Humanitarian Crisis: Church reaches out to children fleeing violence in Latin America
Some 60,000 children have crossed the U.S. border without their parents. How can their parents bear to send them away? What's the Catholic response?
Catholics gather to venerate ‘The Holy Black Christ of Esquipulas’
Hundreds of Catholics, many of them natives of Guatemala, gathered at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral Sept. 13 to venerate a beloved image.
Veteran priest appointed as National Guard chaplain
Fr. Craig Friedley, a 13-year veteran of the Air Force and pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Queen Creek, will also minister to the 230 men and women of the 153 Brigade Support Battalion at the Papago military facility. He is a chaplain with the Army National Guard.
New executive director begins André House leadership
The presence of Congregation of Holy Cross priests was a mainstay through it all. This month, André House welcomed Fr. Tom Doyle as its new executive director.
Eucharistic Congress features well-known speakers, 24 hours of confession
With an array of well-known speakers, 24 hours of confession, a Vatican international exhibit of eucharistic miracles and talks for teens, the 2014 Eucharistic Congress at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral begins Sept. 15.
Scottsdale’s Old Adobe Mission wins Design Excellence Award
Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane presented the Old Adobe Mission — the first Catholic parish of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and the oldest standing church in Scottsdale — with a 2014 Scottsdale Environmental Design Award at a city council meeting Sept. 9. The mission re-opens for seasonal public viewing in October.
Seton student brings love of Christ to hospital patients
Serving Christ through those who are sick, suffering or less fortunate has always been a part of the Church's mission and Nicole Gehret, a 15 year old sophomore at Seton Catholic Prep, lives out that message in an active way.
‘Consolers’ walk through valley of grief with those who mourn
Joe Manfreda was in his mid-20s when his father died suddenly from a heart attack. For 30 years, Manfreda buried the grief deep inside himself, unable to even read his father’s death notice.
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‘Healing of Memories’ Workshop for Arizona Veterans
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.
