Donor says helping her pastor an easy decision: ‘He needed a kidney’
A parishioner walks up to her pastor and says, "I want to give you my kidney." Pastor smiles and says, "OK." Don't expect a punchline. It's no joke.
In first encyclical, pope celebrates faith as the light of human life
Pope Francis' first encyclical, "Lumen Fidei" ("The Light of Faith"), is a celebration of Christian faith as the guiding light of a "successful and fruitful life."
List of cardinal electors in order of precedence
Here, in the Vatican's formal order of precedence, is a list of the 115 cardinal electors expected to participate in the conclave.
Phoenix seminarian ordained to diaconate in Rome
Kevin Grimditch, a parishioner at Corpus Christi Parish in Ahwatukee, was among 41 seminarians ordained to the diaconate Oct. 3 in Rome at the...
Pope Francis reveals top 10 secrets to happiness
Pope Francis' Top 10 tips for bringing greater joy to one's life include slowing down, being generous and fighting for peace.
Lent comes ‘to reawaken us,’ pope says at Ash Wednesday Mass
ROME (CNS) — Lent is meant to wake up Christians and help them see that God can give them the strength to change their...
Efusión de amor y fe atrae a miles a ‘Honra a Tu Madre’
Cuatro mil personas estuvieron en las calles del centro de Phoenix el 6 de diciembre en una efusión de amor por nuestra Señora de...
Cardinal Sarah known as defender of rights, promoter of charity
Cardinal Robert Sarah, 67, has both the pastoral experience and the Roman Curia experience that many observers believe is necessary for a future pope.
Crosier Village takes root at site of former Japanese flower gardens in South Phoenix
A steadily falling rain didn’t deter the Crosier Fathers and Brothers from hosting a special blessing on the land where their nine-acre campus will eventually be built.
Cardinal Ravasi, Bible scholar, uses culture as bridge to unite people
A prominent voice at the Vatican in the run-up to the papal election, Italian Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi is a well-known biblical scholar who can quote just as easily from Sufi poets, Dante and Danish philosophers as he can from sacred Scripture.
