Easter Joy & the Chance for a New Life

Posted by - April 15, 2017

“I was helped by you and Karidat. Now it is my turn. I want to do a job that would be helpful for people. I am living a happy life every day. Thank you so much!!!” “Thank you for being there for me. I am still strong and standing.” At Easter we reflect on fresh

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HUEBIS SÅNTU Misan i Senan i Saina

Posted by - April 12, 2017

FINE’NA NA TINAITAI                                                                  Ex 12, 1-8, 11-14 Un tinaitai ginin i Lepblun Exodus Ilek-ña i Saina as Moises yan Aaron giya Ihipto, “Esti na mes debidi u gaigi gi yahululu’ gi kalendåriun-miyu; debidi en pe’lu esti kumu i finene’na na mes gi sakkan. Sangåni interu i inetnun i taotåo Israhet: Gi diha dies på’gu

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HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE

Posted by - April 8, 2017

WEDNESDAY APRIL 12, 2017 CHRISM MASS – 7:00 p.m. Mt. Carmel Cathedral   HUEBES SANTO – APRIL 13, 2017 HOLY THURSDAY   Konfesion (Confessions)  Mt. Carmel Cathedral – 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. San Vicente – 8:30 p.m. San Jose (Saipan) – 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. San Jose (Tinian) – 5:00 p.m. – 6:00

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Bishop Ryan during his 'listening session' with the youth of San Jose Parish, Tinian

Bishop Ryan “Listening Session” at San Jose Parish-Tinian

Posted by - April 7, 2017
Bishop Ryan P. Jimenez with Tinian Parish Pastoral and Finance Council members during his LISTENING session with them at JC. Café, Tinian. Last Saturday, April 1, 2017.
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Pope Francis arrives to celebrate Mass in Carpi, Italy, April 2. (CNS photo/Alessandro Garofalo, Reuters)

Scars of past wounds give strength for the future, pope says

Posted by - April 7, 2017

ROME (CNS) — While the wounds of past trials have healed, the scars that remain will serve as a reminder of strength and courage for future generations, Pope Francis told survivors of an earthquake. Visiting Carpi and Mirandola April 2, nearly five years after a 5.8-quake rocked the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, the pope

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This is a promotional image for World Meeting of Families to be held Aug. 21-26, 2018, in Dublin. The theme of the meeting is "The Gospel of the Family: Joy for the World." (CNS illustration/World Meeting of Families)

Loving families are central to bringing joy, mercy to world, pope says

Posted by - April 7, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis urges families to discover God’s love and be generous, forgiving, patient, helpful and respectful. Family life will be better if people use the words “please,” “thank you,” and “I’m sorry” every day, he said, and the world will be a better place if the church reaches out to the

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A child receives treatment inside a field hospital in Idlib, Syria, after an April 4 chemical attack. Pope Francis strongly condemned the attack, which left more than 70 people, including at least 10 children, dead. (CNS photo/EPA)

Pope horrified by ‘unacceptable massacre’ in Syria

Posted by - April 7, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis strongly condemned a shocking chemical attack in Syria that left some 70 people, including at least 10 children, dead. “We are horrified by the latest events in Syria. I strongly deplore the unacceptable massacre that took place yesterday in the Idlib province, where dozens of civilians, including many children,

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Philippine bishops say they oppose Duterte’s policies, not the man

Posted by - April 7, 2017

MANILA, Philippines (CNS) — The head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines assured the government that the country’s church leaders are not against President Rodrigo Duterte. “What we are against are issues, not the person,” said Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan, president of the episcopal body. His remarks from an April 4 television

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Pope John Paul II is pictured with Carmelite Sister Lucia dos Santos, the last of the three Fatima visionaries alive in 1991. Recent popes have had a special affection for Our Lady of Fatima, but no pope's connection can match that of now St. John Paul II. (CNS photo/Joao Paul Trindade via EPA)

No secret: Last three popes share close bond to Fatima

Posted by - April 7, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Recent popes have had a special affection for Our Lady of Fatima, but no pope’s connection can match that of St. John Paul II. “We cannot forget that he was saved by Our Lady of Fatima from the assassination attempt here in St. Peter’s. This is fundamental and central. It is

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