Phoenix’s Nazareth House gets first ‘father’ figures
Bishop installs first rector, spiritual formation director at Nazareth
House, a new Phoenix seminary that welcomes and forms seminarians during their first two years of college.
Five to profess final vows in Holy Cross, U.S. province
Two of them spent part of a summer during formation in the Diocese of Phoenix and one returned in July to serve at André House.
Pope, bishops urge action to save burning Amazon rainforest
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Describing the Amazon rainforest as “vital for our planet,” Pope Francis joined the region’s bishops in praying for action to extinguish the massive fires burning there.
Institute offers free online video series on thought of St. Thomas Aquinas
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Thomistic Institute in Washington has launched “Aquinas 101,” a free online video course that instructs interested viewers in the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas.
Investigation underway into cause for sainthood for martyrs of Burundi
NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS) — The grisly murders of missionary priests and a local priest, a lay volunteer and 40 seminarians in Burundi are the focus of a recently opened investigation into their sainthood cause.
Cursillistas in Diocese of Phoenix mark 60 years of transforming lives in diocese
Sixty years after the first Cursillo retreat was held in Phoenix — 10 years before the Diocese of Phoenix was established — thousands of Catholics can trace the roots of a deeper faith in Christ to their shared Cursillo experience.
Pope: Proclaim God’s love through care for needy
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While listening to and obeying God’s word brings healing and comfort to those in need, it also can attract disdain and even hatred from others, Pope Francis said.
Retired pope responds to criticism of his reflection on abuse crisis
FREIBURG, Germany (CNS) — Responding to criticism of notes he published about the roots of the clerical sexual abuse crisis, retired Pope Benedict XVI said the fact that the critiques barely mentioned God proved his point.
Kentucky students learn sustainability helps protect God’s creation
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (CNS) — Sustainability is a lesson that even the leader of a green-minded school admits she is learning.
Century-old ‘Bishops’ Program’ highlights Labor Day statement
"A business enterprise must view itself as a 'society of persons' rather than a mere commercial instrument," one bishop said.
