Trauma of serious car accident led to daily rosary and call to priesthood
His parents came to the U.S. from Vietnam as refugees, part of a wave of tens of thousands of people fleeing persecution, oppression, and the collapse of the Vietnamese economy. His father was one of those who braved the shark- and pirate-infested open seas rather than stay in his homeland.
Adoration, pondering life’s bigger questions led him to seminary to serve God as a...
Deacon Harold Escarcega, the fourth of five children, was homeschooled in his younger years but attended high school at Veritas Preparatory Academy. During his junior year there, he started asking himself questions.
From ‘cultural Catholic’ to preparing for ordination to the priesthood
Growing up in Glendale, Deacon Marvin Soto’s family was what he described as culturally Catholic.
NEWS BRIEF: Racial Healing and Reconciliation Mass
Last week, St. Pius Catholic Church in downtown Phoenix hosted a special Mass for Racial Healing and Reconciliation on the anniversary of the murder...
NEWS BRIEF: Bishop Olmsted Prepares Us for Pentecost
As we approach Pentecost this weekend, Bishop Olmsted reminds us to be attentive to the Holy Spirit at work in our lives every day.
Roe reversal or not, parishes already ‘Walking with Moms in Need’
For puzzle-solvers, ‘roe’ is a short crossword clue or answer to “ova” or “egg.” Just a blip in the newspaper grid.
NEWS BRIEF: Prayer Vigil at St. Mary’s Basilica
Bishop Olmsted led a one-hour prayer vigil Tuesday night at St. Mary’s Basilica in downtown Phoenix, the evening before the scheduled execution of Frank...
Phoenix Bishop Olmsted retires; pope names San Diego auxiliary as successor
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted of Phoenix, 75, and named as his successor Auxiliary Bishop John P. Dolan of San Diego.
Catholic leaders speak out against Arizona executions
Arizona's Catholic bishops and other Catholic opponents of the death penalty spoke out against the June 8 execution of Frank Atwood, just as they did for the May 11 execution of Clarence Dixon, another Arizona death-row prisoner.
Pope names new bishop to lead Diocese of Phoenix
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix has a new bishop.
