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  • November 18, 2025

Sweet relief: Seminarians bring Gospel joy and God’s love to nursing home resident

Just a few blocks from St. Agnes Catholic Church and School in Phoenix, there’s a small building others...
  • June 9, 2025

Diocesan Pastoral Center honors seminarians and priests with annual celebration 

The Diocesan Pastoral Center (DPC) staff gathered at the Virgina G. Piper Chapel in downtown Phoenix this week...
  • February 24, 2025

Vocations and hope for future priests boom with the support of the Charity and Development Appeal

It was welcome news when Pope Francis declared 2025 a Jubilee Year. In his Bull of Indiction, “Spes...
  • October 1, 2024

Diocese of Phoenix Opens St. Mary’s House at Historic Basilica

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix continues to show growth and vibrance with historic and record-setting numbers. Tuesday...
  • August 13, 2024

Record number of seminarians in the Diocese of Phoenix

This fall, 15 new seminarians were accepted to Nazareth Seminary bringing the total number of men discerning the...
  • August 6, 2024

You have a place in the Church

There’s nothing like a summer afternoon on the beaches of California. Body surfing in the warm waves of...
  • June 17, 2024

Phoenix gears up for annual John Paul II Classic: A night of faith, family and friendly competition

The stage is set for the annual John Paul II (JPII) Classic, where priests and seminarians from the...
  • June 4, 2024

Bishop ordains three to priesthood, a ‘home made for the souls for Christ’

AVONDALE, Ariz. --- They came to the Diocese of Phoenix from the other side of the country, the...
  • August 29, 2023

NEWS BRIEF:  Seminarians head back to formation

Before seminarians from the Diocese of Phoenix head back to formation this month, several men took part in...
  • August 8, 2023

NEWS BRIEF: Rosters set for Friday’s JPII Basketball Classic

The uniforms are clean, the basketballs are inflated, and the rosters are set for the 8th Annual JPII...