The Catholic Sun

Promise to protect. Pledge to heal. The first statement serves as the foundation for the Church’s efforts in educating the community in its mission to prevent child abuse. The second underscores the work being done to reach out to survivors of abuse and to alleviate their pain.

Reports that Pope Francis told an Argentine woman civilly married to a divorced man that she can receive Communion "cannot be confirmed as reliable," said Jesuit Father Federico, the Vatican spokesman.

Can't make it to Rome for the canonizations of John XXIII and John Paul II? You've got options.

When Christians pray, "Give us this day our daily bread," it is a genuine plea reflecting their needs -- needs that Jesus took seriously, even to the point of cooking for his disciples, says Father Giovanni Cesare Pagazzi, an Italian theologian.

Verde Villas On Thomas is a collaboration of Catholic Charities, Maricopa County, Foundation for Senior Living and the City of Phoenix to provide a permanent supportive housing community to needy families and individuals.

When Pope Francis canonizes Blessed John XXIII and Blessed John Paul II this month, the eyes of the world will turn toward Rome. Some of them will fill with tears of joy.

A homeless San Francisco man was among the thousands of Americans who joined the Catholic Church over the Easter weekend through their participation in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults.

A Tucson man has launched a corporation that will establish a network of skilled nursing facilities to care for Alzheimer’s patients.

Carrying rosaries, pushing babies in strollers and bearing images of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Catholics from throughout the Diocese of Phoenix gathered in front of a Planned Parenthood clinic in a Glendale neighborhood Good Friday.

Praying the Stations of the Cross while acting it out for others has brought many teenagers at St. Jerome Parish in Phoenix closer to Christ. That’s especially true for the two young men who shared the role of Jesus this year.