Bill has hurdles to pass, but plans begin for immigrant legalization
Comprehensive immigration reform legislation barely cleared its first hurdle in Congress in May with the approval of the Senate Judiciary Committee, but the Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc., known as CLINIC, is already gearing up to help a potential pool of 11 million people apply for legalization.
Pope says ‘throwaway culture’ harms environment and human life
Pope Francis blamed widespread degradation of the natural environment and disregard for human life on an increasingly common "throwaway culture" that places no value on the needs of others.
Truth must be spoken with love, pope says
Christians need to "speak the truth with love," overcoming the temptations of wanting always to be liked or of always thinking their own status or desires are what counts, Pope Francis said.
Two men ordained to the priesthood in Phoenix
Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted ordained Fathers Chris Axline and Kurt Perera to the priesthood at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral on June 1, the Feast of St. Justin Martyr.
Stop the Killing Rally June 6
With temperatures soaring, most people in the Valley are trying to stay indoors. Local pro-lifers, however, are taking to the street. The brutal heat is nothing, they say, compared to the brutality going on inside a Phoenix abortion clinic.
Expert in demonology, exorcism visits Valley
Fr. Jose Antonio Fortea, a priest of the Diocese of Alcala de Henares in Spain who has published numerous books on the subject of demonology and exorcism, visited the Valley May 28-30. Those who were hoping for a sensationalistic treatment of the topic were likely disappointed.
Pope Francis focuses on need for peace, gift of Eucharist
The horror of war, the valor of peacemaking and the gift of the Eucharist were on Pope Francis' mind June 2, the day Italy celebrates its establishment as a republic and the day most dioceses around the world celebrated the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ.
Remembering a gentle shepherd murdered by militants
Today we remember Chaldean Father Ragheed Aziz Ganni, who, along with three subdeacons from Church of the Holy Spirit in Mosul, Iraq, were killed June 3, 2007, while leaving the church after Mass.
Vatican’s U.N. observer stresses need to eradicate world hunger
Finding a solution to the "ongoing scandal" of worldwide hunger should be a top priority, said the Vatican's representative to the United Nations.
Eucharist nourishes, sustains and should transform people, pope says
In the Eucharist, Jesus makes himself the food that nourishes and sustains Catholics, even when the road gets rough, Pope Francis said before leading a Corpus Christi procession through the streets of Rome.
