Catholic agencies begin work of rebuilding after Ecuador quake
Some 26,000 people were left without homes but more than 13 times that amount were affected. Catholic Relief Services is distributing 10,000 tarps to help construct temporary shelters.
Getting social: Catholic social work program expands to second Arizona campus
A pair of community colleges will also see some social work students earning a four-year degree on site too, courtesy of a partnership with College of St. Scholastica.
U.S. teens say faith strengthened at youth celebration in Rome
Confirmation preparation for siblings includes a Year of Mercy celebration for young teens in Rome April 23-24.
Men in the Breach: Businessman Peter Lemieux trains men to be good husbands, strong fathers
Peter Lemieux stepped into the breach more than 30 years ago and never looked back. His wife, Cynthia, has been beside him the whole way. That’s because decades before Bishop Olmsted issued his “Into the Breach” apostolic exhortation, Lemieux knew men needed training to become strong, spiritual husbands and fathers.
Tortured priest will speak in Phoenix, raise support for persecuted Christians
A Catholic priest who was kidnapped and tortured by terrorists in Iraq will speak in Phoenix May 3 in a bid to draw attention to the plight of the persecuted Church in his homeland. Fr. Douglas Bazi lives in Erbil, Iraq and cares for the tens of thousands of families chased out of their homes by ISIS. The Chaldean Catholic priest’s Phoenix visit is one of several U.S. stops he will make to share about the suffering of his people and to ask for assistance.
Prison volunteers provide powerful witness to God’s mercy
An array of negative emotions swirls behind the barbed wire, steel bars and cold concrete walls that surround jails and prisons across Arizona, but so does hope thanks to Catholic volunteers.
NFP invites couples to special St. Gerard’s Mass
Infertility is often a quiet struggle, but one in which the Church reaches out in mercy to be a "very tender extension of Our Lord’s hands and heart."
P.E. teacher reaches running goal: Boston Marathon
St. Francis Xavier P.E. teacher Bry Lauck ran the Boston Marathon April 18 and beat her qualifying time by more than eight minutes.
Students spread hope one sandwich, lunch bag at a time
The sandwich meal fortified the body and nourished the soul of hundreds of guests at André House while its brown lunch sack, lit up with crayon drawings and notes, connected them to a larger part of humanity.
Crozier gala honors local Catholic leadership, paves path for future generation
While the theme of Catholic education was played out with chalkboards, the ringing of a school bell that called guests to dinner, and a blending of voices from the choir representing all six Catholic high schools, Major League Baseball scored a few points too.
