The Holy Father has decided to invite all the faithful, of all the world, to pray the Holy Rosary every day, during the entire Marian month of October, and thus to join in communion and in penitence, as the people of God, in asking the Holy Mother of God and Saint Michael Archangel to protect
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CNS) — California Gov. Jerry Brown said Sept. 30 he would not sign a measure passed by the state Senate that would have required student health centers at public universities to offer abortion-inducing drugs. By not signing the bill, known as S.B. 320, he essentially vetoed it. “Access to reproductive health services including
JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNS) — Catholic aid agencies were among those working to assess the needs and get relief to the island of Sulawesi after an earthquake and tsunami left more than 1,400 people dead. Among those killed were 34 Christian students trapped while attending a Bible class. Fifty-two other students remained missing in Jono Oge
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In response to current scandals, clericalism and the need for reform, Catholic women must take the initiative and make their voices be heard, according to a series of articles in a Vatican magazine. The October edition of Women Church World, published Oct. 1 in conjunction with the Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano,
WARSAW, Poland (CNS) — As plans to establish an independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church encounter complaints from Russia, Catholic leaders hope ecumenical ties will not be affected. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, who holds honorary primacy among the world’s 14 main Orthodox churches, plans to grant autocephaly, or independence, to Christians in Ukraine, many of whom
Inspite of the advent of the religious nones; a person with no religious affiliation, and its inevitable effects, the catechists will ponder on the significant role of the church to welcome and accompany them closer to Christ through the church. In line with this, Fr. Anthony Aguason, Parish Administrator of San Antonio together with the
The Victim Hotline is an anonymous, confidential telephone service providing direct victim services to the islands of Saipan, Tinian and Rota (234-5100). The Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Anyone can call, including victims, friends or family of victims, and even children. We serve ANYONE, we provide: – Crisis intervention – Planning
FINE’NA NA TINAITAI Gn 2, 18-24 Un tinaitai ginin i Lepblun Genesis Ilek-ña si Yu’us i Saina: “Ti måolik na u guiguiya ha’ na maisa i lahi. Bai Hu fa’tinåsi gui’ ga’chong-ña ni afakcha’-ña.” Intonsis si Yu’us i Saina Ha fa’tinas ginin i tanu’ todu klåsi ni manmachålik na gå’ga’, yan paluma gi airi,
Like St. Therese, Mother Margarita struggled with prayer for a very long time. In the darkness of her soul, she began to think all her faith had been extinguished. Spiritual consolation was something that eluded both Therese and Margarita, simply because God was acting in their lives to show them that He was more than
by: John Patrick C. Toledo ‘Then, when the sacraments of Christian initiation have freed them from the power of darkness, having died with Christ, been buried with Him and risen together with Him, they receive the Spirit of adoption of Lord’s death and resurrection together with the People of God.’ Vatican II, Ad Gentes, 4. Sacraments
