‘Good Is Winning’ social media effort gears up for Pope Francis’ visit
A broad digital media project to coincide with Pope Francis' visit this fall to the United States aims to recruit and interact with young people, particularly those who do not think of themselves as religious.
Arizona Catholic Conference seeks to increase charitable tax credits, affect abortion
A pair of bills aimed at charitable tax credits plus three bills aimed at abortion are making their way through the Arizona Legislature.
Retired pope publishes reflection on abuse crisis
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Retired Pope Benedict XVI, acknowledging his role in helping the Catholic Church come to terms with the clerical sexual abuse crisis beginning in the 1980s, wrote an article outlining his thoughts about what must be done now.
U.S. bishops speak at synod for the Amazon
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Synod of Bishops for the Amazon is not a “referendum” on priestly celibacy; it is looking for ways to provide for the sacramental life and formation of the people there, U.S. Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley of Boston said.
How Italy went from ‘wash your hands’ to ‘stay at home’
Two days after "Patient One" tested positive for COVID-19, the number of positives grew exponentially with safety precautions now changing almost daily.
Merry Christmas [VIDEO]
Enjoy some Christmas messages from our Catholic places of learning plus one parish
Papal trip began as World Meeting of Families, grew to be three-city tour
The first traces of preparation for Pope Francis' historic U.S. visit this September could be said to have started in Milan, Italy, in 2012.
Catholic Communication Campaign helps bring mercy, hope
We are called to communicate with mercy, Pope Francis said in his message for the 50th World Communications Day earlier this year. “In a broken, fragmented and polarized world, to communicate with mercy means to help create a healthy, free and fraternal closeness between the children of God and all our brothers and sisters in the one human family,” the Holy Father said.
Junior high student art goes public, stays local
Passengers who get on and off at the Valley’s newest light rail station will be exposed to artwork and haikus created by students at Christ the King, whose Mesa school sits just a mile away.
Beatification for Archbishop Sheen postponed
Bishop Daniel R. Jenky of Peoria said Vatican officials have told him that the upcoming beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen has been postponed.
