Pope Francis and Sheik Ahmad el-Tayeb, grand imam of Egypt's al-Azhar mosque and university, exchange documents during an interreligious meeting at the Founder's Memorial in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 4, 2019. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

True belief leads to respect, peace, pope says at interreligious meeting

Posted by - February 9, 2019

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (CNS) — In an officially Muslim nation where Christians are welcomed as guest workers and free to worship, Pope Francis urged leaders of the world’s main religions to embrace a broader vision of freedom, justice, tolerance and peace. Addressing the interreligious Human Fraternity Meeting in Abu Dhabi Feb. 4, Pope

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Participants joined Bishop Ryan for a group photo prior to the start of the 5k Walkathon organized by the Health Ministry of the diocese in coordination with Eskuelan San Francisco de Borja.

Commission on Marriage and Family Life completed pastoral visitation in Rota

Posted by - February 9, 2019

The Commission on Marriage and Family Life completed a pastoral visit to Rota last week, facilitating a two-day seminar on Amoris Laetetia and coordinating with Eskuelan San Francisco de Borja in organizing a 5K Walkathon. Bishop Ryan Jimenez accompanied by Fr. Jason Granado, Ms. Bel Tan and Mr. Sherwin Pasillos travelled to Rota in order

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THE SECRET TO SURVIVAL

Posted by - February 9, 2019

People are struggling for survival in different circumstances of life. The survival to keep the family in the midst of poverty. The survival to operate business in slow market. The survival from the onslaught of serious illness. To survive from pressure and stress at work. To keep marriage and family in severed spousal relationship. The

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Familiarity That Promotes Dialogue

Posted by - February 9, 2019

Do you know the saying, “Familiarity breeds contempt”? Lately I have been considering why that saying has become so well-known. Ordinarily, it is referring to the withering of happiness in a marriage or romantic relationship over time. After the initial closeness of a romance gives way to (inevitable) disappointments, sometimes partners close themselves off to

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On science, magic and so on Part 3

Posted by - February 9, 2019

The famous science fiction author, Arthur C. Clarke, once wrote that “Any technology that is sufficiently advanced, seems like magic to earlier generations.” Both magic and technology are exercises of power to better control the environment and our ability to function in that environment. Science is presented as practical and concrete in its focus on

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V DAMENGGU GI UTDINÅRIU NA TIEMPU

Posted by - February 9, 2019

FINE’NA NA TINAITAI                                                                            Is 6, 1-2. 3-8  Un tinaitai ginin i Lepblun i Prufeta as Isaias        Atyu na såkkan anai måtai i Rai as Uzziah, hu li’i’ i Saina matåta’chung gi takkilu’ na tronu, ya nina’bula i templu ni inanåkku’ i kapå-ña.  Serafin na manånghelis siha manmaplånta gi hilo’-ña.        Mana’a’essalågui unu yan

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Marianas High School and Mount Carmel School mock trial students and their coaches gather together for a group photo with Judge Joseph Camacho after Mount Carmel School’s first annual Mock Trial Invitational.

Mount Carmel School Holds First Annual Mock Trial Invitational

Posted by - February 9, 2019

by Reica Ramirez for Mount Carmel School’s Introduction Media Communications Course On January 26, 2019, Mount Carmel School held its first Mock Trial Invitational Competition. Marianas High School’s Junior Varsity team competed twice against Mount Carmel School’s JV Mock Trial team in two rounds presided over by Honorable Judge Joseph Camacho.  Judge Camacho enjoyed the

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2018 Mount Carmel School AlumKnight, Jeff Matthew Melchor, Named to Dean’s List at Gonzaga University

Posted by - February 9, 2019

SPOKANE, WA (1/31/2019)—Jeff Matthew Melchor, a resident of Saipan has earned placement on the Gonzaga University Dean’s List for Fall semester 2018. Students must earn a 3.50 to 3.84 grade-point average to be listed. Melchor is a 2018 graduate of Mount Carmel School, where he was active in drama, speech, debate, and mock trial and

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World Youth Day Panama 2019 Reflections of Tiava Aldan To’omata and Eloise Rose Enrico Lopez

Posted by - February 8, 2019

On Sunday morning, 20th January 2019, two brave and inspired pilgrims from the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa left Saipan to join the multitude of Catholic youths from different parts of the world in celebrating World Youth Day (WYD) in Panama. Listen as they recount their exciting journey half-way around the globe as well as their

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Pope Francis leads the World Youth Day prayer vigil at St. John Paul II Field in Panama City Jan. 26, 2019. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Like Mary, be ‘influencers’ for God, pope urges at World Youth Day vigil

Posted by - February 3, 2019

PANAMA CITY (CNS) — Although Mary would not be considered an “influencer,” like many social media personalities, she still became the most influential woman in history by trusting “in the love and promises of God, the only force capable of making all things new,” Pope Francis told young people at the World Youth Day prayer

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