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Tom Ulrich of Ignatian Volunteer Corps speaks during a July 27, 2019, workshop at the annual Social Action Summer Institute in Salt Lake City. Catholic social action directors from across the country were urged to continue their work of fighting social injustices during the July 25-28 institute at the University of Utah. (CNS photo/Linda Peterson, Intermountain Catholic)

Catholic social action directors urged to recognize ‘pivotal moment’

Posted by - August 11, 2019
SALT LAKE CITY (CNS) — Catholic social action directors across the country were urged to continue their work of fighting social injustices during the annual Social Action Summer Institute July…
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Letter to parents on CCD registration

Posted by - August 11, 2019
Dear Parents, Another year of CCD classes is about to begin. These classes are available to Catholic children who attend secular schools, and are provided by the catechists (CCD Teachers)…
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Mount Carmel School staff and faculty met United States astronaut Ricky Arnold (third from right) during the 2019 STEM Leadership Alliance Summit. In the photo include (from left to right) Bobby Baldazo, MCS acting vice-principal; Luz Baldazo, science teacher; Evangeline Villar, middle school science teacher; Eleonor Alejo, middle school science teacher; Filmah Buenaflor, high school computer science and math teacher; and Zyron Castillo, former elementary school teacher.

MCS Faculty Attend National STEM Conference For Integrated STEM Curricula

Posted by - August 11, 2019
To aid in developing practical, comprehensive, and engaging Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) curricula, Mount Carmel School faculty recently attended the 2019 STEM Leadership Alliance Summit in Orlando, Florida.…
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Pope Francis sits with women rescued from prostitution and their supporters at the Pope John XXIII Community in Rome Aug.12, 2016. The pope wrote about his visit to the community in the prologue of a new book, titled, "Crucified Women," and said prostitution was "a disgusting vice that confuses making love with venting out one's instincts by torturing a defenseless woman." (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano via Reuters)

Pope: Prostitution is ‘disgusting vice’ that tortures defenseless women

Posted by - August 2, 2019
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Prostitution is a horrendous crime that reduces vulnerable women to tortured slaves who are at the mercy of their clients, Pope Francis said. All people of…
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St. Mary's Cathedral in Marawi, Philippines, is seen May 11, 2019. Forces affiliated with the Islamic State attacked the cathedral in 2017. Christians and Muslims prayed July 27, 2019, in the ruins of the cathedral and mosques in Marawi, which were devastated by a five-month siege. (CNS photo/Eloisa Lopez, Reuters)

Christians, Muslims pray at ruins of Philippine town’s church, mosques

Posted by - August 2, 2019
MARAWI, Philippines (CNS) — Christians and Muslims prayed in the ruins of a church and a mosque in the southern Philippine city of Marawi, which was devastated by a five-month…
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Comboni Sister Gabriella Bottani, international coordinator of Talitha Kum, a worldwide association of religious sisters working to end human trafficking and slavery, speaks during a panel discussion on human trafficking July 29, 2019, at the United Nations. Looking on is Argentine Bishop Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo, chancellor of the Pontifical Academies of Sciences and Social Sciences. The event, hosted by the Vatican's permanent observer mission to the U.N., marked the 10th anniversary of the founding of Talitha Kum and was held on the eve of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Religious sisters at forefront of fight against human trafficking, slavery

Posted by - August 2, 2019
UNITED NATIONS (CNS) — A worldwide network of 2,000 Catholic religious sisters marked the 10th anniversary of its efforts to combat human trafficking and slavery July 29. Speakers from the…
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