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The bishops of the Arizona Catholic Conference invite you to prayerfully inform yourself about the issues on the ballot this November, form your conscience well, and vote accordingly.

When I was in college, my mother put a pink Post-it Note on my door. It remained there even after I married and had a home of my own, for written on the note in blue pen was a reminder we both needed during that time of transition: A bend in the road is not the end of the road unless you fail to make the turn.

Dioceses and parish volunteers who have embraced the "Walking with Moms in Need" initiative are still in the early stages of assessing its effectiveness.

Amanda Kolden is well-acquainted with the heartbreaking stories of families who suddenly find themselves unable to pay tuition for their children at St. Jerome Catholic School.

For Catholics, there is be no more fundamental aspect of their faith than the moment of transubstantiation. During Mass, at the Eucharistic prayer, the consecrated bread and wine become the actual body and blood of the risen Christ. Worshippers then receive that body and blood minutes later when they take Holy Communion.

In an October 24th letter to members of the Black Catholic Community and St. Josephine Bakhita Parish Mission, Fr. Andrew McNair announced the establishment of an Emergency Food Pantry to assist members of the community in need. 

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix is in no way affiliated with or supportive of the “Arizona Catholic Tribune” publication that many have received in the mail or may have seen online in recent days.

At the 2022 virtual Night of Hope, Barbara Rechterman announced a generous gift in support of Diocese of Phoenix Catholic schools.

When a visitor to St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Elementary School passes through the black, wrought-iron gates and into the center play area surrounded by the school’s two classroom floors, one of the first things he or she encounters is an area of artificial grass — the deep green hue contrasting with the building’s beige walls — and a statue of the Blessed Mother.

On Saturday, November 5, Most Rev. John P. Dolan, Bishop of Phoenix, ordained seven men to the permanent diaconate.