Scottsdale priest cares for NFL players’ spiritual well-being
Spiritan Father Phil Evanstock cheers on Notre Dame's Saints and Arizona's Cardinals, but he ensures other Catholic NFL players have the opportunity to attend Mass prior to Sunday's game.
St. Vincent de Paul effort tackles root levels of poverty, changes lives
Sometimes it only takes a little help to make a big difference in someone’s life. Like when one person is willing to journey with you.
Though painful at times, visitation was positive, speakers say
The apostolic visitation of U.S. communities of religious women, though initially met with some resistance, ended up promoting a greater sense of unity in the church and helped the women become more aware of how God is working in their lives, said the prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.
Vatican report calls U.S. women religious to continued dialogue
A massive, detailed Vatican-ordered investigation of U.S. communities of women religious ended with a call to the women themselves to continue discerning how best to live the Gospel in fidelity to their orders' founding ideals while facing steeply declining numbers and a rapidly aging membership.
#Grateful: Year-end giving makes a world of difference
Loren Froehling walked out of Durango Jail two months ago and right into a brighter future because parked curbside was a job development office on wheels. Making the difference in the life of another person is possible each year through the Arizona Working Poor Tax Credit.
From Phoenix to Bethlehem with love: Students band together to support newborns near...
The Three Wise Men brought gold, frankincense and myrrh to Bethlehem. Catholic school students? Baby bottles.
Sydney archbishop: Darkness of siege cannot overcome Christ’s light
Hell has touched Sydney, but the darkness let loose on a terrorized city cannot overcome the light of Christ, the city's archbishop said at a special Dec. 16 Mass after a lone gunman took 17 people hostage in a cafe, killing two before being shot by police.
Bishop Olmsted: Catholic community shows love for God through stewardship
Some 30,000 Catholics this year pledged their support to the Diocese of Phoenix Charity and Development Appeal, the lifeblood of some 70 organizations that assists families and individuals in need throughout Arizona.
St. Thomas More teams up with Catholic Charities — and Santa! — to give...
Christmas came early for children and their families attending a celebration at St. Thomas More Parish on the feast day of St. Nicholas.
First Way Pregnancy Center welcomes second ultrasound machine
Friends, supporters and staff of First Way Pregnancy Support Center gathered Dec. 12 to celebrate the advent of the facility’s second ultrasound machine.
