The Catholic Sun

¿Quién no disfruta de una buena película? Cristofer Pereyra, director de la Oficina de misiones hispanas de la Diócesis de Phoenix, ha inventado una manera creativa de llegar a la comunidad latina a través de las películas.

Catholics have been preparing for Easter through 40 days of Lent, culminating in the Easter Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good Friday and the Vigil of Easter on Saturday night.

The first several graduating classes from St. Joseph School in Cottonwood will soon be the only ones able to recall its original campus.

Novice directors and others responsible for formation must have "a great heart for the young, so as to form in them great hearts, able to welcome everyone, rich in mercy, full of tenderness," Pope Francis said.

Mercy is what makes God perfect and all-powerful, Pope Francis said in his document officially proclaiming the 2015-2016 extraordinary Holy Year of Mercy.

Three of the six men who will be ordained to the priesthood for the Congregation of Holy Cross tomorrow at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame spent at least part of their formation serving parishes in the Diocese of Phoenix or André House, which reaches out to the area’s homeless.

Make-A-Wish requests often involve meeting athletes, attending sporting events or traveling to amusement parks or beaches.

As the trial of Boston Marathon bombing defendant Dzhokhar Tsarnaev went to the jury April 6, the Catholic bishops of Massachusetts released a statement reiterating the church's teaching on the death penalty.

Christians live the joy of the Resurrection when they share a smile with someone, weep with those who mourn and defend the rights of those persecuted for their faith, Pope Francis said.

War is not easy to experience, but Catholic chaplains are among the hundreds of clergy of different denominations who have addressed the spiritual needs of Ukrainian servicemen since the beginning of the yearlong armed conflict in eastern Ukraine.