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True to what the universal Catholic Church is, "Querida Amazonia" (Beloved Amazonia), seeks a Church present and active with "Amazonian features," which means local cultures are preserved, nature is protected and more.

Catholic Women of Phoenix and its upcoming conference’s keynote speaker have a mutual friend: their patron saint, St. Theresa Benedicta of the Cross, also known as Edith Stein.

We know there is something more than this material world in which we bumble around every day. Lent affords us 40 days to re-focus on that.

A Lenten study guide, "Recommit to Racial Justice," has been popular all year and some Catholic institutions have recognized their own culpability on racial matters.

“Together, we can do more than any one parish or person can do," the Charity & Development Appeal website says. CDA supports the faith family in churches, schools, apostolates and social service outreaches.

The Lord "never tires of speaking to his Bride, that she may grow in love and faithful witness," the pope said in an apostolic letter about the richness of God's word.

It was established less than 40 years prior in the U.S. and continues to support the global Church, efforts that are "preaching the Gospel through faith in action," the Supreme Knight said.

The clinic is named after the patron saint of diabetes and built by a Danish global health care company that is the world leader in diabetes care.

It's his first confirmed papal trip for 2020 and a "a sign a Christian's welcome of his neighbor and assistance of those in difficulty, abandoned to their destiny," a Vatican press release said.

The pope welcomed criticisms, complaints and questions from (arch)bishops representing five U.S. states, including Arizona.