U.S. bishops honor director of Black Catholic Ministry
Long before making Arizona his permanent residence in 2000, Isaiah “Kit” Marshall grew up reading the adventures of Kit Carson as a young boy in Cleveland, Ohio.
‘Tailgate for tomorrow’
The Saints play their last regular season game on their feast day Nov. 1. The next night, the extended Notre Dame Preparatory community will gather and "tailgate" once more for its annual culinary festival. This year's theme, "Tailgating for Tomorrow" highlights the need to raise funds to finish the decade-old school's sports complex to bring future home games on campus.
Xavier senior registers students as organ donors
Xavier Catholic Preparatory fares rather well in competitions. The Gators are three-peat recipients of the national Blue Ribbon distinction for academics. They’re also three-peaters...
College Board honors local scholars
The College Board honored dozens of local Catholic school students for academic excellence based on their PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test scores. Five of...
FOCUS founder visits Arizona State University
Curtis Martin, President and Founder of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS), one of the fastest growing movements in the Catholic Church, spoke Oct. 18 at the All Saints Catholic Newman Center at Arizona State University.
New chapel window honors soon-to-be saint
The Diocese of Phoenix has taken the next step toward completing the artwork in the chapel at the Diocesan Pastoral Center.
Replica of Michelangelo’s ‘Pieta’ dedicated for St. Vincent de Paul clients
The dining hall at St. Vincent de Paul on at 1075 W. Jackson St. serves 1,500 meals a day to those in need. This setting may be an unlikely place to experience the beauty of a great work of art, but collaboration between the Vatican Observatory, the Catholic Community Foundation and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul has brought a replica of Michelangelo’s “Pieta” to the facility.
Community unites to support refugees living in Arizona
Five years after leaving his native country of Congo, Celestin and his family of eight arrived in Arizona July 24 as refugees. Two months later the former secondary school teacher was still without a job.
Thousands honor Our Lady of Fatima during Arizona Rosary Celebration
The sounds of native drumming and the sight of groups of matachin dancers performing in their Aztec inspired and regional costumes greeted the thousands of faithful as they arrived at the Phoenix Convention Center for the 38th Annual Arizona Rosary Celebration Oct. 13.
Catholic Charities celebrates 80 years of serving those in need
Send them the homeless, jobless, the victims of domestic violence and drug addicts, refugees and foster children, those with mental and physical problems. All have been welcomed by Catholic Charities Community Services for the last 80 years.
