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CIUDAD JUÁREZ ― Even though Spanish is not Sr. Caritas Wendt’s primary language, she was able to experience a sense of the Universal Church when she made a pilgrimage to Ciudad Juárez for the last stop on Pope Francis’ Feb. 12-17 apostolic visit to Mexico.

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Benedictine University at Mesa debuted its new Redhawks athletic logo during a school spirit celebration that sent students home with Redhawk T-shirts and pennants.

Warmer weather than in recent years sent nearly 1,000 students from across Arizona to a lunchtime rally at the state Capitol Jan. 30. The gathering was in celebration of National Appreciation Day for Catholic Schools, which is a standard part of Catholic Schools Week festivities for local students. It draws largely student council leaders, teachers, parents, legislators, and this year all four bishops serving dioceses in Arizona eager to celebrate Catholic education and school choice. This also marked the first time that donors and supporters had a catered VIP lunch on site and special seating.

The unthinkable has happened: a friend’s loved one has died. What can you say to comfort them? And equally important, what should you not say?

As the oil was poured a number of people had tears running down their cheeks. Once the altar was consecrated, the darkened sanctuary’s lights were turned on, the whole congregation began clapping joyously.

A world-renowned Anglican priest will visit the Franciscan Renewal Center in Paradise Valley to conduct a residential Healing of Memories Workshop for Veterans Oct. 3-5. The workshop is free of charge for veterans and includes all meals and two nights lodging.

MESA — Investigators are still determining the cause and extent of fire damage to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s dining room.

GILBERT — The Diocese of Phoenix, which already has two schools and a parish honoring St. Francis Xavier, welcomed a new “Xavier” to its fold. It came in at four-stories tall, spans 87,000-square-feet and honors Mother Frances Xavier Warde who established the Sisters of Mercy in the U.S. with a mission to educate. Saint Xavier University representatives, alongside plenty of community and diocesan leaders who led the initiative, celebrated the town’s first collegiate institution during its grand opening celebration Aug. 4.

Photos have a way of pulling at your heartstrings. For many, it was that of a Salvadoran father and child. Both were migrants trying...