Year of Consecrated Life continues

Despite beginning the Year of Mercy, the Year of Consecrated Life is still being celebrated, so here's a look at recent headlines in honor of the final six weeks or so of the Year of Consecrated Life. Includes a fun test!

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.

Open house provides glimpse into triumphs for those with disabilities

Find simple ideas of ways the Church — parishes, schools, affiliated ministries — can be more inclusive of those with physical/mental limitations.

Merry Christmas [VIDEO]

Enjoy some Christmas messages from our Catholic places of learning plus one parish

Birthday blessings for a bishop

As our parishes and other Catholic connections embrace social media with greater ease, check out this storify report about Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted's birthday. It's today.

Divorced Catholics Celebrate WMF; Philadelphians inspired to serve

The World Meeting of Families is an all-encompassing congress that embraces the complexities that make up each family, including divorce. There is no elephant in the room because here everyone is welcome to the merciful message of the Church — love.

Weekend calendar: March 6-8

There are some big events going on this weekend throughout the Diocese of Phoenix. Have you made plans for any of them?

The shore of Galilee to the town of Mary Magdalene

CAPERNAUM — We began our journey today at the foot of Mount Carmel. There's a wonderful church built there over the cave where the prophet Elijah lived. You remember Elijah. He is the one who listened for God's voice but did not hear it in the wind or the fire or the earthquakes. Instead, God spoke to him in a "still small voice."

‘Sun’ reporters land in Philadelphia, ready for Pope Francis’ visit

We touched down in Philadelphia and stepped into a city that’s brimming with excitement over the visit of Pope Francis and the World Meeting of Families.

#Krakow2016 countdown

The countdown til World Youth Day 2016 is officially on. Pilgrims will populate Poland July 25-31.