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Relationship-building is key to the New Evangelization. Many millennials in the Diocese of Phoenix are feeling a sense of loneliness or finding meaningful relationships, and do not feel welcomed by the Church, according to data collected from a survey presented at the diocesan V Encuentro / Fifth Encounter.

Mark the Evangelist recounts a telling story about a blind man named Bartimaeus cured by Jesus because of his professed faith. After Bartimaeus was healed of his blindness, he followed Him “along the way” (Mk 10:52); that is, he became His disciple.

One woman's prayer for the miracle to adopt two children slowly became real — starting the next day when a girl climbed into her husband's lap.

The needs of the church and the common good at large continue to guide the USCCB and those who work for it.

Pope Francis didn't get his name during their quick exchange, but tracked that and his address down to tell the soldier where he keeps his gift.

“I don’t separate service to God from service to country," said the deacon who also assists disabled warriors with adaptive sports and is active with the Crosiers’ youth and veteran outreach missions.

“All this beauty will come to nothing if it does not enhance our journey to heaven,” the pastor said.

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S. Catholic Church stands “in unity” with the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, and the larger community after a shooting during Sunday services took the lives of at least 26 people and injured at least 20 others.

The Phoenix celebration is Nov. 9 with others held nationwide throughout the year. Join in body or in spirit.

One man blazed a path of change once he realized that his friend's pet dog had more of a dignified burial than the unclaimed bodies he buried for the government.