Faithful pray to purify church amid newest wave of clergy scandal
“It’s important to understand we are powerless against this evil but not helpless,” Fr. John Lankeit said. “It’s not in our power to fix. The solution to what is going on in the Church is to surrender to the Lord.”
Supporters gather to celebrate 85 years in Arizona for Sisters of Charity of Seton...
SCOTTSDALE — In her final days, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton urged her followers to “be children of the Church.”
Loyola University bestows alumni award on St. Francis Xavier principal
The Damen Award, named for Loyola University's first president, Jesuit Father Arnold J. Damen, is among the campus's highest honors.
One year later, ‘Together Let Us Go Forth’ effort uniting faithful for diocese’s future
“All of us are recipients of the faith. We didn’t pay for it. It was a gift.” Diocesan leaders are asking the faithful to pay that gift forward.
St. Paul loses retired pastor as diocese’s Emerald Isle connection fades
The time has come to return a gift on loan from Ireland and the Diocese of Tucson nearly 50 years ago.
Former Brophy president offers prayers at McCain memorials
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Jesuit Father Edward Reese, the former president of Brophy College Preparatory, offered prayers in both Phoenix and Washington, including a homily at the National Cathedral in Washington, after the death of U.S. Senator John McCain from Arizona who died Aug. 25 at age 81 after a long struggle with brain cancer.
Deacon candidates instituted as lectors
Twelve men from 10 parishes took another concrete step toward dedicating their life as a deacon of the Church.
New friar joins Franciscan Renewal Center
Attracted to St. Francis’ care for the marginalized and his nonjudgmental outreach to all people, Fr. Page has been a Franciscan priest for 32 years.
Bishop Kicanas recalls McCain’s legacy of service, bipartisanship
TUCSON (CNS) — Retired Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas of Tucson praised Arizona Sen. John S. McCain, who died at age 81 of brain cancer Aug. 25, for his service to the nation.
Former nuncio’s claims should be ‘taken seriously,’ Bishop Olmsted says
Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted issued a statement Aug. 27 asking that the questions raised by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, former nuncio to the United States, in a letter published by two Catholic media outlets, “be taken seriously and his claims be investigated thoroughly.”
