Scottsdale couple receive Church’s highest honor for laity
SCOTTSDALE — Friends, family and dignitaries from around the diocese packed into St. Bernadette Church June 29 to witness Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted bestow the universal Church’s highest honor for the laity on one of the parish’s founding couples.
Final founding member of Franciscan Friars of the Holy Spirit takes vows
It was a pivotal day for the "public association of the faithful."
Goodwin fire grows as does evacuation orders
Mandatory evacuation notices included roughly 100 families who regularly attend Mass at St. Joseph Mission along AZ-69 in Mayer. That entire passageway between I-17 and SR-169 remains closed.
Meet Fr. Athanasius Fornwalt, FHS: First to be ordained for religious community
With his ordination to the priesthood June 3, Fr. Athanasius Fornwalt, FHS, marked a major milestone for himself and his community: he was the first of the Franciscan Friars of the Holy Spirit to be ordained a priest.
Meet Fr. Daniel Cruz: Path to priesthood takes root during family illness
The setting for the launch of Fr. Daniel Cruz’s public ministry was providentially the same as that of Jesus himself: a wedding.
‘Laudato Si’’ two years later: Parishes throughout diocese continue to answer pope’s call to...
With the pull out of the United States from the Paris agreement, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a statement on June 1 regretting the withdrawal from the consortium created by the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change and signed by 197 parties in November 2016.
Prayer at heart of Fortnight for Freedom
Faith and freedom go hand in hand in the United States. It’s right there in the first few phrases of the Bill of Rights.
Defenders of life, religious liberty tapped for huge honor
A Scottsdale couple’s heroic efforts on behalf of religious liberty, the Church, the sanctity of life, and rights of conscience have captured the attention of Pope Francis.
Youth challenged to be missionary disciples at third Catholic Youth Congreso
Fr. Alejandro López, a visiting priest from Boston, had a very simple yet poignant question for youth and young adults attending the Sunday Mass at this year’s Catholic Youth Congreso: “Why aren’t you going out there and sharing what the Holy Spirit has done for you?”
CDA supports formation for all those discerning vocations to priesthood, married life [VIDEO]
When Catherine and Michael Clancy were engaged last year they had an unusual request for wedding guests.
