Report outlines complaints of border agents’ treatment of asylum-seekers
A joint report by the Kino Border Initiative and Network, the Catholic social justice lobby, details complaints lodged against U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents against those seeking asylum at the Arizona-Mexico border.
Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust Awards $123 Million in Surprise Grants to 71 Nonprofits...
Trustees of Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust today awarded a total of $123 million in surprise grants to 71 Arizona nonprofits — the largest single-day grant initiative in Arizona’s history.
Creighton formally opens new $100M Health Sciences education building in Phoenix
Creighton University has opened a new $100 million Health Sciences building in Phoenix that will send hundreds of new professionals into a work force whose need has been heightened by the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sisters of Life arrive in Phoenix with ‘beautiful focus on the Gospel of Life’
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The waiting is over: A flourishing community of religious sisters with a deep devotion to the Gospel of Life has arrived and is now...
Bishop Olmsted praises African American Catholics’ commitment to the Gospel
As the Resurrection of Christ signaled evil’s ultimate defeat, so too the power and perseverance of love can overcome social discord, Bishop Olmsted said.
‘It will be so glorious’: Cathedral reopening on Sunday following major renovations
Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral, the mother church of the Diocese of Phoenix, the worship centerpiece for the 1.1 million diocesan Catholics, reopens her doors to the faithful Sunday, Oct. 24 following a major renovation that addressed several of the grand structure’s key needs.
St. John Paul II admired founders’ vision of freedom, says author
Ahead of St. John Paul II’s Oct. 22 feast day, journalist and author Patrick Novecosky reflected on the late pontiff’s impact on the United States during a presentation Oct. 19 at St. Andrew the Apostle Parish.
E3 Africa provides Ugandan orphans with education, shelter
Half a world away, the heartrending plight of orphaned and impoverished children in Uganda has moved an American bishop and hundreds of faithful to action.
A celebration for the Masses as Cathedral parishioners join bishop, rector for grand reopening
The diocesan cathedral opened her doors Sunday for the first time in six months, unveiling a lighter, brighter, fresher look after the first major renovation in its 55-year history.
Conversion of Heart: Discipleship and evangelization efforts lead to encounters with Christ
Bishop Olmsted reflects on how forming new relationships with his brother priests and lay Catholic families helped him "turn within"
