Niños mártires de Tlaxcala recordados por su devoción a la fe

Los tres niños — todos 12 o 13 años cuando serán canonizados el 15 de octubre en el Vaticano. Los dos últimos tenían 12 o 13 años cuando fallecieron en 1529.

Benedictine to launch first group of $10K M.B.A. students, next sessions forming

MESA — Due to outstanding interest in its groundbreaking 18-month $10K M.B.A. program, Benedictine University at Mesa is starting its first group of M.B.A....

ASU students have newly dedicated ‘home away from home’

When Fr. Rob Clements, pastor and director of the All Saints Catholic Newman Center, handed over the architectural plans to Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted, it signaled completion of a 15-year-old dream to build more efficient space for worship and fellowship.

EWTN broadcast facility in California is network’s first on West Coast 

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (CNS) — A new broadcast facility on the Diocese of Orange’s Christ Cathedral campus in Garden Grove is the Eternal Word...

Traditionalists and Rome strike contrasting notes on Jews

MENZINGEN, Switzerland (CNS) -- Of all the controversies associated with the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X, no topic provokes stronger reactions inside or...

Vatican says publication of ‘VatiLeaks’ letters is ‘criminal act’

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Italian television journalist who set off the "VatiLeaks" controversy by releasing private letters to Pope Benedict XVI and between...

Federal appellate court blocks Arizona’s ban on late-term abortions

In a blow to Arizona's recently enacted late-term abortion ban, a three-judge panel of the U.S Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in...

Fifth-grader advances to diocesan spelling bee

It took 24 rounds to narrow 22 of St. Francis Xavier's top student spellers down to its champion.

Serra’s canonization provides opportunity for dialogue, says speaker

The elevation of Fr. Junípero Serra to sainthood offers important lessons for today’s debates over the treatment of immigrants and other less fortunate people. That was the message of a thoughtful, balanced lecture by author Jeff Campbell on Fr. Serra’s canonization by Pope Francis. The lecture took place Sept. 21 at St. Mary’s Basilica, as part of a week-long celebration surrounding the Franciscan missionary’s canonization. His canonization Sept. 23 was the first to take place in the United States.

Finding solace through Mass and Remembrance

Memorial Day is soon upon us. During this time of honoring those who sacrificed their lives in the service of our country, it’s natural for our thoughts to turn to those loved ones we have lost.