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Tami Bohannon, President and CEO of AllThrive 365 shares about her adventure on the Camino de Santiago in Spain, the role it played in healthy aging and lessons she learned along the way.   I first heard about the Camino de Santiago a dozen years ago, when I saw the movie The Way. In it, Martin Sheen’s character travels to France to retrieve the body of his adult son, who died while attempting the pilgrimage. He resolved to take the journey himself to better understand both himself and his son.  I was intrigued — by the beauty displayed, the bonds made and the reflection that transformed. I added walking the Camino to my bucket list.  

Have you ever gotten what looked like an email or a text from your pastor or boss asking for money or gift cards? You are not alone. Unfortunately, frauds and scams are abounding in this technological age.   Detective Mark DiBone from the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office joined The Bishop’s Hour podcast for a segment to help the faithful learn more about frauds and scams and how to protect themselves against them. 

Auxiliary Bishop Eduardo Nevares is celebrating two significant dates this week, including his 44th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood on Friday and his 15th anniversary of his episcopal ordination on Saturday.     Bishop Nevares was ordained a priest on July 18, 1981, and was ordained as the first-ever auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Phoenix on July 19, 2010. Prior to his arrival in Phoenix, he served as the co-director of vocations in the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, from 2002 until 2008, and vice rector of the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio, from 2009-2010.  

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- To believe in and follow a loving and compassionate Christ is to allow him to enter one's heart and take on his same feelings, Pope Leo XIV said. "It means learning to have a heart that is moved, eyes that see and do not look away, hands that help others and soothe their wounds, shoulders that bear the burden of those in need," he said in his homily, celebrating a morning Mass July 13. The pope celebrated the Mass in the small Church of St. Thomas of Villanova, just across the main square from the papal villa in Castel Gandolfo. The pope arrived in the hilltop town south of Rome July 6 for a brief vacation until July 20.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Leo XIV called on every parish and church group or association to become part of a "revolution" of care and gratitude by regularly visiting older people. "Christian hope always urges us to be more daring, to think big, to be dissatisfied with things the way they are," the pope wrote in his message for World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly, a church celebration that will take place July 27.

As parents, one of the most important tasks we can undertake is helping our children discover their purpose in life. This is not only about guiding them toward a specific career path or success but about nurturing their understanding of who they are and how their unique gifts fit into God's plan. Helping children find their purpose involves helping them discern God's will, recognize their natural gifts and understand that their purpose might be found in both the big and the small things of life.

Selected from more than 2,200 women, Catholic Education Arizona President and CEO Nancy Padberg and AllThrive 365 President and CEO Tammi Bohannon were named two of the 34 Most Influential Women in Arizona Business for 2025 by Az Business. This acknowledgement is “a testament to exceptional leadership, vision and impact” and a recognition of “significant contributions across various sectors, including business, real estate, technology, healthcare and nonprofits,” Az Business stated.

Bishop John Dolan announced several new priest assignments on July 3, which will take place throughout the Diocese of Phoenix on August 1 and September 1, respectively.   Fr. John Muir, current pastor of St. Mary’s Basilica in downtown Phoenix, is one of nine priests who will be taking on new assignments in the coming months. As the current Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia for the Diocese of Phoenix, Fr. Muir will be shifting from his role as pastor to focus his full energy on his diocesan role in an ever-growing and thriving local church.  

The Arizona Legislature adjourned sine die on June 27th, at 1:20 p.m.  In total, over 1,800 pieces of legislation were introduced with 265 bills signed into law and 174 of them vetoed, which is a new state record for vetoes in a single session. The political situation at the Capitol remains very much divided, but the Arizona Catholic Conference (ACC) was thankful that all of the most problematic bills again failed to pass, while several positive measures were approved into law.

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS) -- After more than a decade without its most famous vacationer, the quiet town of Castel Gandolfo once again counts the pope among its summer residents. Pope Leo XIV became the 16th pope to reside in the papal summer residence when he moved there July 6, following the recitation of the Angelus in St. Peter's Square. "This afternoon, I will travel to Castel Gandolfo, where I intend to have a short period of rest," the pope told pilgrims gathered in the square. "I hope that everyone will be able to enjoy some vacation time in order to restore both body and spirit."