‘Christ in Our Neighborhood’ Bible study to build community, develop friendships and faith

Bombarded by text messages, social media, email and podcasts, there’s an enormous amount of information coming at Catholics these days. Personal interaction centered around the Gospel? Not so much.

‘Fraternal dialogue,’ more prayer have place on bishops’ assembly agenda

Gathered in Baltimore for their fall general assembly Nov. 14-17, the bishops elected new leadership, heard about the crisis in Ukraine and what's facing migrants at the U.S. southern border.

NEWS BRIEF: 17th annual Bill Folz Memorial Golf for Vocations Tournament

The 17th annual Bill Folz Memorial Golf for Vocations Tournament established an all-time record on Thursday at the Legacy Golf Resort, raising over $77,000 to support vocations to the priesthood in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix. The sold-out event included over 25 priests and seminarians who participated in the 18-hole, best ball format.

NEWS BRIEF: Love is greater than fear when walking with moms in need

On a sunny October weekend, the Diocese of Phoenix held its first LOVE > FEAR Conference, a Walking with Moms in Need formation event. Over a hundred enthusiastic parish leaders and volunteers brought their teams to pray and be formed for the mission of accompanying pregnant and parenting moms in need in a post-Roe world.

Vatican will do whatever possible to broker cease-fire, pope says

The Vatican is willing to do whatever it takes to broker a cease-fire and bring an end to the war on Ukraine, Pope Francis said.

Cardinal Dolan says Senate’s marriage bill threatens religious liberty

A bill on same-sex marriage advancing in the Senate is "a bad deal for the many courageous Americans of faith and no faith who continue to believe and uphold the truth about marriage in the public square today," said New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan.

Visiting his family, pope celebrates feast of Christ the King

With several of his cousins and their children and grandchildren present, Pope Francis celebrated Mass in the Asti cathedral, giving a nod to his family roots and drawing people's attention to the root of Christian faith: the cross of Jesus.

U.S. Catholic leaders speak out against three November executions

In the third week of November, three executions by lethal injection took place in the U.S. in just two days and a fourth execution was called off after failed attempts happened close to the expiration of the prisoner's death warrant.

Retired Bishop Hubbard asks Vatican to return him ‘to the lay state’

Retired Bishop Howard J. Hubbard of Albany has asked the Vatican that he be "returned to the lay state."

Vibrant array of Advent traditions offer faithful myriad opportunities to pray, celebrate

The days leading up to Christmas can often be filled with shopping, decorating and other worldly pursuits, but long-held Advent traditions help the faithful focus on the reason for the season: the birth of the Savior, Jesus Christ.