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GLENDALE — As a child, Johnson Toe spent 12 hours a day farming okra, rice, tomatoes and peppers on his grandmother’s farm in Liberia. The...

Whether it's on stage, in concert, at Mass or at church, there are a few Catholic happenings this weekend. Calendar includes three original productions, a CD release concert and more.

Republicans and Democrats set spending parameters for fiscal year 2014 by adopting two starkly different budget plans before recessing a week before Easter. What's expected when Congress returns April 8 is a lengthy debate over whether austerity and lower taxes or modest adjustments in government spending supplemented with selected tax law changes to boost revenues is the way to go.

Twenty-four-year-old Danilo Coronado left Guatemala with four companions. Only Coronado and his cousin were left when he arrived at a Jesuit-run outreach for migrants just south of the U.S.-Mexico border.

While politicians and advocacy organizations work at coming up with legislation to reform the U.S. immigration system, the Jesuits are tackling some of its problems head-on at the Mexican border, in higher education institutions and in parishes.

The statewide online movement to "harness the giving power of the community" and "strengthen the fundraising capacity of Arizona nonprofits" set March 20 as the day to give. Here is a list of Catholic organizations to consider supporting March 20 or any of the other 364 calendar days.

Three faith-based organizations working to reform the country's immigration laws are set to receive $800,000 from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development.

Cardinal Robert Sarah, 67, has both the pastoral experience and the Roman Curia experience that many observers believe is necessary for a future pope.

The third annual Phoenix Catholic Women’s Conference is aptly themed “Women Walking in Faith.” The double meaning refers not just to the Year of Faith, but to how key conference speakers have embraced life’s tragedies and triumphs. They will address Catholic women from across the state during the conference March 16 at St. Bernard of Clairvaux Parish in Scottsdale.

Patriarch Louis Sako of Baghdad, told his fellow Chaldean bishops and Vatican officials, "We want to follow the example of our martyrs who gave their lives for Christ."