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Dcn. Cicero was originally scheduled to be ordained alongside fellow seminarians Dcns. Tim Seavey and Daniel Cruz, but instead spent that day in the hospital, watching the ceremony as it streamed live.

She co-founded the parish-based faith formation program in the 1960s as a way to deepen people's faith and evangelize those normally excluded by society.

Greg Erlandson, former president and publisher of Our Sunday Visitor, has been named director and editor-in-chief of Catholic News Service, effective Sept. 12.

Seven men — five priests and two brothers — stood before the altar. In the culmination of a spiritual journey that took them a little more than a year, one by one they received their new habits and religious names from Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted. Now, as brothers, they are the founding members of the Franciscan Friars of the Holy Spirit.

After 30 years composing hymns and leading music ministry in parishes in the Diocese of Phoenix, Jaime Cortez received prestigious national distinction July 14.

“From the very beginning, our Vincentians see the face of Christ in everyone we serve. It is the foundation of our organization,” said Steve Zabilski, executive director.

Dcn. John Riedel, a decorated Vietnam veteran and beloved Queen of Peace fixture for more than four decades, died June 15. He was 75. “He...

One of several multi-parish pilgrim groups headed to World Youth Day in Poland made last minute practical and spiritual preparations for the journey.

'We are praying that our cathedral might serve as a place where all might encounter a God who offers consolation and hope,' the archbishop said.

Catholic school athletes were the sole winners with a pair of others named the nation's top high school athlete in their respective sport.