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  • August 20, 2013

Bishop installs Chavira as chancellor of the Diocese of Phoenix

Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted installed Dr. Maria Romo Chavira as the new chancellor of the Diocese of Phoenix...
  • August 15, 2013

St. Damien’s Helpers: stitching with love for leprosy sufferers

The chatter echoed down the hall from where a dozen ladies sat clustered around a large table, knitting...
  • August 15, 2013

Catholics Matter: Michelle Briseño: Mother of 12 credits prayer for her strength

When you turn onto their quiet street in East Mesa, you can spot the Briseño family’s house right...
  • August 14, 2013

Local Catholic youth discern call to religious life

Nicole Boujikian, 20, will join the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist as a postulant Aug....
  • August 14, 2013

Phoenix parish marks 40 years of ministry

Theresa Enciso moved to North Phoenix 35 years ago with one requirement — to be close to a...
  • August 14, 2013

Catholic hospice prevents tragedies, provides physical, spiritual care

After his wife was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1969, George Sanders became her sole caregiver. The couple...
  • August 13, 2013

Marian Conference to feature ‘Catholics Come Home’ founder

Hundreds of Catholics devoted to the messages of Medjugorje — prayer, fasting, conversion and peace — are set...
  • August 13, 2013

Love your brother, but feel free to question his ideas

We are called by Christ to respect and love our fellow human beings — regardless of their beliefs,...
  • August 13, 2013

‘Til death do us part: Church fosters lifelong marriage

Planning ways to grow closer as a married couple and in holiness go far beyond dinner and a...
  • August 11, 2013

Benedictine students ready for class in Mesa

MESA — Benedictine University at Mesa is poised to bloom alongside the city’s revitalization efforts as campus life...