Notre Dame Prep junior crowned county’s outstanding teen
Ela Wootton, a junior at Notre Dame Preparatory in Scottsdale, earned the title of Miss Maricopa County Outstanding Teen.
Pope: Patch up family feuds, forgive, let go of painful past
Let the Year of Mercy be the time to end all family feuds, to forgive each other and let bygones be bygones, Pope Francis said.
Judge: L.A. archdiocese must reveal names in personnel file release
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles must reveal the names of church officials included in 30,000 pages of personnel files that will be released with information related to allegations of child sexual abuse by church employees, a Superior Court judge ruled Jan. 7.
Marino brings fresh vision, verve to Catholic Education Arizona
Donna Marino, the new president and CEO of Catholic Education Arizona, came upon her career leading non-profit organizations quite by grace.
Judge orders release of immigrant families within 60 days
WASHINGTON (CNS) — A federal judge Aug. 21 gave the Obama administration 60 days — until Oct. 23 — to release the hundreds of immigrant mothers and children being held in locked detention centers. Central California District Court Judge Dolly Gee reiterated her order of a month earlier, in which she said a long-standing court settlement over treatment of juveniles in immigration custody is violated by the government’s policy of detaining mothers and children while they pursue asylum or other ways of remaining in the country.
Faithful pitch in $7.8 mil to CDA
Local Catholics gave more than $7.8 million this year to fight poverty, educate students and bolster pro-life efforts through the Charity and Development Appeal.
Arizona pro-life rally hopes to gather 13,332 in memory of those killed through abortion last...
Pro-lifers across the country will once again march and protest the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion next month, including in Phoenix. In the 44 years since the landmark case, nearly 60 million unborn babies have been killed.
Iowa diocese’s decision on scholarship for gay student causes uproar
DAVENPORT, Iowa (CNS) -- A gay student at Prince of Peace Catholic School in Clinton has been chosen to receive a scholarship from an...
Hong Kong cardinal surrenders to police to help end street protests
Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, retired bishop of Hong Kong, joined the civil disobedience movement organizers who surrendered to police Dec. 3, with a hope to end the present occupation campaign that has lasted more than two months.
Teen poised to become Guam’s youngest athlete to compete at the Olympics
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AGANA, Guam (CNS) -- Sixteen-year-old Pilar Shimizu is no stranger to setting records.
Not only is she poised to become the youngest athlete...
