VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Not listening to God’s voice can distance Christians from him and lead them instead to seek solace in worldly idols that offer only doubt and confusion, Pope Francis said. When Catholics are “deaf to the word of God,” their hearts are hardened, and “they lose the meaning of faithfulness,” the pope
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the papal nuncio to the United States, gets plenty of questions about Pope Francis. A March 27 discussion at Georgetown University, sponsored by the university’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life, was no exception. The nuncio, who sat onstage with John Carr, the initiative’s director, was asked
ROME (CNS) — Visiting Milan, the center of Italian fashion and finance, Pope Francis spent the morning with the poor and those who minister to them. He had lunch at the city’s historic San Vittore prison, where all 893 inmates — men and women — are awaiting trial. But Pope Francis began his visit March
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — People should stop blaming and complaining so they can be filled with God’s joy and rise up to life’s challenges, Pope Francis said. Forgetting what joy is and languishing in self-pity come with the sin of sloth, the pope said March 28 in his homily during morning Mass at Domus Sanctae
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Hope is not built on people’s predictions, assurances or line of reasoning, Pope Francis said. Real Christian hope “is not based on our word, but on God’s Word” and promises of salvation and eternal life, the pope said during his general audience in St. Peter’s Square March 29. Continuing a series
Mother Margarita gave twenty years of her life to education. She was of course, an outstanding educator, but more than that, she cared about the destiny of her pupils. When speaking about her pupils to her sister Leonor, she said: “I like to educate them individually, personally. May Our Lord give me some of His
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, recently spoke at a meeting to honor the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, which established the European Union. He diagnosed the state of Europe as being under the influence of a deep spiritual malaise. People have lost sight of their roots and the Christian religious heritage
Right now it is possible to take a direct flight from the Philippines to Saipan. It is almost easy to get here from PI. But that is not even close to the route Sister Stella Mangona traveled 18 years ago from PI to the CNMI. Sister’s life itinerary is one that no travel agent would
FINE’NA NA TINAITAI Ez 37, 12-14 Un tinaitai ginin i Lepblun i Prufeta as Ezekiel Ilek-ña si Yu’us i Saina: O tåotåo-hu, bai Hu baba i naftan-miyu siha ya Hu na’fangahulu’ hamyu, yan bai Hu konni’ hamyu tåtti gi tanu’ Israhet. Dispues hamyu siempri en tingu’ na Guåhu i Saina, yanggin Hu baba i naftan-miyu
We have seven sacraments in the Catholic Church. They are divided into the following: Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist; Sacraments of Service: Marriage and Holy Orders; Sacraments of Healing: Reconciliation/Confession and Anointing of the Sick. In this reflection, I would like to share on our Church’s understanding of the Anointing of the Sick. It
