Camino walk helps young man find path that leads him, others to Christ

Posted by - January 12, 2019

INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) — Shea McMahon’s journey of faith has led him on some incredible adventures, including walking the Camino in France and Spain, and living in England trying to help college students embrace a relationship with Jesus Christ. Still, the pivotal point of his journey began in his hometown of Indianapolis five years ago when

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Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, speaks at the conclusion of a prayer service in the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception at Mundelein Seminary Jan. 2 at the University of St. Mary of the Lake in Illinois, near Chicago. The U.S. bishops began their Jan. 2-8 retreat at the seminary, suggested by Pope Francis in September, which comes as the bishops work to rebuild trust among the faithful as questions continue to revolve around their handling of clergy sex abuse. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Pope to U.S. bishops: Abuse crisis requires conversion, humility

Posted by - January 12, 2019

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The clerical abuse crisis and the “crisis of credibility” it created for the U.S. bishops have led to serious divisions within the U.S. church and to a temptation to look for administrative solutions to problems that go much deeper, Pope Francis told the U.S. bishops. Without a clear and decisive focus

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"Pepper" the robot, a humanoid robot designed to welcome and take care of visitors and patients, stands next to a mother and her new born baby at AZ Damiaan hospital in Ostend, Belgium, June 16, 2016. The Vatican's Pontifical Academy for Life has added robotics to its list of specialized areas of study. (CNS photo/Francois Lenoir, Reuters)

Robots and AI: Papal academy decodes newest pro-life challenges

Posted by - January 12, 2019

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Even though today’s modern tools and technologies are hardly human, the Pontifical Academy for Life is zeroing in on the world of robots and machines powered by artificial intelligence. While the academy’s focus is on the protection of human life and dignity, the rapidly shifting and radical capabilities of robotics are

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El Shaddai elects new set of officers

Posted by - January 12, 2019

Last January 06, 2019, the El Shaddai community held the commissioning of its council and ministry heads in the presence of Bishop Ryan Jimenez at San Anthonio parish. Every two years, the El Shaddai community elects its officers who will lead the entire community. The following are the council and the ministry heads: Bro. Ulysses

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GIFF BEST OF FESTIVAL: Justin Ocampo (left) and Angelo Manese, directors of “We Drank Our Tears: Rafael Mafnas’s Story” stand by the Best of Festival crystal plaque from the 8th Guam International Film Festival, which their lm earned for having the most impactful effort of engagement and interactivity with the lm festival and its patrons from its festival screening to beyond the theatre walls.

Now on Amazon, We Drank Our Tears wins best of festival at GIFF; three more films planned for 2019 with Muña brothers to co-produce

Posted by - January 12, 2019

MOUNT Carmel School announced that “We Drank Our Tears: Rafael Mafnas’s Story” won the Best of Festival award at the 8th Annual Guam International Film Festival, or GIFF. The school also announced that all three “We Drank Our Tears” films are now available for rent on Amazon and that three more film will be produced

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Importance of Truth (Part 2)

Posted by - January 12, 2019

The question that is still being debated is what has caused the climate change that we are now experiencing? One theory is that it is part of a long-term cycle in the climate of the planet. Over the centuries the climate varies and shifts, so that what is now desert was once a lush forest

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WHAT SHOULD WE DO?

Posted by - January 12, 2019

Someone shared the story about a forgetful man at the doctor’s clinic. “Doctor, he said, I often forget things and it’s getting worse. What shall I do? The doctor replied, “ Well, first things first, and the first thing to do now is to pay me first before we start anything.       During the time

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MATAKPÅNGIN I SAINA-TA

Posted by - January 12, 2019

FINE’NA NA TINAITAI                                                                         Is 42, 1-4 . 6-7 Un tinaitai ginin i Lepblun i Prufeta as Isaias Taiguini ilek-ña i Saina: I sitbentek-ku ni Hu susteteni,             i inatyek-ku ni giya guiya nai mumamaguf Yu’, Gi hilo’-ña nai Hu po’lu i espiritu-hu;             guiya chumuchuli’ i tininas para i nasion siha, Ti umå’agang huyung,

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Pope Francis greets children dressed as the Three Kings as he celebrates Mass marking the feast of Mary, Mother of God, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Jan. 1.(CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope prays for new year marked by tenderness, brotherhood, peace

Posted by - January 6, 2019

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A new year is a chance for a new start, a time to remember that all people are brothers and sisters and a time to nurture amazement that God became human to save all people, Pope Francis said. The Jan. 1 feast of Mary, Mother of God, also is a time

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Defuse family fights by remembering the good in the other, pope says

Posted by - January 6, 2019

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Families are “a treasure,” Pope Francis said. “They must be safeguarded always, defended.” Celebrating the feast of the Holy Family Dec. 30, the pope led a round of applause for all the families that were among an estimated 50,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the noon recitation of the

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