WYD Lisbon 2023: Preparations in-progress
Bishop Ryan Jimenez is currently in Portugal to represent CEPAC in the meeting with the WYD Lisbon 2023 Foundation, the organizing team for this historic youth gathering. The Episcopal Conference of the Pacific (Latin: Conferentia Episcopalis Pacifici) (CEPAC) is the episcopal conference of the Catholic Church that includes the bishops of several islands in Oceania.
Synod on Synodality: Next Stage has started
The “Continental Phase” officially began last August 26, 2022. Work continues as the Universal Catholic Church is now in the second phase of the process on Synod on Synodality. Information collected by the local churches from consultations with ordinary people that took place in the previous months had been transmitted to their respective Bishops’ Conferences
Final Report on Catholic Charities Appeal Collections in 2022
(Updated: September 10, 2022) On March 1, 2022 the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa launched its annual Catholic Charities Appeal (CCA). This annual appeal was suspended the last couple of years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Proceeds from this fundraising used to cover the expenses for the education and formation of the clergy as well as
Peter’s Pence Collection 2022
Thank you for your generous support to the Peter’s Pence collection this year. Our contributions will join those from our brothers and sisters worldwide to help Pope Francis in his ministry to the Universal Church, including relief to people in need and support for the Holy See. Our collections per parish are as follows: Mt.
Frances T. Taimanao is Mount Carmel School’s President
On Tuesday, August 09, 2022, members of Mount Carmel School’s Board of Directors officially announced during a press conference that Frances T. Taimanao will serve as the school’s new president. Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Vicente Babauta, also shared the school’s celebration of its 70th anniversary. After the departure of former school president
Preliminary Report on Catholic Charities Appeal Collections
On March 1, 2022 the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa launched its annual Catholic Charities Appeal (CCA). This annual appeal was suspended the last couple of years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Proceeds from this fundraising used to cover the expenses for the education and formation of the clergy as well as the cost of administering
Better Catholics – Ep. 18: The Jesuits
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam This is the motto of the Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuits, and it literally means “For the greater glory of God”. It encourages us to live a life where everything that we do should always be for His greater glory. The Society of Jesus was founded by
Better Catholics – Ep. 17: Catholic Education
Mount Carmel School educates the whole person to see with Christ’s eyes.” Currently the only remaining Catholic school in the CNMI, Mount Carmel School (MCS) is not only interested in producing successful alumni but more so about forming well-rounded individuals rooted within the Catholic faith. This is well articulated in the school’s written mission statement
Better Catholics – Ep. 16: Augustinian Recollects
Fr. Nelson Plohimon, OAR arrived in the CNMI last December 11, 2021 and immediately the following day he flew to the island of Rota to start his mission to serve the parishioners of San Isidro Labrador and San Francisco de Borja, together with his brother priests in the OAR community. The Order of Augustinian Recollects
