Catholics honor ‘Take Your Dog to Work Day’ all year
Everyone knows that dog is man’s best friend. Similar to St. Francis of Assisi, who had a special devotion to the friendly, four-legged creatures, priests and members of the Diocese of Phoenix also share a great love for the canine.
Pro-life prayer vigil to honor slain priest
Mater Misericordiae Mission will honor the life of Fr. Kenneth Walker, F.S.S.P., with a special prayer event June 21 at Family Planning Associates in downtown Phoenix.
Pope on Corpus Christi: Jesus in the Eucharist gives life, love
The body and blood of Christ, Pope Francis said, can give people eternal life because "the substance of this bread is love."
Living the Catholic faith, the pope said, means "allowing yourself to be nourished by the Lord and building your life not on material goods, but on the reality that does not perish: the gifts of God, his word and his body."
Eucharistic processions to mark feast of Corpus Christi
Catholic parishes throughout the Diocese of Phoenix are taking their faith to the streets this weekend. They will line sidewalks and possibly roads as their eucharistic processions celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi June 22.
Catholic-Shiite dialogue brings agreement on weapons of mass destruction
A joint declaration by two U.S. Catholic bishops and two Shiite Islam religious leaders from Iran decries the use, and the threat of use, of weapons of mass destruction.
Pope’s words give inmates hope, say advocates for fair sentencing
The pope responded to hundreds of letters from inmates incarcerated for life as juveniles, assuring them of his prayers and that the Lord "knows and loves each one of them."
A larger movement of people is working to reform the way in which juveniles are held accountable for crimes committed as youth.
Faith compels archbishop to go to march, tell ‘whole truth’ of marriage
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco said June 16 that his Catholic faith requires him to "proclaim ... the whole truth" in support of traditional marriage.
Church rediscovers its role as mother by welcoming, loving, pope says
"If the church is not a mother — I know it is bad to say this, but she becomes an 'old maid,'" and cannot bring forth children," Pope Francis said. The church, he said, must have "a heart without limits, but not just a heart: also a certain gaze, the sweetness of Jesus' gaze, which often is more eloquent than many words."
Phoenix police arrest murder suspect hours before requiem Mass
Phoenix police announced hours before the requiem Mass for Fr. Kenneth Walker that they have a suspect in custody for the murder of Fr. Walker and assault on Fr. Terra.
World must help unaccompanied minors fleeing violence, official says
There's been a huge increase in the number of children traveling alone to flee war or violence calls for urgent action by the international community, a Vatican official said. "A new form of protection" is needed.
