Tag: COVID-19

  • May 25, 2021

‘It refreshed my soul’: Hundreds anointed, blessed at World Day of the Sick Mass

Hundreds of churchgoers received the Anointing of the Sick last weekend at a Mass for the World Day...
  • May 24, 2021

Pope to students: Rediscover importance of face-to-face relationships

After going so long without in-person learning and face-to-face contact with others, young people now should be more...
  • May 19, 2021

Messages of faith, perseverance as Catholic high schools graduate 1,200

Nearly 1,200 students are graduating this year from the Diocese of Phoenix’s seven Catholic high schools....
  • May 18, 2021

High Court orders jailed Indian Jesuit to hospital for evaluation

Indian Jesuits have petitioned the National Human Rights Commission to examine the health of a jailed 84-year-old priest...
  • May 18, 2021

Washington cardinal leads worldwide rosary for end to COVID-19 pandemic

Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory led a recitation of rosary May 17, imploring Mary to "entrust to her...
  • May 12, 2021

Pray Our Lady’s rosary for an end to pandemic

We have all heard the adage "April showers bring May flowers," but for Catholics, there's something about Mary...
  • May 11, 2021

St. John Paul II, Phoenix diocese’s newest high school, to graduate its first class at a time like no other

A little over 4 years ago, ground was broken in the far West Valley for what would become...
  • May 7, 2021

Humility, open mind needed to crack coronavirus’ secrets, expert says

Much is still unknown about the 2019 novel coronavirus and why it can kill so many people and...
  • May 6, 2021

Move to waive vaccine patents is good step, says Catholic health official

The Biden administration's May 5 announcement that it supports waiving intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines -- as...
  • May 3, 2021

At rosary, pope prays resources move from military to pandemic prevention

Under the gaze of a seventh-century icon of Mary, Pope Francis launched a monthlong, global recitation of the...