The Catholic Sun

For an international group of researchers and scholars, serving at the pleasure of popes had meant producing lots of papers on important topics. But with Pope Francis, they are moving from publication to advocacy.

God's plan for fruitful, everlasting unions between a man and woman has been lost in a world filled with skepticism, distrust and hostility, Pope Francis said.

The pope, who is preparing an encyclical letter on the environment, made his remarks at the end of his general audience in St. Peter's Square April 22 — Earth Day.

El reverendísimo Thomas J. Olmsted, Obispo de la Diócesis Católica Romana de Phoenix se enorgullece en anunciar su decisión de establecer una nueva escuela secundaria católica, se llamara San Juan Pablo II, en Avondale.

Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix announced the decision to establish a new Catholic high school in Avondale with a target startup date of fall 2018.

With so many women and men being killed because of their faith in Christ, the church today is a church of martyrs, Pope Francis said in a morning homily.

As the number of babies born with Down syndrome continues to plummet, local author Sherry Boas hopes people will ponder the unintended consequences.

The canonization of Blessed Junipero Serra will give the United States its first Hispanic saint, which should help more Americans realize that the country was settled by both Hispanics and Anglos, said the secretary of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America.

Herman Ray, a member of the Salt River-Pima Tribe, believes God sent St. Kateri Tekakwitha into his life at a time when he struggled with addiction. The first Native North American saint, he said, showed him he could be 100 percent Native and 100 percent Catholic.

Compelling as events in Acts are, however, the book represents more than a collection of historical stories. An underlying purpose binds its many parts together.