Autumn Brown, a 2015-16 Notre Dame-AmeriCorps member, serving at Corryville Catholic, a Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur ministry in Cincinnati, works with a child in a March 28, 2015, photo. (CNS photo/courtesy of Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, Ohio)

AmeriCorps partnership expands sisters’ service and transforms members

Posted by - May 12, 2019

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

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Staci Fox, chief executive and president of Planned Parenthood Southeast, speaks in protest of Georgia's anti-abortion "heartbeat" bill at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta May 7, 2019. Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation to ban abortions in the state once a fetal heartbeat is detected, which is around six weeks. (CNS photo/Elijah Nouvelage, Reuters)

Georgia governor signs heartbeat bill restricting state abortions

Posted by - May 12, 2019

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

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Worshippers lead a procession during the annual pilgrimage of Asian and Pacific Island Catholics at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington May 4, 2019. (CNS photo/Andrew Rozario, Catholic Standard)

Annual Marian pilgrimage keeps in mind tragedy in Sri Lanka

Posted by - May 12, 2019

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

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Pope Francis gives first Communion to children during a Mass at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Rakovski, Bulgaria, May 6, 2019. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

After offering instruction, pope gives first Communion to 245 children

Posted by - May 12, 2019

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

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Journalists, including Rappler CEO Maria Ressa, raise their smart phones with words "STOP THE ATTACKS!" in a rally for press freedom in Quezon City, Philippines, Feb.15, 2019. 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. (CNS photo/Eloisa Lopez, Reuters)

Church leaders across Asia voice alarm over decline in press freedom

Posted by - May 12, 2019

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

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The cast and crew of the “We Drank Our Tears” gather for a group photo at one of their recent film shoots. (Photo courtesy of D&R Visuals)

“We Drank Our Tears” Film Accepted into LA Film Festival; Three More Films Wrap Up Shooting for Summer Premiere

Posted by - May 12, 2019

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

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Shepherding

Posted by - May 12, 2019

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

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Justice and forgiveness (Part 1)

Posted by - May 12, 2019

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

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IV DAMENGGUN PÅSGUAN RESUREKSION

Posted by - May 12, 2019

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

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