Springtime science, religion lesson turns ‘egg’stra real for young learners

The kindergarten and preschool classes at St. John Bosco experience the final weeks of Lent and the early Easter season in a unique way.

National Shrine hosts organ concert to benefit Notre Dame Cathedral

WASHINGTON (CNS) — More than 2,000 people attended an April 26 organ concert at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington to benefit restoration and rebuilding efforts of Notre Dame de Paris, the famous French cathedral severely damaged in the April 15 fire.

Feast of St. Athanasius

(CNA) — This fourth century bishop is known as “the Father of Orthodoxy” for his absolute dedication to the doctrine of Christ’s divinity.

Feast of St. Rosa Venerini

(CNA) — Recently-canonized Italian educator Rosa Venerini founded Catholic schools for girls and young women during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.

Feast of St. Leopold Mandić

(CNA) — Leopold Mandić was born Bogdan in 1866 in Dalmatia, Croatia, the youngest of 12 children.

Feast of St. Matthias the Apostle

Matthias, whose name means “gift of God”, was the disciple chosen to replace Judas Iscariot as one of the Twelve Apostles.

Memorial of Servant of God Fr. Edward Flanagan

Fr. Flanagan is most famous for founding Boys Town, an orphanage for boys that grew into a major provider for at-risk children and families.

Fire destroys St. Joseph’s Catholic Church

At 12:08 a.m., Fr. Reggie Carreon received an alert that there was a fire at the church.

Boys Hope Girls Hope of Arizona celebrates 30 years of holistic Catholic education support

Ask any parent who had at least one child in Catholic school and he or she will know exactly how many years of private education...

Heart of ‘holy priest’ St. John Vianney coming to diocese

A major relic of the saint who is held up as the ideal of what a Catholic priest should be is set to visit the Diocese of Phoenix May 5-6 as part of a national pilgrimage sponsored by the Knights of Columbus.