Pope to Russian patriarch: ‘We are brothers’
HAVANA (CNS) — At long last, Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow embraced, kissing each other three times. “Finally,” the pope told the patriarch Feb. 12 as they met in a lounge at Havana’s José Martí International Airport. “We are brothers,” he told the patriarch.
Pro-life community mourns loss of Phoenix native who defended life worldwide
Dr. Carolyn Gerster, co-founder of Arizona Right to Life and former president of the National Right to Life Committee, died Jan. 28. She was 88.
Arizona native with key role in papal visit, deep roots in Hispanic community, dies
Maria Josefina “Mary Jo” Franco French, a leader in the Hispanic Catholic community, died Dec. 31, 2015. She was days shy of turning 80.
Game Day brings trivia, Olympic sports to neighboring Jesuit schools
Homemade board games featuring Jesuit trivia and friendly athletic competitions for Special Olympics athletes made for special days at neighboring schools.
Cookies, sombrero and a shoe shine: Even reporters give pope gifts
Making his 12th trip abroad didn't prepare Pope Francis for requests and gifts while en route to Mexico via Cuba Feb. 12
Special Mass honors life, launches 40 Days for Life campaign
Christ calls every person to a special mission, Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted told Massgoers who often find themselves praying in front of abortion clinics.
Don’t judge sinners who want to repent, help them come home, pope says
The reassuring strength of God's love — not the "bludgeon of judgment" — will bring the "lost sheep" back to the fold, Pope Francis told his newly appointed "missionaries of mercy."
Archbishop Gómez calls Latinos to build pro-life culture, not political coalition
SANTA ANA, Calif. (CNS) — Saying the future of the pro-life movement is “cultural not political,” Archbishop José H. Gómez of Los Angeles called upon Catholic Latinos to work toward a “new Christian humanism, a new vision of society and human destiny that is rooted in the Gospel.”
Cathedral to host weeklong celebration devoted to Eucharist
The Diocese of Phoenix will again celebrate a Eucharistic Congress Feb. 16-19, but this time, there will be tracks aimed at teen-aged and adult Catholics.
Former Gerard athlete scores Golden Football for diocese
A former Diocese of Phoenix athlete, who punted for the 2007-08 Super Bowl champs, earned the diocese a spot in the first Super Bowl High School Honor Roll.
