Fundraising breakfast fuels livelihood for Boys Hope Girls Hope scholars
It wasn’t just the most important meal of the day to fortify the hours ahead. It provided a livelihood for 90 young scholars.
Iowa bishop supports medical marijuana bill in letter to lawmakers
Currently, only one form of illness is covered by a 2014 law that allows medicinal use of cannabis oil, however patients cannot legally obtain it in state and cannot bring medical cannabis from other states without breaking federal laws.
Bishop Olmsted appoints de Leon executive director of new Office of Mission Advancement
Don’t call Candelario “Cande” de Leon a fundraiser. The newly appointed executive director of the Phoenix Diocese’s Office of Mission Advancement says he is a part of the evangelization effort of the Church.
After job-swap show, Irish street cleaner pledges help to Filipinos
Reality TV in Irleand transplants ordinary people to other countries where they're challenged to perform their same occupation. The result: real impact often continents away.
Our Mission to Serve Catholic Families
At Catholic Cemeteries and Funeral Homes, it is our mission to serve families with compassion and care when they make final arrangements for their loved ones, as we have been doing for the past 100 years.
Catholic agencies begin work of rebuilding after Ecuador quake
Some 26,000 people were left without homes but more than 13 times that amount were affected. Catholic Relief Services is distributing 10,000 tarps to help construct temporary shelters.
Getting social: Catholic social work program expands to second Arizona campus
A pair of community colleges will also see some social work students earning a four-year degree on site too, courtesy of a partnership with College of St. Scholastica.
U.S. teens say faith strengthened at youth celebration in Rome
Confirmation preparation for siblings includes a Year of Mercy celebration for young teens in Rome April 23-24.
Men in the Breach: Businessman Peter Lemieux trains men to be good husbands, strong fathers
Peter Lemieux stepped into the breach more than 30 years ago and never looked back. His wife, Cynthia, has been beside him the whole way. That’s because decades before Bishop Olmsted issued his “Into the Breach” apostolic exhortation, Lemieux knew men needed training to become strong, spiritual husbands and fathers.
Tortured priest will speak in Phoenix, raise support for persecuted Christians
A Catholic priest who was kidnapped and tortured by terrorists in Iraq will speak in Phoenix May 3 in a bid to draw attention to the plight of the persecuted Church in his homeland. Fr. Douglas Bazi lives in Erbil, Iraq and cares for the tens of thousands of families chased out of their homes by ISIS. The Chaldean Catholic priest’s Phoenix visit is one of several U.S. stops he will make to share about the suffering of his people and to ask for assistance.
