VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Mary’s assumption into heaven calls people to put aside all those insignificant, mundane and petty concerns competing for their attention and instead be drawn to God and his greatness, Pope Francis said. After reciting the Angelus prayer on the feast of the Assumption Aug. 15, Pope Francis also blessed thousands of
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians must not be hypocrites, Pope Francis said. Not being a hypocrite, he said, means being ready to “pay the price” of being faithful to the Gospel in concrete situations every day. Before praying the Angelus with visitors gathered in St. Peter’s Square Aug. 18, Pope Francis reflected on the day’s
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Popular movements can spark the change needed to ensure a future that is no longer in the hands of elites and powerful people, but includes the poor who have the inalienable right to a life of dignity, Pope Francis said. Grassroots organizations representing the poor, the underemployed, indigenous communities and farmworkers
PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) — JD Duran was 2 when his parents noticed something was off. He could run and walk, but he was tripping far more than a typical toddler. Concerned, they met with numerous doctors in search of answers. Eventually their son received a diagnosis — Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a degenerative nerve disorder. “I didn’t
SILVER SPRING, Md. (CNS) — Calling it “a backdoor asylum ban,” more than 250 faith leaders and organizations called for an end to the Trump administration’s policy to turn away asylum-seekers if they don’t first seek protection in countries along their way to the U.S. “The rule fails to understand or acknowledge the realities of
1. God made each person unique and special. Each of us is so valuable that there is not enough money in the world to exchange for a single one of us! 2. We are not made to be alone: God placed us in families, communities and societies and each of us has the right to
A story is told about two basketball players who agreed that whoever dies first should inform the other if there’s basketball game in heaven. One of them died and he appeared to his surviving friend in a dream saying: “Buddy, I got some good and bad news for you. The good news is that there’s
The Book of Genesis tells us that we are made in the image and likeness of God. The problem is trying to figure out what that means. It certainly implies that there are some divine characteristics within us that comprise this likeness to God. Catholic theologians tell us that the key characteristics are our personhood
FINE’NA NA TINAITAI Is 66, 18-21 Un tinaitai ginin i Lepblun i Prufeta as Isaiah Taiguini ilek-ña i Saina: Måttu yu’ para bai Hu na’fanetnun todu i nasion siha ni difirentis lingguåhin-ñiha; siempri manmåttu siha ya u mali’i’ i gloriå-hu. Bai Hu pu’luyi un siñåt gi me’nan-ñiha; bai Hu na’fanhånåo atyu siha i
On Wednesday, August 14, 2019, Mount Carmel School held its annual Open House event to give parents and families a chance to meet their child’s teachers and advisors for the new school year. After all the teachers, staff, and administrators were introduced, families spent time visiting their children’s classrooms. While in the classrooms, teachers shared
