CATHOLICS MATTER: Rosemary Dougherty — Boundless energy to serve others, feed the hungry

Rosemary Dougherty credits her 12 years of Catholic education and the strong faith and family bonds nurtured in her first-generation Italian American home for helping her weather the storms of life.

Pope, creating six new saints, uses newly abbreviated formula

Using a newly simplified rite, Pope Francis proclaimed six new saints and praised them for the love and self-giving with which they served God and built up his kingdom by serving the poor and needy.

Bible-loving priest with deep Arizona roots dies

Fr. Thomas Walsh passed away Nov. 21 at Blessed Sacrament rectory in Scottsdale. He was 98 years old and spent 42 years as a parish priest and counselor in Arizona.

‘Honor Your Mother’ event Dec. 6 to draw thousands to downtown Phoenix celebration

The streets of downtown Phoenix will be alive once again with the sight and sound of drums and dancing in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe as participants gather Dec. 6 for the annual Honor Your Mother event.

Millions could benefit from Obama’s new immigration policies

The meeting room in the middle of Maryland's most immigrant-dense ZIP code Nov. 20 was full of people who epitomize the problems President Barack Obama is trying to address with executive action.

As Obama unveils program, other efforts aim to help Central Americans

As millions of immigrants celebrate the possibility of protection from deportation under a new Obama administration plan, among those who cannot take advantage of it will be the 68,445 families and 68,541 unaccompanied minors who were apprehended at the border in the last fiscal year.

Turkey Bowl aims to strike out hunger

The Turkey Bowl made up a small sliver of TransPac’s Thanksgiving celebration with the first-time effort also multiplying the outreach St. Vincent de Paul can provide to struggling families and individuals this holiday season.

Hearing God’s call: director of consecrated life helps people discern

Sr. Anthony Mary Diago, RSM, the new director of the Office of Consecrated Life for the Diocese of Phoenix, is on a mission to...

‘Year of Consecrated Life’ focuses on religious

The global Church will ring in a new year on the first Sunday of Advent by dedicating it to the faithful whose vows of poverty, chastity and obedience serve to illuminate heaven on earth.

Advent: Serving, giving in love

Catholics tithe and give of themselves year-round at the parish and community levels with sometimes renewed fervor during Thanksgiving and Advent.