A boy looks into the lens of a camera in 2017 in Jombo, Malawi. With assistance from the AIDS program of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian, a sexual and reproductive health club for children and youth operates in the village. It allows young people to educate their peers about avoiding HIV transmission, resisting early marriages, and the prevention of early school dropouts. (CNS photo/Paul Jeffrey)

Vatican makes progress on pushing drug availability for kids with HIV

Posted by - August 11, 2018

AMSTERDAM (CNS) — An initiative to identify and properly treat children living with HIV has gained new momentum as international organizations and pharmaceutical companies respond to a Vatican push to look past profit to doing the right thing. Few children in the developed world get infected with HIV anymore, so there’s little market for drug

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Worshippers attend a candlelight procession in 2016 at the annual Skaro Pilgrimage in Alberta. The shrine was built in 1919 by Polish pioneers who hauled 600 wagonloads of stones to the site. (CNS photo/Lincoln Ho, Grandin Media)

After 100 years, Marian shrine in Alberta still draws thousands

Posted by - August 11, 2018

SKARO, Alberta (CNS) — It’s easy to drive by the stone grotto at the Skaro shrine for those who don’t know its history. Tucked in a corner between two rural highways, due north of Lamont and 50 miles northeast of Edmonton, truck and cars whiz by. The drivers tend to overlook the small church and

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Fabrizio Ghilardi, managing director of the Wisdomless Club, poses at the club in Rome June 12. In a city where many restaurants and bars are being modernized, the new club offers a quiet atmosphere with 1930s decor and classical Christian art. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Tradition with a twist: Rome club has ancient roots, modern flair

Posted by - August 11, 2018

ROME (CNS) — While Rome always has been a city of beauty that highlights both the past and the present, a quaint and unusual bar nestled in the heart of the Eternal City has taken that concept to new heights. Located Rome’s historic center, Wisdomless Club is known for serving up classic cocktails. But it

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In this 2016 file photo, Filipinos walk past a newspaper stand in Manila, Philippines. A Philippine church official urged about 150 priests, women religious and lay people working in Catholic media to confront "fake news" during the annual National Catholic Media Convention Aug. 6-9 in Davao City. (CNS photo/Mark R. Cristino, EPA)

Filipino Catholic media urged to confront ‘fake news’

Posted by - August 11, 2018

DAVAO CITY, Philippines (CNS) — Filipinos working in the church’s social communication ministry need a lot of prayer and a “sense of mission” to be able “to combat fake news” and work for peace, a gathering in Davao City was told this week. The head of the Philippine bishops’ Commission on Social Communications urged the

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2nd grade teacher, Zita Sablan (right), lines students up on the first day of the school year.

FOR SEVENTH YEAR IN A ROW, MOUNT CARMEL SCHOOL OPENS NEW SCHOOL YEAR WITH ANOTHER ENROLLMENT BOOST

Posted by - August 11, 2018

Marking a seventh year in a row of enrollment increases, Mount Carmel School opened doors for the new 2018-2019 school year with over 600 students, up from a historic low of 260 seven years ago. In addition to the enrollment increase, the school launched the year with some new additions, including new teachers, new courses,

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The delegates, translators and secretaries of the XVI General Chapter of the Mercedarian Missionaries of Berriz at their motherhouse in Berriz, Spain. One month was spent in the Chapter, in this every six year gathering, by the sister-delegates from around the world in prayerful discernment of their ONE MISSION.

GENERAL CHAPTER 2018

Posted by - August 11, 2018

The spirit of Blessed Margarita Maria Maturana pervaded the XVI General Chapter of the Institute of the Mercedarian Missionaries of Berriz which she founded.  An updated Missionary Plan for the next six years (2018-2024) was formulated, along with the election of a new governing structure and leadership team. Our own–Sr. Isabel Seman–from Saipan, was elected

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Holy Days of Obligation for the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa

Posted by - August 11, 2018

EVERY organization, whether secular or religious, requires its own laws and customs in order to maintain order. As citizens of the state, we enjoy certain rights and privileges, but we likewise have civic duties to fulfill. As Catholics, Canon Law is the internal system and guidelines which guides us. As baptized faithful we do have

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DON’T BLAME YOUR HEART

Posted by - August 11, 2018

I just left my cardiologist’s clinic at the 3rd floor to see another doctor at 10th floor of St. Luke’s Hospital in Taguig City. Philippines on Tuesday August 7, 2018 when I wrote this article. While at the waiting area waiting for my turn, I was inspired to write something of what my cardiologist said

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Love Wears Work Boots, and Carries a Voter’s Registration Card

Posted by - August 11, 2018

There are a few North Star series of current community relevance which will be appearing weekly over the next few months. They aim to call attention to the practical works of love and justice to which our faith gives rise. Some of these practical works can take the form of legislation—laws made to help foster

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