The Catholic Sun

The impact is clear even in the most developed countries where poverty and social decay "represent a serious threat to families, the middle class and youth, Pope Francis said May 13.

Pope Francis told some 900 superiors general, representing almost 500,000 sisters around the world, he would set up a commission to study the New Testament deaconesses.

Ninety Sisters of Life, including 30 postulants, reflect back the unique goodness they find in the women they serve, who in turn reveal the "splendor and beauty of God."

PHOENIX — Pope Francis has appointed Bishop John Stephen Pazak as the fifth bishop of the Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Eparchy of Phoenix, and accepted the resignation of Bishop Gerald N. Dino, 76. Bishop Pazak currently leads the Byzantine Eparchy of Sts. Cyril and Methodius of Toronto.

Verabeth Bricker entered motherhood in 1949 without a clue that she'd still be changing diapers 67 years later.

Seeing with eyes "cleansed by tears" helps people who are safe and comfortable follow Jesus, who wept at the death of Lazarus and was moved with compassion at the suffering of countless others.

Two teams from two Catholic schools executed a stellar cyber mission as part of a state competition.

We are called to communicate with mercy, Pope Francis said in his message for the 50th World Communications Day earlier this year. “In a broken, fragmented and polarized world, to communicate with mercy means to help create a healthy, free and fraternal closeness between the children of God and all our brothers and sisters in the one human family,” the Holy Father said.

The Diocese of Phoenix has been informed that Dennis Pecore, a former priest of the Salvatorian religious order, has been credibly accused of sexual misconduct with a minor. The recent accusation stems from when Pecore was serving in the Diocese of Phoenix at St. Mark’s Parish from 1982-1983.

Estamos llamados a comunicar con misericordia, dijo el Papa Francisco anteriormente este año en su mensaje para el Día Mundial de Comunicaciones. “En un mundo dividido, fragmentado, polarizado, comunicar con misericordia significa contribuir a la buena, libre y solidaria cercanía entre los hijos de Dios y los hermanos en humanidad dijo el Santo Padre.