WASHINGTON (CNS) — Rep. Chris Smith, the New Jersey Republican who co-chairs the Bipartisan Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, made another push Nov. 8 for passage of the Conscience Protection Act. The measure amends the Public Health Service Act to allow lawsuits from health care providers who believe they have been discriminated against, or lost their jobs,
MANILA, Philippines (CNS) — The Philippine bishops’ conference started a prayer vigil to protest thousands of killings in the government drive to eradicate drug abuse and drug dealing. Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan, outgoing president of the conference, led the “Lord, Heal Our Land” Mass Nov. 5. He called for repentance and an end to
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When it comes to salvation, God does not seek any form of compensation and offers it freely to those in need of his love, Pope Francis said. A Christian who complains of not receiving a reward for going to Mass every Sunday and fulfilling certain obligations “doesn’t understand the gratuity of
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S. Catholic Church stands “in unity” with the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, and the larger community after a shooting during Sunday services took the lives of at least 26 people and injured at least 20 others. Those who died ranged in age from 1 to 72 years old,
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND OUTREACH Goal Statement To speak out as one voice and act on pressing social justice issues in the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa Objective 1.1 Coordinated Action: To establish a Commission on Social Justice in order to coordinate ongoing action and responses to social justice and outreach priorities by January 2018. 2.1 To
“I WANT to continue to do what I love and love what I do.” This simple response explains why Mount Carmel School senior, Monica Usi, has been participating in various speech and debate competitions since the 1st grade, including the Primary Grade Forensic Competition (PGFC), National Junior Speech and Debate Association (NJSDA), National Speech and
This installment of our Did You Know series highlights some of Karidat’s activities over the past week. • 16 people received individual donations; dozens more were helped by goods placed in our permanent bins outside the office • 310 visitors to our front window with food assistance needs • 12 people donated goods & clothing
Another term that is associated with the Book of Revelation is “Armageddon”. It is a word that means “hill of Megiddo” and refers to the site for the great battle of the end times. John identifies this as the battleground where evil is overcome. At Armageddon, the beast creatures are overcome by Christ. The Roman
FINE’NA NA TINAITAI Wis 6, 12-16 Un tinaitai ginin i Lepblun Tinemtum Låmlam yan ti u maya’ i Tinemtum, yan ti mapput mali’i’ ni atyu siha i gumuaiya gui’, yan ti mapput masodda’ ni atyu siha i umispipiha gui’. Listu ha na’matungu’ gui’ kun tiempu nu atyu siha i umispipiha gui’; atyu i numanangga
Just in time for the Christmas season, some of karidat’s current clients have been hard at work repurposing wood pallets into beautiful and useful household items. These hardworking entrepreneurs have landed on a creative and eco-friendly income-generating idea. The following three designs are models of some of the products now available for pre-order. Others are
