School sports and extracurricular activities are back – highlights from around the diocese
“Please pray that this school year would be normal.” The prayer request echoed by many Catholic school students at the beginning of this academic...
Videos prove war in Ukraine is battle against evil, archbishop says
Videos of dead Ukrainian civilians, many apparently executed by Russian troops, are further evidence that "the struggle of Ukraine is a spiritual struggle against evil, against the devil and his servants," said Ukrainian Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halych.
Meeting migrants, pope warns civilization risks being ‘shipwrecked’
Saying civilization itself risks foundering because of apathy and selfishness, Pope Francis insisted that migrants and refugees must be treated with care and kindness and recognized as brothers and sisters.
Wahlberg: Real-life Father Stu has him ‘continuing to carry on his message’
Catholic actor Mark Wahlberg, who plays the title role in the upcoming movie "Father Stu," said the real-life Montana priest is "having me continuing to carry on his message."
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.
