Saipan Welcomes Tongan Cardinal with a Youth Mass This year, Bishop Ryan Jimenez and the clergy of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa will have the honor and the privilege to have a cardinal to lead their bi-annual clergy retreat in Rota from Monday until Thursday. Cardinal Soane Patita Paini Mafi, Bishop of Tonga arrives this weekend
Devotee of the Divine Mercy St. Faustina Kowalkska will have an opportunity to deepen their knowledge and understanding of their devotion. Next Saturday, October 21, 2017, Fr. Joel delos Reyes will be in Saipan to conduct a workshop on the Life and Writings of St. Faustina Kowalska, the Apostle of the Divine Mercy. The workshop
By: Edward C. Maratita, Jr. The San Francisco de Borja fiesta is a popular way people on Rota share their faith, culture, and tradition. An event typically tied to the celebration of the island’s patron saint, Mass and a procession are followed by a fiesta, which is a great way for visitors to Rota to
The word: ‘anthropology’ is not something anyone will hear on an ordinary day but last Monday, CCD catechists from all parishes spent the whole morning reflecting on the human person as properly understood by the Church. Fr. Jason Granado, presented the different understanding of the human person, from the perspective of modern philosophers, from the
“I still don’t know what I want to do with my life, but I know I need to go to college.” For Mount Carmel School senior, Michelle Palacios, going to college is an important part of succeeding in life, which is why she began the college application process early this school year. But the drive
Despite fears about rain and a few sprinkles, the sun came out in full force last Friday just in time for Mount Carmel School’s annual celebration of Cultural Diversity Day. As part of the festivities, MCS students celebrated over a dozen cultures with a parade, cultural dances, and performances. The celebration featured the following grade
The topic delves into a deeper meaning on understanding of the nature of the human person according to St. John Paul II and the Second Vatican Council. This will be held tomorrow, October 9, 2017 at San Antonio Parish Social Hall at 9:00 AM- 12noon. The office of Religious Education did not go far to
Every parish, every October, (the month dedicated to the Holy Rosary) in the past few years, the faithful of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa led by the Nanan Kilisyano would observe the Public Square Rosary Rally which is a nationwide effort of Our Lady of Fatima devotees who are dedicated in praying the Holy Rosary
The first ever cardinal from Tonga will preside the CCD Mass of the Holy Spirit for the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa on Sunday, October 15, 2017 at 5 PM at Mt. Carmel Cathedral. His Eminence Cardinal Soane Patita Paini Mafi, Bishop of Tonga is visiting Saipan for the first time to lead Bishop Ryan and the
The new school year for CCD kicks-off this weekend in all the parishes around the diocese. Sr. Nina Caccam, SJBP, who is the director of the Office of Religious Education is expecting an increase of enrollment once again following the trend and statistics in the past few years. Last year’s CCD enrollment was 976 students
