Phoenix kicks off National School Choice Week

Arizona served as the kickoff venue for National School Choice Week Jan. 25.

Lack of faith can hurt marriage, may affect validity, pope says

A lack of faith in God can damage marriage, even to the point of affecting its validity, Pope Benedict XVI said.

Community mourns loss of Sister of Notre Dame de Namur

Sister of Notre Dame de Namur, Janice Bohn, who followed her heart and calling to Arizona where she served in ministry for nearly 40...

Faithful urged to preach pro-life in and out of season like St. Paul

As thousands of Catholics prepared to brave freezing temperatures to participate in the 40th annual March for Life, Bishop Farrell asked them to imitate the example of St. Paul.

Dirt, dust don’t fly as school breaks ground for final wing

The heavens helped one school facing its second groundbreaking in three years switch things up a bit. Dirt and dust normally fly during such events. Record rainfall over the weekend made for a ceremonial “mudbreaking” instead. The gentle drops didn’t stop hundreds of St. Francis Xavier students, families and donors from celebrating the milestone Jan. 27. It should be the school's final building project for awhile.

MLK Mass draws Catholics eager to honor progress

A large photo of Martin Luther King Jr. greeted more than 200 guests Jan. 21 at St. Mary’s Basilica.

Red Mass draws legal professionals to downtown basilica

Lawyers, judges, canonists and lawmakers from around the State of Arizona gathered at St. Mary’s Basilica Jan. 22 for the 44th annual Red Mass to mark the opening of a new legislative session.

Hundreds rally at federal courthouse to protest ‘Roe’

About 500 people gathered at the Sandra Day O’Connor Federal Courthouse in downtown Phoenix Jan. 22 to commemorate the 1973 Supreme Court decision, Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed a woman’s right to abortion.

Bishop Olmsted pens pastoral letter emphasizing reconciliation

Bishop Olmsted issued a new pastoral letter today that focuses on the importance of the sacrament of reconciliation.

Apostles of Mercy — A Pastoral Letter to the Priests of the Diocese of...

Apostles of Mercy — A Pastoral Letter to the Priests of the Diocese of Phoenix from the Most Rev. Thomas J. Olmsted On the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation.