Slain Jesuits remembered worldwide for sacrificing lives for poor, peace

It's been 30 years since they were killed on the grounds of Central American University in San Salvador, where they taught, lived and were fatally shot in a garden.

It smells like Thanksgiving [VIDEO]

Thanksgiving stuffing with a local flare, courtesy of an Arizona Catholic.

Advent matters

The secular world makes it so easy to forget a vital part of the Christian calendar: Advent.

Mission is seeking family members you don’t know yet, pope tells Thais

It was a message he told a stadium full of Massgoers and hospital staff. It's about sparking "a fire of hope" to reach out like the early missionaries.

Church becomes improvised morgue as Bolivian violence continues

Protesters brought the corpses to the brick and mortar church where autopsies were conducted to prevent others from "hiding the truth" about what happened to those killed.

Forever in bluejeans: Icon painter brings Minnesota martyr to life

ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) — Nick Markell had never heard of Christian Brother James Miller when Cretin-Derham Hall High School first commissioned the acclaimed artist to paint an icon of the martyr.

From the beginning, diocese has carried out works of mercy

Incredibly, only 41 days after the Diocese of Phoenix was founded in 1969, the first Charity & Development Appeal campaign launched.

Q&A with Bishop Olmsted: A look at the past, present and future of the...

"It was one of the very few dioceses where I didn’t know any priests, deacons, religious or lay leaders before I arrived..." the bishop said, "Now I feel very much like the spiritual father, and I feel so close to this family."

Papal honors extend to Arizona laity across decades

Six people across diocesan history have been recognized by the Vatican for their contributions to the Church.

Want to add to hope, joy, reflection, healing? Then you can do Advent

Patience, solidarity with the poor and hope are among the goals of Advent.