Survivor of Rwandan genocide to speak at St. Andrew the Apostle Parish

Immaculee Ilibagiza, who survived the Rwandan genocide of 1994 in which nearly a million people were killed — including nearly every member of her...

Cathedral golf tourney teams up with Maggie’s Place, 40 Days for Life

how to get your ex boyfriend back Cathedral golf tournament Support Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral through its 5th annual Friends of the Cathedral Golf Tournament. When: Friday,...

Mass to celebrate, promote marriage

The Diocese of Phoenix will hold its annual Mass and luncheon to honor the sacrament of marriage Sept. 22 at Ss. Simon and Jude...

4-year-old’s death inspires school community to serve

The name Griffin E. Gaspard is well known throughout Most Holy Trinity School even though the preschooler didn’t make it to his first day...

Conference promotes message of Medjugorje, prayer life

The MIR Center of Arizona will hold its annual Marian conference Aug. 24-26 at the Double Tree Paradise Valley Resort in Scottsdale. The conference...

Ireland Eucharistic Congress attracts local Catholics

do betta fish sleep Catholics from the Diocese of Phoenix joined thousands of pilgrims from around the world at the 2012 International Eucharistic Congress in...

Bishop blesses site for future growth at Holy Cross Cemetery

AVONDALE — Auxiliary Bishop Eduardo A. Nevares blessed five largely undeveloped acres Aug. 1 at Holy Cross Cemetery, 10045 W. Thomas Road. Plans are underway...

EWTN invites families to Phoenix celebration

The Eternal Word Television Network’s hosts and leaders are headed to Phoenix Sept. 8-9 to meet and pray with local Catholics. The free family celebration...

Catholics Matter: 1st Way director Kay Allen headed for Belize

Just three weeks shy of leaving the country and taking on a new mission in Belize, Kay Allen, director of 1st Way Pregnancy Center, was all fired-up about the clinic’s focus on reaching out to pregnant women. A client she’d hoped would choose life ended her pregnancy instead, giving into fears that she would lose her athletic scholarship.

Tortured lives: Arizona executes fifth death row inmate this year

FLORENCE, Ariz. — Kevin Swaney’s family had waited for this day for nearly 25 years. One of the men who brutally killed their son and brother would be put to death — so long as he wasn’t given clemency.