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Bridget Dickinson has been grappling with the movement in her hands for some time.

Pope Francis expressed his "spiritual closeness" and "solidarity" with those affected by a pair of powerful earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria Feb. 6.

On any given day, most college students can be found napping, grabbing coffee, or hanging out with friends in between classes. But at Grand Canyon University it’s commonplace for students – Catholic and Protestant alike – to walk across the street, step through the bright purple door of Holy Spirit Newman Center and spend their down time praying in the chapel.

Among the vendors serving visitors coming to the Valley from across the country for Super Bowl LVII and the related Super Bowl Experience is the Diocese of Phoenix. The product: prayer.

The 12th annual Phoenix Diocesan Conference for Catholic Women was a successful day for all who attended.  Held at Xavier College Preparatory on January 28, 2023, the women were treated to a day of educational speakers.

On the feast of Sudan-born St. Josephine Bakhita, Pope Francis prayed for "a future of justice and peace for our brothers and sisters in Africa."

Pope Francis urged all people to be in solidarity with the regions of Turkey and Syria struck by two powerful earthquakes early Feb. 6 and that are "in part already martyred by a long war."

Young people must be "missionaries of human dignity" to fight human trafficking and all forms of exploitation, Pope Francis said.

Caring for the sick and suffering includes drawing attention to those who suffer in silence, struggling to find someone who will acknowledge they are in pain and try to help, Pope Francis said.

Andres Martin gazed out at his audience.