‘Over the moon’: Vet gets a second chance at life
COTTONWOOD — Joseph Daniel Callaghan couldn’t stop fiddling with his white flip-flops. They’re busted. One of the straps has come apart and, no matter how much Scotch tape he sticks on there, it isn’t going to stay put. But he won’t quit trying.
Pope says church should face wayward members like a merciful mother
Pope Francis said the church should approach its members with the face of a patient, merciful and understanding mother, who always forgives her erring children and never ceases to pray that they resume the path of Christian living.
Indulgences: God’s mercy at work
It was Dominican friar Johann Tetzel who gave indulges a bad rap when he began selling them in Germany, which gave Luther more fuel to stoke the Reformation fire.
Students will help Night of Hope raise more funds
At least 254 students — enough to fill an entire school — would be learning elsewhere if local Catholics hadn’t stepped up to the plate. Faith saved them.
Waiting on reform: Church continues to walk in solidarity with undocumented immigrants
Fernando Peña held his year-old son Juan Pablo in his arms as he received the Blessed Sacrament Aug. 24 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish. He joined hundreds of others for Mass with Auxiliary Bishop Eduardo A. Nevares.
Mass for the deaf, hard of hearing
Fr. John Greb will celebrate a Mass for the deaf and hard of hearing and their families at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 29 at St. Timothy Parish, 1730 W. Guadalupe Road, Mesa.
Thousands expected at annual Arizona Rosary Celebration
In one of the largest public rosary gatherings in the nation, Arizona Catholics will once again gather to honor the Blessed Mother under her title of Our Lady of Fatima. The colorful, annual event known as the Arizona Rosary Celebration takes place Oct. 12-13.
Cardinal says USCCB continues legal, moral analysis of HHS mandate
In a Sept. 17 letter to U.S. bishops, New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan said the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops continues to study the legal and moral implications of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' contraceptive mandate in the Affordable Care Act.
‘Marriage is Beautiful’ conference aims to inspire couples
The first-ever Marriage conference sponsored by the Diocese of Phoenix will take place Sept. 28 at Xavier College Preparatory.
Congolese nun wins U.N. prize for work with internally displaced women
Sister Angelique Namaika, a member of the Augustine Sisters of Dungu and Doruma, has been working for the past four years with women forced to leave their homes in the northeastern Congolese bush because of the ongoing civil strife in the Congo.
