Slain priest’s killer sentenced to life in prison
The man arrested for the 2014 murder of Fr. Kenneth Walker, FSSP, and the aggravated assault on Fr. Joseph Terra, FSSP, will spend the rest of his life in prison. That was the decision of Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Pete Reinstein at a sentencing hearing April 7.
U.S. bishop remembers Martin Luther King at Vatican development meeting
"The racial divide in the United States and, sadly, in the Catholic Church in the United States is not something of the past. It is very much something of the present," the bishop said.
Faith at the Final Four
The life of the Church will factor into Final Four festivities in Phoenix this weekend.
Arizona strengthens conscience protections for health care workers
(CNA/EWTN News) — Health care providers and institutions opposed to assisted suicide gained more legal protections under a new Arizona law that aims to help ensure doctors and nurses aren’t fired for their beliefs if the practice is ever legalized.
Pope recognizes miracle attributed to Fatima visionaries
The recognition of the miracle makes it likely that the canonization ceremony for the two children will be scheduled soon with many hoping it will be during his May 12-13 visit to Fatima.
Church leaders: Restoration on Jesus’ tomb signals new cooperation
Some did not believe the three churches could overcome their centuries-old disagreements, but the project was a sign that "with God, nothing is impossible." All three will celebrate Easter the same day this year.
Love for sacred art gathers Vatican patrons in Phoenix
Beauty in art has the power to inspire and can bring people closer to the Divine Artist. That was the message that directors from chapters of the Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums heard when they attended their international conference in Phoenix March 3–5.
St. Joseph was a dreamer of quiet strength, pope says at morning Mass
The biblical St. Joseph is "a man who doesn't speak but obeys, a man of tenderness, a man capable of fulfilling his promises so that they become solid, secure," he said.
Irish archbishop: St. Patrick was an ‘undocumented migrant’
St. Patrick's modern-day successor as archbishop of Armagh used his message for the March 17 feast to recall that St. Patrick was first brought to Ireland as a slave by traffickers.
Apostolic letter: Catholic schools are vehicles of evangelization
Catholic schools play an important role in the New Evangelization, wrote Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted in his new apostolic letter, Evangelizing through Catholic Schools, promulgated on March 3 of this year.
