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Michiko Kodama, with glasses at far right, is seen in Washington with other peace activists near the White House Aug. 9, 2019. She was 7 years when she experienced the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, by the United States Aug. 6, 1945. (CNS photo/courtesy Art Laffin

Catholic peace advocates commemorate Hiroshima, Nagasaki anniversaries

Posted by - August 16, 2019
WASHINGTON (CNS) — About 40 peace advocates representing about a dozen religious communities held a special Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemoration Prayer Service of Repentance midday Aug. 9 outside the White…
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Rose lives in rural north-central Kenya and is part of the Unbound project in Meru. From 2014 to the present, 10-year-old Jennifer Stuckenschneider of Colorado, partnering with Unbound, raised over $16,000 to build pumps and sanitary outhouses and latrines in Kenya, Honduras, India and Uganda. (CNS photo/Nickson Ateku, courtesy Unbound)

Science project sparks Colorado girl’s idea to help town in Kenya

Posted by - August 16, 2019
WASHINGTON (CNS) — In 2014, a science project sparked the compassion of a 10-year-old girl from Colorado. So, she set out on a walk that would change the lives of…
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Actor Aldis Hodge and the real-life Brian Banks pose in an undated photo. The new film "Brian Banks," staring Hodge, recounts the true story of the high school football star whose promising future was derailed when he was falsely accused of rape. The California Innocence Project, a law school clinic at California Western School of Law in San Diego, which helped bring about Banks' exoneration, hosted a special screening of the film Aug. 3, 2019, at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park. (CNS photo, Katherine Bomboy, courtesy Bleecker Street)

Banks holds no resentment for wrongful conviction; he’s focused on others

Posted by - August 16, 2019
SAN DIEGO (CNS) — The new film “Brian Banks” recounts the true story of a high school football star whose promising future was derailed when he was falsely accused of…
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CCD 101: What does SACRAMENT mean?

Posted by - August 16, 2019
Sacrament is defined as “an outward/visible sign instituted by Christ to give grace.” Here, we can readily see that there are three distinct ideas contained in this definition. Let’s examine…
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Mount Carmel School opens new school year with high enrollment numbers. While there has been a substantial enrollment increase, the school still has limited slots available in a few grade levels. For more information, call 234-6184 or visit mountcarmelsaipan.com

MCS Opens School Year With High Enrollment

Posted by - August 16, 2019
Mount Carmel School opened its doors for the new 2019-2020 school year with about 600 students, a substantial increase. In addition to the school’s high enrollment, the school launched the…
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San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone, seen praying the rosary while leading a procession to a Planned Parenthood clinic March 23, 2019, is asking Catholics to join a statewide novena for defeat of a "medication abortion" bill. S.B. 24 would require California State and University of California college health centers to supply medication abortion. (CNS photo/Dennis Callahan, Catholic San Francisco)

California Catholics urged to pray for defeat of medication abortion bill

Posted by - August 11, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO (CNS) — Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco is urging Catholics in the archdiocese to join in a novena for the defeat of a “dangerous and unprecedented”…
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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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