let there never be those…

A World Youth Day pilgrim becomes emotional as Archbishop Bernard Longley of Birmingham, England, hears her confession in 2016 in Krakow, Poland. While forgiveness is "a difficult mystery" to comprehend, the Gospel helps Christians understand that going to confession is more than just making some kind of "bank transaction," Pope Francis said during his March 21 morning Mass. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Don’t treat confessional like a dry cleaners, pope says

Posted by admin - March 24, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The confessional is a place where one can go to humbly seek forgiveness; it is not a dry cleaners where one goes to remove the occasional…

Pope Francis passes pilgrims holding China's national flag as he arrives for his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

World needs those who can bring God’s hope, consolation, pope says

Posted by admin - March 24, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christian hope is built on patiently enduring everything life brings and knowing how to see God’s presence and love everywhere, Pope Francis said. God “never tires…

MCS CONGRATULATES HER SPEECH AND DEBATE KNIGHTS

Posted by admin - March 24, 2017

Mount Carmel School congratulates her speech and debate Knights who rocked the recently held NSDA Speech and Debate Regional Competition: Nate Snodgrass 1st USX; 2nd Comm; Imp; PO; Reica Ramirez…

Photo taken with Rita and family the evening Rita shared her story at Maturana.

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Rita’s Story: The intercession of Mother Margarita – February 1960

Posted by admin - March 24, 2017

The following is Rita’s sharing of what she recalls happened to her as told to her by her mother. In the beginning of February 1960, the Mayor, Ignacio Benavente, announced…