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Diocesan leaders grateful for sister’s two decades of service

For the past 20 years, Sr. Jean Steffes, CSA, wrote about — and was part of — the history of the Diocese of Phoenix through her many roles and responsibilities.

Catholic and American? Part four in a series

Key ways to evangelize today’s culture: Trust the truth; live God’s plan for marriage; and be pure of heart.

Seminarians reflect on summer assignments

Phoenix’s seminarians have a couple more weeks left for their summer ministry — whether that’s at a local parish, in a department of the Diocesan...

Argentines flock to Rio cathedral to see their cardinal-turned-pope

RIO DE JANEIRO (CNS) -- The streets surrounding the Metropolitan Cathedral of San Sebastian were filled with a sea of blue and white flags. The Argentines had come to town.

How to feel human in the heat for only the price of lunch

Last month when the heat threatened the 120-degree mark, and I was cursing the sidewalk for reflecting it onto my sweated brow, I came upon a homeless man looking for a handout.

‘Sun’ associate publisher elected president of Catholic Press Association

Rob DeFrancesco’s silver Ford Focus is one of the first cars to pull into the downtown Diocesan Pastoral Center underground parking garage. On many nights, it’s one of the last cars to leave.

Corporate donor gives $300K for private school scholarships

The country's largest mutual life insurance company is making a multi-year investment in Arizona students to ease financial burdens for families seeking quality, private...

Most saintly cities, towns

This is for our many Catholic realtors and other faithful realtors out there who seem to support so much bulletin advertising. Others interested in ol' fashioned research might enjoy this fun list as well.

Church celebrates religious freedom with ‘Fortnight’

Freedom, according to Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted, does not come from a government. It comes from God. “A government acts wrongly when it coerces its citizens to violate their consciences or pay a heavy price and penalty for faithfully following it,” he said in his June 22 homily at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral.

Pope Francis prays for victims, families of Quebec train derailment

Pope Francis offered prayers for the people touched by the tragic July 6 train derailment in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, said the Vatican secretary of state.