University of Mary President named to FOCUS Board of Directors
FOCUS missionaries serve on 125 college campuses nationwide. The organization just gained a prominent board member.
Cemetery manager pulls triple duty on dual properties
If you visit All Souls Cemetery in Cottonwood or Calvary Cemetery in Flagstaff, chances are pretty good you'll run in to Patrick Stoffel. To say he's the point man for both properties is an understatement.
Panel provides hope for student success despite learning disability
Parents seeking a Catholic education for children with learning disabilities in the Diocese of Phoenix have support from a local grassroots organization. The Arizona Catholic Schools Disabilities Fund, founded two years ago by Lisa Colangelo Fischer, Ph.D., partners with Catholic schools to educate and support parents, teachers and staff by advocating inclusion of special needs students.
Gloves come off at 71st annual Al Smith Dinner in New York
NEW YORK (CNS) — When Donald J. Trump stepped over yet another invisible line of the contentious presidential race Oct. 20, many of the 1,500 people at 71st annual dinner of the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation broke historic precedent to boo him.
Final resting place: Vatican releases instruction on burial, cremation
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Professing belief in the resurrection of the dead and affirming that the human body is an essential part of a person’s identity, the Catholic Church insists that the bodies of the deceased be treated with respect and laid to rest in a consecrated place.
Arizona Bishops speak out against Prop. 205, which would legalize recreational marijuana
As the countdown to Election Day continues, the Catholic bishops of Arizona have spoken clearly about one measure on the ballot they hope will go down in defeat: the legalization of recreational marijuana.
Nuncio at border Mass prays for an end to barriers that separate people
"Borders should not be just a barrier — should not be a wall — but should be a bridge between people," the nuncio said.
‘40 Days’of saving lives: ‘Respect Life Month’ focuses peaceful efforts statewide
Thousands of lives spared, 133 abortion workers who quit their jobs and 75 centers that closed their doors forever. The stunning success of the 40 Days for Life movement in the midst of a culture of death has pumped new energy into the movement dedicated to protecting human life from conception to natural death.
Mercy is bridge to encounter with Christ, transforms world, says bishop
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (CNS) — The Jubilee Year of Mercy will conclude Nov. 20, but the Catholic Church’s renewed emphasis on mercy must not.
Holy Door art project sets hearts on path toward mercy
Students walked through mock “Doors of Mercy” at Our Lady of Mount Carmel and even made a mini set in art class as part of a "Mercy Unites Us" effort that teamed up parent and student learning.
