How can you tell if someone is Catholic…a Christian? Jesus encourages us to be a city set on a mountain for all to see, a light for all to see. We are not to hide our faith. By our actions we glorify our heavenly Father, according to Jesus (Matthew 5:13-16). So what are these actions
On Thursday May 18th 2017, members of the clergy and laity from around the Diocese gathered at the San Antonio Social hall for a day oriented on the Diocesan Pastoral Planning. As mentioned in past articles, Pastoral Planning concerns the future of a local church. Prayer is a vital part of this process and so
His Excellency The Most Rev. Ryan P. Jimenez, DD, of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa announces the following appointment effective Sunday, May 21, 2017: Sr. Narcisa R. Penaredonda, SJBP Assistant to the Office of Religious Education Catechist, San Vicente Parish Fr. Isaac M. Ayuyu Chaplain to the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral Parish
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — God is right by the side of each person on earth, seeing each individual’s pain and wanting to bring hope and joy, Pope Francis said. “He calls us by name and tells us, ‘Rise up, stop weeping, because I have come to free you,’” the pope said May 17 at his
HONG KONG (CNS) — Every evening, no matter how busy or tired she may be, Yiu reads the Bible at home to her 7-year-old granddaughter. Sometimes, parishioners from Changzhi Diocese in north-central China’s Shanxi province, come and join her, reports ucanews.com. Changzhi Diocese has 80 churches and 37 prayer houses for its 60,000 Catholics. Among
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis’ meeting with families affected by Huntington’s disease will bring much-needed attention and hope to men, women and children who often are ostracized and even left to die alone and unloved, a U.S.-based neuroscientist said. Especially in poor countries, people suffering from Huntington’s, a neural degenerative disorder, face discrimination and
LEIRIA, Portugal (CNS) — Pope Francis said his two-day pilgrimage to Fatima would be a time of prayer and encounter with Jesus and Mary. The visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima “is a bit special,” he told reporters aboard his flight from Rome May 12. “It is a journey of prayer, an
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A peace that can be purchased can provide only a false sense of security that will not last in moments of trial and suffering, Pope Francis said during his early morning Mass. “The world teaches us a path of peace with anesthesia; it anesthetizes us to not see another reality of
FATIMA, Portugal (CNS) — Mary’s example of believing and following Jesus is what matters most; she cannot be some image “of our own making” who Christians barter with for mercy, Pope Francis said. On the eve of the 100th anniversary of the Marian apparitions at Fatima, the pope asked tens of thousands of pilgrims May
FATIMA, Portugal (CNS) — Standing before the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, Pope Francis canonized two shepherd children who saw Mary at Fatima, but more importantly, he said, they heeded the call to pray for sinners and trust in the Lord. “We declare and define Blessed Francisco Marto and Blessed Jacinta Marto as
