As part of the holiday celebration, Mount Carmel School’s entire student body performed for their families during the annual Christmas Show on December 16, 2022.

MCS Knights Wish All a Joyous New Year and Holiday Season

Posted by - January 11, 2023

The 2022-2023 school year is a special year for all Knights at Mount Carmel School. It is the first school year where students and teachers aren’t plagued with the fear of the covid-19 virus and the restrictions required to keep its community safe. It is the first school year since 2020 where students and teachers

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In his homily, Bishop Ryan shared about the pectoral cross that was given to him by Pope Benedict XVI on December 16, 2011, when he was the Apostolic Administrator of the diocese. This cross has always been on his altar and Bishop Ryan only used this cross on his Mass at the Cemetery last Monday upon learning about the death of Pope Emeritus and today’s Requiem Mass.

Requiem Mass for Pope Benedict XVI

Posted by - January 6, 2023

At the 6:00 AM Mas at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral today, January 6, 2023, Bishop Ryan, together with the clergy of the diocese, presided at the Eucharistic celebration offered for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Bishop Ryan recalled how Pope Benedict XVI was the Supreme Pontiff who accepted the resignation of the late

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Farewell to Benedict XVI: ‘Humble worker in the vineyard of the Lord’

Posted by - December 31, 2022

By Vatican News Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has returned to the Father’s House. The Holy See Press Office announced that the Pope Emeritus died at 9:34 AM on Saturday morning in his residence at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery, which the 95-year-old Pope emeritus had chosen as his residence after resigning from the Petrine ministry in

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Pastoral Letter on 2022 CNMI Elections

Posted by - November 6, 2022

04 November 2022 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ: ​            May the Lord give you peace! ​            As I prepare for and reflect on the upcoming elections, I am reminded of a passage in the Gospel of Luke, specifically in the parable of the Good Samaritan (Lk. 10:29-37).  Do you remember Jesus’ final question? He asked the lawyer, “Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers? And

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WYD Lisbon 2023: Preparations in-progress

Posted by - October 19, 2022

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.

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