Court rules in favor of inmate’s prayer request during execution
The Supreme Court March 24 ruled in favor of a Texas prisoner who wanted his pastor to pray aloud over him and place his hands on him in the execution chamber.
New bikes brighten the day for St. Matthew’s students
As St. Matthew’s students prayed in Mass, a surprise was waiting for them! On Wednesday, March 23, principal Christine Tax announced after Mass that all the children (grades kindergarten to 8th grade) from St. Matthew’s Catholic School received free bikes thanks to Bob’s Free Bikes as well as ABC 15’s bike drives. Overall 130 bikes were donated to the school.
Dialogue is part of schools’ Catholic identity, congregation says
Holding together the obligation to protect and promote the Catholic identity of Catholic schools while reaching out to a broader community of students and teachers requires a commitment to dialogue, said a new document from the Congregation for Catholic Education.
Pope calls for end to senseless war in Ukraine
Pope Francis renewed his call for an end to the war in Ukraine and strongly denounced the conflict as a barbaric act used by those in power at the cost of innocent lives.
How a saint became part of the tax code, forever changing U.S. philanthropy
This tax season, Americans have an unexpected figure to thank for one of their most-used deductions. She wasn't an accountant, a lawyer or even a politician, but an actual saint.
Tucson bishop recalls Padre Kino’s zeal to evangelize across vast territory
As Father Eusebio Kino was riding his horse through what is now Arizona and Sonora, Mexico, he was known to sing the "O Lux Beata" hymn and recite the Litany of Loreto.
Everyone is the prodigal son in need of mercy, pope says at Angelus
God always forgives and joyously welcomes back everyone who returns to him, even after a life of mistakes and sin, Pope Francis said.
Diocese eyes first Catholic rehab center for addictions
Stretching across the pine-brush and open grasslands about 50 miles south of the Grand Canyon are 40 acres of land where a visitor can gaze for miles at the blue sky and hear the soft breezes blowing across the countryside, the San Francisco Peaks in the background.
Pope consecrates Ukraine, Russia to Mary
As Russia's violent monthlong invasion continued to devastate Ukraine, Pope Francis laid the fates of both countries at the feet of Mary in the hopes that peace would finally reign.
U.S. bishops join pope in worldwide prayer for Ukraine and Russia
Bishops in the U.S. took part in Pope Francis' invitation to join him in a moment of prayer, consecrating Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary March 25, entrusting the people of both countries to the care and protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
