Spring athletes make their mark in history

Athletes at three Catholic schools made some historic feats during the spring season with plenty of other teams adding state or runner up trophies...

Local Catholic launches ‘Rosary for the USA’

As Manny Yrique prayed before the Blessed Sacrament, his heart was burdened with concerns about the United States and the level of animosity in...

New Arizona law cuts off all state funds to abortion providers

Gov. Jan Brewer signed legislation May 4 that prevents the state of Arizona or any local government from using taxpayer dollars to contract with...

St. Joseph the Worker aids homeless job seekers

Being a job seeker is stressful enough without the added weight of being a home-seeker too. The challenging, but all-too-common duo makes up the bulk...

On the road again: Poirier to give farewell concert

World-renowned Catholic composer and musician Michael John Poirier will head back out on the road with his wife and three children this summer to...

Bioethics Defense Fund exposes abortion fund in health care reform act

Portions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act violate religious freedom and rights of conscience, according Nikolas Nikas of the Bioethics Defense Fund. While...

Schools display case: April accomplishments

Here is a quick look at some of the feats the diocese’s 12,000 Catholic school students accomplished so far in April: Academics National Merit Scholar...

‘Dirt Bag Drop’: ASU Newman Center building from the ground up

TEMPE — Dozens of Catholics dumped dirt into their church Sunday and no one batted an eye. It was all part of the “Dirt Bag...

‘Tis the season for giving

Charitable, education tax credits due Dec. 31 As the holiday shopping season draws to a close, shoppers might want to keep a couple more things...

TV spots for Catholic Church go national: ‘Catholics Come Home’ encourages return to the...

The first-ever national awareness campaign inviting Catholics to return to the faith launches Dec. 16 in 10,000 cities across the United States. The prime-time, network television campaign hopes to inspire 1 million Catholics to rejoin their parishes.