The Catholic Sun

Curtis Martin, President and Founder of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS), one of the fastest growing movements in the Catholic Church, spoke Oct. 18 at the All Saints Catholic Newman Center at Arizona State University.

The Diocese of Phoenix has taken the next step toward completing the artwork in the chapel at the Diocesan Pastoral Center.

The dining hall at St. Vincent de Paul on at 1075 W. Jackson St. serves 1,500 meals a day to those in need. This setting may be an unlikely place to experience the beauty of a great work of art, but collaboration between the Vatican Observatory, the Catholic Community Foundation and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul has brought a replica of Michelangelo’s “Pieta” to the facility.

Five years after leaving his native country of Congo, Celestin and his family of eight arrived in Arizona July 24 as refugees. Two months later the former secondary school teacher was still without a job.

The sounds of native drumming and the sight of groups of matachin dancers performing in their Aztec inspired and regional costumes greeted the thousands of faithful as they arrived at the Phoenix Convention Center for the 38th Annual Arizona Rosary Celebration Oct. 13.

Send them the homeless, jobless, the victims of domestic violence and drug addicts, refugees and foster children, those with mental and physical problems. All have been welcomed by Catholic Charities Community Services for the last 80 years.

Pope Francis sat down with Jesuit Father Antonio Spadaro for an extensive interview for the Italian Journal La Civilita Cattolica, America Magazine and other Jesuit publications. To get deeper into this much-discussed interview, The Catholic Sun sat down with Jesuit Father Edward Reese, president of Brophy College Preparatory.

There are plenty of things Karen Williams will never forget about her abortion. She remembers the abortionist’s eyes. It’s all she could see of him because his face was covered by his surgical mask.

Featuring a slate of well-known speakers, 40-hours devotion, 24 hours of confession and a Vatican exhibit of eucharistic miracles, organizers are hoping the faithful will flock to this year’s Eucharistic Congress Nov. 18-22 at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral.

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- While a bill asking the U.S. defense secretary to address the situation worked its way through Congress, contracted military chaplains were being prevented from offering Catholic religious services during the government shutdown, argued a lawsuit filed in District Court in Washington Oct. 14.