VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians who preach the Gospel must see people who do not know Christ as children of God and not as nonbelievers worthy of hostility and contempt, Pope Francis said. The example of St. Paul’s mission in Greece and his encounter with the pagan culture there serves as a reminder that Christians
BALTIMORE (CNS) — Current issues of the day and references to the teachings of Pope Francis can be found throughout the materials approved by the U.S. bishops to supplement their existing document on Catholic participation in public life. The materials — an introductory letter and four videos — address concerns such as the common good,
BALTIMORE (CNS) — The U.S. bishops Nov. 12 adopted the sixth edition of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Program of Priestly Formation for U.S. dioceses and religious orders. The vote on the document, popularly known among the bishops as “the PPF,” was 226-4, with three abstentions. It needed two-thirds of the bishops, or 179
BALTIMORE (CNS) — The bishop’s ministry and mission, and how he forges communion, was the message in Archbishop Christophe Pierre’s address to the U.S. bishops Nov. 11 in Baltimore. The “ad limina” reports submitted to the Vatican in advance of U.S. bishops’ meetings with Pope Francis and curial officials — indeed, a handful of bishops
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The devil is real and is so jealous of Jesus and the salvation Jesus offers that he tries everything he can to divide people and make them attack each other, Pope Francis said. Celebrating Mass in the chapel of his residence Nov. 12, the pope preached about the day’s first reading
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Liturgical musicians have the unique calling to interpret God’s will and love through song and praise, Pope Francis said. “Every Christian, in fact, is an interpreter of the will of God in his or her own life, and by his or her life sings a joyful hymn of praise and thanksgiving
MANILA, Philippines (CNS) — A Catholic bishop in the Philippines said an increasing number of child workers are exposed to dangerous working conditions. Ucanews.org reported that Bishop Roberto Mallari of San Jose, chairman of the bishops’ Commission on Catechism and Catholic Education, said the situation was alarming and sad. “The root of this sad reality
By Julie Ann Loong, for the North Star This year marked the 35th Anniversary of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa, which literally took centuries of blood, sweat, and tears to establish. Nearly 400 years ago, the first Spanish missionaries arrived in the Marianas Island. Their goal: to plant the seed of Christianity and to bring
Gospel Reflection for the Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time by Rev. Fr. Harold Funa, Parishes of St. Jude Thaddeus and San Antonio.
Some of our elderly parishioners today will still probably remember that historic day when news had arrived from Rome of the erection of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa 35 years ago. Probably, most of the faithful back then could not fully comprehend and process the news immediately – the significance and what it meant for
