Mount Carmel School recently announced that the school earned the College Board AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving high female representation in AP Computer Science Principles. Schools honored with the AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award have expanded young women’s access to AP computer science courses. For more information about available courses at MCS, visit www.mountcarmelsaipan.com.

For Second Year in a Row, Mount Carmel School Earns College Board AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award

Posted by - February 23, 2020

Mount Carmel School has once again earned the College Board AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving high female representation in AP Computer Science Principles. Schools honored with the AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award have expanded young women’s access to AP computer science courses. Out of the 20,000 institutions that offer AP courses,

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February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

Posted by - February 23, 2020

The CNMI is observing Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM) for the third year in a row. If you are concerned about violence in dating relationships, or if you are a teen currently in such a relationship, remember that you do not deserve to be abused and you are not alone There are local and

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VI DAMENGGU GI UTDINÅRIU NA TIEMPU

Posted by - February 16, 2020

FINE’NA NA TINAITAI                                                                   Sir 15, 15-20  Un tinaitai ginin i Lepblun Sirach  Yanggin malagu’ håo, siña un kumpli i tinagu’ Yu’us siha;             fiet håo yanggin un cho’gui i minalago’-ña.  Maplånta gi me’nå-mu guåfi yan hånum;             istira mo’na i kanai-mu, maseha håfa un atyik.  Lina’la’ yan finatai gaigi gi me’nan i taotåo,            

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An elderly woman participates in the 47th annual March for Life in Washington Jan. 24, 2020. Pope Francis told told Catholic seniors and pastoral workers from around the world Jan. 31 that old age "is not a disease, it's a privilege," and Catholic dioceses and parishes miss a huge and growing resource if they ignore their senior members. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Church must recognize the gifts of older Catholics, pope says

Posted by - February 9, 2020

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Old age “is not a disease, it’s a privilege,” and Catholic dioceses and parishes miss a huge and growing resource if they ignore their senior members, Pope Francis said. “We must change our pastoral routines to respond to the presence of so many older people in our families and communities,” the

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Pope Francis leads an audience with seniors and pastoral workers from around the world at the Vatican Jan. 31, 2020. The pope said old age is not a disease but a priviledge. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

People need ‘prophets’ to warn them of their sins, pope says

Posted by - February 9, 2020

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — If a saint like King David could have been capable of so much sin, what are regular people doing to make sure they can always be attentive and aware of where they are going wrong? Pope Francis asked. “Am I alert? Do I always need someone who tells me the truth,

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Religious hold candles as Pope Francis celebrates a Mass marking the World Day for Consecrated Life in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Feb. 1, 2020. The Mass was celebrated on the vigil of the feast of the Presentation of the Lord. (CNS photo/Stefano Dal Pozzolo, pool)

For religious, God’s love is worth more than any earthly good, pope says

Posted by - February 9, 2020

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When one is totally in love with the Lord, then poverty, chastity and obedience are not sacrifices, but vehicles of freedom, Pope Francis told consecrated men and women. Celebrating the World Day for Consecrated Life, Pope Francis urged women and men religious to be people of hope, and he asked all

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Hosffman Ospino, associate professor of theology and religious education at Boston College, delivers his keynote address Jan. 17, 2020, during the 58th Annual Southwest Liturgical Conference Study Week, in Tucson. (CNS photo/Michael Brown, Diocese of Tucson)

Speaker: Accompaniment, worship, works of mercy can help struggling church

Posted by - February 9, 2020

TUCSON, Ariz. (CNS) — The three challenges facing both the U.S. Catholic Church and this country right now are segregation, polarization and resignation, Boston College professor Hosffman Ospino told attendees at the 58th Annual Southwest Liturgical Conference Study Week in Tucson. The keynote address by one of the foremost experts on the growth of the

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This statue of Georgetown University's founder, Bishop John Carroll, greets students at the Washington campus entrance July 22, 2019. U.S. Catholic college leaders have zeroed in on issues their schools face, including financial challenges, their place in the modern secular world and how they can play a role in helping the church recover from the abuse crisis. (CNS photo/Elizabeth Bachmann)

Catholic college leaders examine ways to adapt to current challenges

Posted by - February 9, 2020

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Presidents and school officials from Catholic colleges and universities around the country kicked off their four-day meeting in Washington by looking squarely at the challenges they face. The Feb. 1 plenary session for the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities wasted no time in getting right to what’s at stake for these

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Pope Francis leads a prayer service at a Marian statue overlooking the Spanish Steps in Rome Dec. 8, 2019, the feast of the Immaculate Conception. The pope says the declaration of Rome as the capital of united Italy 150 years ago was "providential." (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Rome has vocation of dialogue and inclusion, pope says

Posted by - February 9, 2020

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The loss of the papal states and the declaration of Rome as the capital of a united Italy 150 years ago was a “providential” event that changed the city and the church, Pope Francis said. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, read Pope Francis’ message Feb. 3 at an event

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