Beloved baseball hall-of-famer, philanthropist Joe Garagiola dies at 90
PHOENIX (CNS) — Baseball legend and popular sports broadcaster Joe Garagiola, who died March 23 at age 90, was a lifelong Catholic who was a tireless advocate for the poor in Arizona.
Way of Cross an especially strong Lenten tradition in migrant communities
Many of the 400 participants in one town last year were day laborers who sacrificed daily wages to attend.
Chrism Mass: Sacred oils blessed, sacred promises renewed
The bilingual liturgy draws hundreds to witness the blessing of the oils that will be used in the Church’s sacramental celebrations such as Confirmation, Ordination, Anointing of the Sick and Baptism.
Holy Week is memorial of God’s infinite mercy, pope says at audience
The Easter Triduum is a memorial to a love story "that gives us the certainty that we will never be abandoned in life's trials," he said.
Pope’s Via Crucis: Cardinal writes prayers for all those who suffer
"For every station I tried to make a reference to current events because, as Pope Francis says, 'God is real and shows himself today,'" the cardinal told the Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano.
Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia to establish diocesan presence, serve new high school
Among the throngs of people the Diocese of Phoenix is embracing into its fold this Holy Week is a deeply-rooted religious community.
Pro-life women’s group prepares for March 23 rally outside Supreme Court
There won't be singing, but some of the Little Sisters will be handing out cookies. "We're really looking forward to a joyful morning," its organizer said.
Visit the Sick: Tan Duong gets ‘second chance’ to bring Jesus to elderly, infirm
Tan Duong was 6 years old when his parents put him and his two sisters into a small boat headed for America in order to escape life under Vietnam’s communist regime. The youngest of 11 children, Tan remembers being out on the open sea, facing armed pirates.
How the RCIA began: The debt we owe to St. Cyril of Jerusalem
Doubt clouded the hearts of fourth century Christians. Confusion was sown by a priest named Arius. Dark storms of skepticism swept across large swaths...
With murders up, some Salvadorans cautious during Holy Week processions
Police in some Salvadoran cities have already begun patrolling in an effort to prevent violence during Holy Week processions.
