The Diocese of Chalan Kanoa is preparing to start up a new group of men to be formed for the permanent diaconate. The following are some basic information on the formation program. DIACONATE • Lifetime commitment to ministry in Catholic Church • Deacons are members of the clergy • Ordained not to the priesthood but

San Jose, Tinian youths won overall championship for 3 straight years By Julie Ann Loong, for the North Star With over 200 youth and dozens of chaperones in attendance, calling the 2019 Diocese of Chalan Kanoa Sportsfest a success is an understatement. 8AM is an early time for teenagers to be up on a summer

The Diocesan Finance Council, in their meeting last July 18, 2019, has allocated $100,000 to San Jose Parish in Tinian specifically for the purpose of rebuilding its church, and a separate $200,000 to be shared by parishes in Saipan directly affected by typhoon Yutu also for the specific purpose of repairing damages sustained during the

It’s officially summer and this means not only vacation, or camps for kids but also weddings! Statistically, there are more weddings done during the summer, perhaps for obvious and practical reason – family and friends are able to attend and even travel for weddings. In fact, this year, here in the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa,

Bishop Ryan invited candidates to be active witnesses Once again, it is this time of the year when hundreds of our young parishioners around the diocese joyfully and excitedly receive their First Holy Communion and Confirmation after two years of preparation in CCD. This past weekend, the parishes on San Roque, San Jose in Tinian,

By Willy Teodoro, For the North Star Good Shepherd Sunday last weekend was also the World Day of prayer for vocation. In celebration of that event, the Vocation Commission of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa held its first “Meet the Priest” event last Friday, May 10, 2019. It aims to gather and educate young men

Inés San MartínMay 9, 2019, ROME BUREAU CHIEF SANTIAGO, Chile –  Following February’s Vatican summit to address the Church’s fight against clerical sexual abuse, Pope Francis released a new law on Thursday making it mandatory for all clerics and members of religious orders to report cases of clerical sexual abuse to Church authorities, including when committed by

INTRODUCTION DEATH IN THE CHRISTIAN CONTEXT 1.Catholic belief in death as the entrance into eternity, hope in the resurrection, recognition of the value of prayer for the deceased, reverence for the body which remains and the sense of mystery and sacredness which surround the end of earthly life are all reflected in the Church’s care

This weekend, Bishop Ryan Jimenez and the Commission on Worship is publishing the new “Liturgical Guidelines for the Celebration of Christian Funerals in the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa”, with its implementation effective immediately. The document is a fruit of more than three years of discussion and consultation among the clergy, members of the Commission on

The candidates for the 2019 RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) received the sacraments of initiation, Baptism, Holy Communion and Confirmation last Easter Vigil presided by Most Rev. Ryan P. Jimenez, D. D. This is the night that “shall be as bright as day” as proclaimed by the Exsultet, an ancient church hymn as