Two earn Teacher of Year award among state’s private educators
Two Catholic school teachers earned top honors through the Arizona Council for American Private Education. Several others were named as finalists.
St. James Parish reaches out to help students in Uganda
Friends and supporters of E3 Africa, an organization that helps students in Uganda obtain an education, listened in rapt attention at a breakfast Oct. 1 as Fr. Robert Aliunzi, AJ, told of the struggles of being orphaned at age 6.
Bishop dedicates Blessed John Paul II Mausoleum
Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted blessed and dedicated Blessed John Paul II Mausoleum Sept. 14 at Holy Redeemer Cemetery. The ceremony marked the opening of the recently completed mausoleum, an expansion that adds 460 new crypts to the cemetery.
Marriage conference encourages couples
Hundreds of couples packed into Founders’ Hall at Xavier College Preparatory Sept. 28 for the first-ever marriage conference organized by the Diocese of Phoenix.
U.S. bishops honor director of Black Catholic Ministry
Long before making Arizona his permanent residence in 2000, Isaiah “Kit” Marshall grew up reading the adventures of Kit Carson as a young boy in Cleveland, Ohio.
‘Tailgate for tomorrow’
The Saints play their last regular season game on their feast day Nov. 1. The next night, the extended Notre Dame Preparatory community will gather and "tailgate" once more for its annual culinary festival. This year's theme, "Tailgating for Tomorrow" highlights the need to raise funds to finish the decade-old school's sports complex to bring future home games on campus.
Xavier senior registers students as organ donors
Xavier Catholic Preparatory fares rather well in competitions. The Gators are three-peat recipients of the national Blue Ribbon distinction for academics. They’re also three-peaters...
College Board honors local scholars
The College Board honored dozens of local Catholic school students for academic excellence based on their PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test scores. Five of...
Keeping with tradition, Colbert lobs good-natured barbs at Smith dinner
Laughingly describing himself as America's most famous Catholic, Stephen Colbert headlined the 68th annual dinner of the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation held Oct. 17.
Pro, amateur athletes race with faith to St. Peter’s Square
Seminarians, Vatican guards, Olympic champs, regular children and people with disabilities all took part in a morning "Race of Faith" to highlight how the church can help foster a world of sport that better respects human dignity. The 100-meter relay race was part of the Pontifical Council for Culture's promotion of the Year of Faith.
