BALTIMORE (CNS) — Anthony Newman can attest to the change Notre Dame Mission Volunteers-AmeriCorps can make in the lives of young people. Newman was a massage therapist in Virginia in 2011 and wanted to do more to help people when he heard about the program from a friend. He joined for two years teaching at
ATLANTA (CNS) — Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation May 7 to ban abortions in the state once a fetal heartbeat is detected, which is around six weeks. The bill’s signing comes after weeks of protests and amid outcry for legal action against it. “We will not back down. We will always continue to
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Vatican envoy to the U.S. recalled the persecution of Asian Catholics, making special mention of victims of the recent bombings Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka, during the annual pilgrimage of Asian and Pacific Island Catholics to the country’s largest Marian shrine on May 4. “Despite persecution, the church in Asia continues
RAKOVSKI, Bulgaria (CNS) — In the Catholic heart of Bulgaria, Pope Francis celebrated a special Mass for 245 children receiving their first Communion and thanked them for helping him, their parents and grandparents remember their own first Communion. “Today you have made it possible for us to relive that joy and to celebrate Jesus, present
MANILA, Philippines (CNS) — Church leaders across Asia have expressed alarm over threats to press freedom amid reports of increasing attacks and intimidation of journalists, resulting in growing levels of self-censorship. Media advocacy group Reporters Without Borders said it takes a “lot of courage” to work as a journalist these days amid the threat of
Gospel Reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Easter by Deacon Stan Benavente, Saint Jude Thaddeus Parish.
Mount Carmel School announced that “We Drank Our Tears: Rafael Mafnas’s Story” was accepted into the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, or the LAAPFF, and that it has just wrapped up shooting three more films in the series. LOS ANGELES ASIAN PACIFIC FILM FESTIVALThe school learned about the entry of Rafael Mafnas’s Story into
A ship ran aground off the Italian coast in 2012 killing 32 people. The Captain abandoned the ship. A Greek luxury liner Oceanus sank off the coast of Africa in 1991. The Captain and crew members left the ship. A ship captain got 36 years for deserting a Korean Ferry. A Dutch Admiral chose to
There are a couple of channels on cable TV which specialize in police investigation shows. The shows usually begin with a grisly murder and then follow the police investigation until they discover the most likely suspect. The rest of the show is devoted to the trial and sentencing. A common element of the sentencing portion
FINE’NA NA TINAITAI Acts 13, 14. 43-52 Un tinaitai ginin i Bidan i Manapostulis Makuntinuha i hinanao-ñiha si Pablo yan si Barnabas desdi Perga ya måttu giya Antioch ni gaigi giya Pisidia. Humålum i dos gi sinagoga gi Sabaf na ha’åni ya matå’chung påpa’. Putlus uttimu anai machalapun i inetnun, meggai na ManHudihos yan
