Red Mass

  • January 26, 2024

Red Mass brings together Arizona’s legal, legislative community to seek God’s guidance
  • January 24, 2023

Red Mass ushers in political, legal year with Bishop’s call to seek Holy Spirit’s guidance

A new year and a new look to Arizona’s government met with over a half-century of tradition in...
  • January 18, 2023

NEWS BRIEF: Bishop Dolan reminds attorneys, judges of God’s love for them during annual Red Mass

Roman Catholic members of Arizona’s legal profession, including judges, lawyers, clerks and paralegals gathered at the Basilica of...
  • January 14, 2022

Homilist: Holy Spirit’s fire enlightens, purifies those in legal profession

In a liturgy inviting "tongues as of fire" from the Holy Spirit to guide lawyers and government officials,...
  • October 7, 2021

Barron: If religion becomes an afterthought, ‘our society loses its soul’

With tensions rising over the proper role of religion in society, the broader culture appears to be compartmentalizing...
  • January 19, 2021

Following a week of turmoil, Arizona lawmakers and lawyers come together for Red Mass

Just less than a week after a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, Arizona elected officials and legal...
  • January 21, 2020

Red Mass homilist calls legal pros to see foes, defendants, as ‘brothers and sisters’

In a homily that encompassed the call to holiness, life in the Spirit and the obligation to see...
  • October 7, 2019

Justice is ‘a divine characteristic’ of God, archbishop says at Red Mass

"Those of you engaged in the administration of justice can and must never completely remove those divine qualities...
  • January 28, 2019

Bishops’ religious liberty head urges lawyers, judges, lawmakers to uphold religious freedom at Red Mass

A visiting archbishop urged members of Arizona’s legal profession and state legislators to uphold the right of religious...
  • February 1, 2018

Visiting archbishop at Red Mass: ‘Alleviate suffering,’ stay true to Church’s mission

Political seasons and politicians come and go, but for more than 700 years, the Red Mass has brought...