Diocese to hold bilingual ‘Congreso’ for youth and young adults
The first Youth Catholic Congreso will welcome teenagers and young adults from throughout the area for a series of talks, panels, Masses plus a concert and rally.
Pope encourages Catholics to join ecumenical prayer campaign
The Ascension-to-Pentecost campaign encourages their faithful to focus for 11 days on praying that more people would come to know Jesus.
Relevant Radio is broadcasting litany of coronavirus prayers daily
A Chinese-American teenager with connections to Italy recorded "Litany in Time of Need" with her archbishop.
Youth challenged to be missionary disciples at third Catholic Youth Congreso
Fr. Alejandro López, a visiting priest from Boston, had a very simple yet poignant question for youth and young adults attending the Sunday Mass at this year’s Catholic Youth Congreso: “Why aren’t you going out there and sharing what the Holy Spirit has done for you?”
Nations are built by migrants, pope says
His off-the-cuff remarks were to a group of Scalabrinian Missionaries who minister to migrants, refugees and displaced persons.
Devil sees Christians are united in baptism, pope tells Phoenix meeting
While Christians may think of themselves as divided into different churches and denominations, the devil actually sees that they are one in their faith in Jesus, Pope Francis said in a video message to a Christian unity celebration in Phoenix.
Time for forgiveness has begun, pope says as holy doors open worldwide
As holy doors around the world were opened at city cathedrals, major churches and sanctuaries Dec. 13, the pope said this simple gesture of opening God's house to the world serves as "an invitation to joy" and a time of great pardon.
From Quebec to Sao Paulo, church doors help open Year of Mercy
One cardinal called the opening of a church's holy doors "a sensible and tangible sign of our God's open heart, from which springs and flows the wide river of mercy."
Planned Parenthood protests draw 4,700 throughout state
Thousands attended rallies throughout the country in response to a series of undercover videos released by the Center for Medical Progress that showed Planned Parenthood officials discussing the sale of organs from aborted children.
Inmates embrace fresh start on friendships, life, through prison ministry support
One volunteer greets inmates upon release with a metal cylinder containing small, essential gifts. It's also "their bucket list to put their plans and dreams in."
