Priestly president bids farewell to Brophy
Jesuit Father Edward Reese is stepping down as president of Brophy College Preparatory shortly after the May 21 graduation.
Pope names new bishop for Phoenix Byzantine Eparchy, accepts Bishop Dino’s resignation
PHOENIX — Pope Francis has appointed Bishop John Stephen Pazak as the fifth bishop of the Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Eparchy of Phoenix, and accepted the resignation of Bishop Gerald N. Dino, 76. Bishop Pazak currently leads the Byzantine Eparchy of Sts. Cyril and Methodius of Toronto.
Catholic Communication Campaign helps bring mercy, hope
We are called to communicate with mercy, Pope Francis said in his message for the 50th World Communications Day earlier this year. “In a broken, fragmented and polarized world, to communicate with mercy means to help create a healthy, free and fraternal closeness between the children of God and all our brothers and sisters in the one human family,” the Holy Father said.
Men in the Breach: Businessman Peter Lemieux trains men to be good husbands, strong fathers
Peter Lemieux stepped into the breach more than 30 years ago and never looked back. His wife, Cynthia, has been beside him the whole way. That’s because decades before Bishop Olmsted issued his “Into the Breach” apostolic exhortation, Lemieux knew men needed training to become strong, spiritual husbands and fathers.
Tortured priest will speak in Phoenix, raise support for persecuted Christians
A Catholic priest who was kidnapped and tortured by terrorists in Iraq will speak in Phoenix May 3 in a bid to draw attention to the plight of the persecuted Church in his homeland. Fr. Douglas Bazi lives in Erbil, Iraq and cares for the tens of thousands of families chased out of their homes by ISIS. The Chaldean Catholic priest’s Phoenix visit is one of several U.S. stops he will make to share about the suffering of his people and to ask for assistance.
Prison volunteers provide powerful witness to God’s mercy
An array of negative emotions swirls behind the barbed wire, steel bars and cold concrete walls that surround jails and prisons across Arizona, but so does hope thanks to Catholic volunteers.
P.E. teacher reaches running goal: Boston Marathon
St. Francis Xavier P.E. teacher Bry Lauck ran the Boston Marathon April 18 and beat her qualifying time by more than eight minutes.
Students spread hope one sandwich, lunch bag at a time
The sandwich meal fortified the body and nourished the soul of hundreds of guests at André House while its brown lunch sack, lit up with crayon drawings and notes, connected them to a larger part of humanity.
Mother Marie André installed as first abbess of newly autonomous Our Lady of Solitude...
TONOPAH — After 10 years in Arizona of living out their charism of praying in Adoration, the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration, affectionately known as the “Desert Nuns,” now have an autonomous monastery within the Diocese of Phoenix.
New Young Catholic Professionals chapter could be headed to Phoenix
Being young, Catholic and in the local work force can be challenging, but soon such individuals will have the opportunity to connect with peers facing similar struggles by joining the nation’s newest chapter of Young Catholic Professionals and the first one based out of the Arizona.
