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God’s graces reflected in modern splendor, simple centuries-old chapel

MISSION VIEJO, Calif. — As we bed down for the night, we look back on a day filled with contrasting images that spoke to our sense of worship.

Church aids asylum-seekers moving through Phoenix

Two centuries beyond the Underground Railroad, another well-orchestrated network of moving people great distances has emerged.

Church should focus on getting ‘nones’ back, Bishop Barron says

"For every one person joining our church today, 6.45 are leaving" and most are leaving at young ages, primarily before age 23. The median age of those who leave is 13.

Ordination moments

This year, I also took great joy in discovering who else the Diocese of Phoenix was spiritually united with nationwide because their (arch)diocese had an ordination scheduled for June 1 too.

At Mass, Pope Francis remembers ‘hopeful’ witness of Romanian Catholics

BUCHAREST, Romania (CNS) — In his first Mass in Romania, Pope Francis recalled the witness of countless Catholics in the country who held on to hope and trusted God amid persecution.

Clergy and religious immigration to U.S. continues sans headlines

The Catholic Legal Immigration Network has a hand in about 800 cases each year, with close to 5,000 people from all denominations coming annually as "religious workers."

Pope Francis denies knowing of allegations against McCarrick

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Nearly a year later, Pope Francis denied claims made by a former apostolic nuncio to the United States who accused him and other Church officials of failing to act on accusations of abuse of conscience and power by former Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick.

Con dos Misas, diócesis recibirá cuatro nuevos clérigos

Dos es un número clave para tener en cuenta durante la temporada de ordenaciones 2019 en la Diócesis de Phoenix. Los fieles verán dos Misas de ordenación dentro de una semana y dos hombres ordenados en cada una.

Jesus is always ready to help free people from evil, pope says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians recognize life’s great paradox that so much evil and temptation exist in the world, but that God is always present, too, ready to help and give people the strength to persevere, Pope Francis said.

Philadelphia holds ‘Pro-Life Rally Against Bullying’

One woman who was key to inspiring the rally pointed out that its location was just blocks from the former home of James Madison, a primary author of the U.S. Constitution, which enshrines "a self-evident, inalienable right to life,"