Catholic Education Arizona scoops out $4M in first wave of need-based scholarships
Catholic Education Arizona welcomed principals back to the new school year with a sweet deal.
New Natural Family Planning coordinator comes to new role ‘quite naturally’
You might say Adriana Vasquez came to her calling as an advocate of Natural Family Planning quite naturally. The new NFP coordinator for the Diocese of Phoenix has parents who taught NFP well into their 70s.
Annual Congreso challenges youth to ‘Ignite your Light’
Just months after Pope Francis published his post-synodal exhortation “Christus Vivit (Christ is Alive),” written specifically to young people, youth from throughout the Diocese of Phoenix participated in the Catholic Youth Congreso (CYC) May 18-19.
Local leadership program expands to Los Angeles
A two-year program created to develop Catholic leaders within the professional world is expanding beyond the Diocese of Phoenix in a move that reflects the success and popularity of the still relatively young initiative.
Vincentians launch prayer campaign
“Let us always pray for one another.” Those were among the first words Pope Francis ever shared and exemplified from the papal balcony. They’re also similar to verbiage now floating among the vast community associated with Phoenix’s Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
Msgr. Michael O’Grady, retired rector of Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral, dies at 85
Msgr. Michael O’Grady, retired rector of Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral, passed way in his sleep July 13 in his native Ireland. The monsignor was among the “Foreign-Born Irish,” or “FBI” priests that had been in the Diocese of Phoenix from the beginning.
Catholic Press Association recognizes ‘Sun,’ diocese
The Office of Communications earned several accolades for its work during the Catholic Media Conference, hosted by the Catholic Press Association June 18-21 in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Gone, but not forgotten
Photos have a way of pulling at your heartstrings. For many, it was that of a Salvadoran father and child. Both were migrants trying...
Patriotism, love of God on display during Independence Day Mass, Rosary
While red might be the color we most closely associate with Jesus’ death on the Cross; red, white and blue were the colors filling St. Thomas the Apostle Church as the Diocese of Phoenix marked the nation’s 243rd birthday with its annual Independence Day Prayer for America and Rosary for the United States.
Blood drives abound at 14 parishes in July
Beginning this weekend, at least four parishes are hosting blood drives surrounding morning Mass times each Sunday throughout July.
