VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A bishop must be “blameless” and at the service of God, not of cliques, assets and power, especially if he is ever to “set right” what needs to be done for the church, Pope Francis said. A bishop must always “correct himself and ask himself, ‘Am I a steward of God
ROME (CNS) — Pope Francis’ call for a missionary church that is focused on preaching the Gospel will be the guiding principle of the apostolic constitution that will govern the Roman Curia, the secretary of the pope’s international Council of Cardinals said. Addressing students and staff at Rome’s Pontifical Lateran University Nov. 12, Bishop Marcello
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As workers were getting St. Peter’s Square ready for this year’s Nativity scene, nearby a large mobile health care facility was set up and running to serve the city’s homeless and poor. About two dozen men and a few women were sitting or standing in a spacious area, quietly waiting their
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CNS) — Local counselors are concerned about a growing tendency among adolescents and young adults to choose suicide or self-harm and the limited scope of ministry available in local Catholic parishes for suicide prevention or family healing. “I can tell you what I have seen, because I work specifically with young people, most
FINE’NA NA TINAITAI Dn 12, 1-3 Un tinaitai ginin i Lepblun i Prufeta as Daniel Guåhu si Daniel, hu hunguk esti na finu’ i Saina, gi atyu na tiempu: “Atyu na tiempu para u kahulu’ si Miguel, i ma’gas na prinsipi, i guåtdian i taotåo-mu siha; Un tiempu esti i tåya’ parehuña para trinisti, desdi
FINE’NA NA TINAITAI 1 Kgs 17, 10-16 Un tinaitai ginin i fine’na na Lepblun i Manrai I prufeta as Elijah humånåo para Zarephath. Anai måttu gui’ gi intrådan i siudå, iståba guennao un bi’uda ni ngumangayu; ya ha ågang gui’, “Put fabot chuli’i’ yu’ mågi un pusuelun hånum para bai hu gimin.” Humånåo i
FINE’NA NA TINAITAI Dt 6, 2-6 Un tinaitai ginin i Lepblun Deuteronomy Ha sangåni si Moises i taotåo siha: Ma’añågui i Saina, i Yi’us-miyu, yan kimpli i areklamentu yan i tinago’-ña ni hu tåtagu’ hamyu, ya siempri mananåkku’ ha’anin-miyu. Pues fanekkunguk, hamyu ni ManIsrailitas, yan na’siguru na en kimpli esti siha, kosaki siña manlåhyan
90 years ago this week, on November 2, 1928, Mother Margarita Maria Maturana arrived to Saipan for the first time. During her stay, she welcomed the little children, much in the same way that Jesus did in the Gospels. Shown here are some of “the little ones” of Saipan at that time. Imagine, perhaps one
On any given day, you might find a small crowd outside Karidat’s new office in Chalan Kanoa under the awning in front of the building, browsing through the blouses and pants hanging on the long metal rack—the kind you might find at a clothing store. The donated clothes were carefully sorted and organized by a
Someone shared this story about a lawyer who was cross examining a wife accused of mixing poison in her husband’s cup of coffee. When asked if she was sorry for doing such criminal act, her response was; “ Yes, I felt sorry when he asked for another cup.” Our Lord felt sorry for the rich
