Teacher trio enrolls in STEM fellowship at University of Notre Dame
The teachers hold a variety of roles at St. John XXIII School in Scottsdale but are united in their desire to better integrate science, technology, engineering and math — STEM — across the curriculum.
Conference: Aim for truth with love to help those with same-sex attraction
For Courage member Daniel Mattson, the intersection of his life with the gay rights movement caused “all hell to break loose.”
Bishop Wall: Pope Francis ‘passionate about life’ from conception to natural death
Gallup, N.M. (CNA) — After visiting with Pope Francis for two and a half hours during his region’s “ad limina” visit, Bishop James S. Wall of Gallup, New Mexico told CNA that he was encouraged by the Holy Father’s passion for the pro-life movement, his love for the vulnerable in society, and his willingness to discuss anything.
Martyrs’ relics to visit Phoenix as part of Fortnight for Freedom tour
“I die the King’s good servant; but God’s first.” These were the last words spoken by St. Thomas More, a 16th-century politician and martyr, who died defending the Catholic faith. The life of St. Thomas More and his close friend St. John Fisher, like many other saints, illustrates the necessity of having courage when religious freedom is attacked.
Monastery fire displaces sisters, retreatants
The fire began in the monastery chapel and left extensive smoke damage throughout the main building. Some of the chapel suffered structural damage.
Schools open larger facilities to meet enrollment, embrace technology
Students at a few Catholic campuses returned to expanded and more modern facilities when school resumed in August.
First- through eighth-graders at St. Francis Xavier...
Spreading the Gospel behind bars
Deacon Peter Murphy has prayed, counseled, consoled and rejoiced with the men and women he has encountered in his parish of prison fences. As the director of Catholic ministries to prisons and jails, the work of the Church is ever present in the lives of the faithful, especially those living on the margins of life.
NEXT UP: Two enter final year of preparation before priestly ordination
What happened at the May 27 diaconal ordination Mass at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral went “far beyond human affirmation,” according to Bishop Thomas...
St. Theresa’s youngest Catholics to be served by new center
A new preschool building in east Phoenix blessed and dedicated on the feast of St. Therese of Lisieux not only bears her namesake, but serves to emulate her “little way” of spiritual childhood.
Community finds fun, fitness in 6th annual ‘Nun Run’ event
The Desert Nun Run, held March 7 at Tempe’s Kiwanis Park, drew more than 700 Catholic and non-Catholic participants from near and far.
