St. Josephine Bakhita Mission

  • November 4, 2025

Faithful invited to celebrate Black Catholic History Month
  • June 3, 2025

St. Josephine Bakhita Mission Parish celebrates third annual Founder’s Day Mass, honors beloved African saint

During Sunday mornings at St. Josephine Bakhita Mission Parish, the singing is upbeat and energetic yet reverent. There...
  • June 21, 2024

First Juneteenth Mass reinforces Catholic value of freedom for all

For the first time in the Diocese of Phoenix, Catholics celebrated Juneteenth — the commemoration of when the...
  • June 11, 2024

New artwork connects culture and reverence during second St. Josephine Bakhita Founders Day

Known for its strength and stability even in harsh climates, Sacred Scriptures reference the Acacia Tree throughout its...
  • January 16, 2023

MLK’s emphasis on human dignity rooted in faith in Christ, says St. Josephine pastor

Following an African tradition in which community members bring baskets of food and other material goods to the...
  • October 26, 2022

NEWS BRIEF: St. Josephine Bakhita Parish Mission to Launch Emergency Food Pantry

In an October 24th letter to members of the Black Catholic Community and St. Josephine Bakhita Parish Mission,...
  • August 23, 2022

Inaugural Mass for St. Josephine Bakhita Parish Mission offers sense of belonging to African American Catholics

Decorated with banners bearing the Pan-African colors of red, green, and black and an image of St. Josephine...
  • June 28, 2022

‘Remarkable’ saint reflects Diocese’s new Mission to Blacks, African Americans

The Diocese of Phoenix is taking a major step forward in its efforts to draw Black Catholics and...
  • June 26, 2022

NEWS BRIEF: New mission for the pastoral care and evangelization of African Americans and Black Catholics established 

Bishop Olmsted was pleased to announce the establishment of a new mission for the pastoral care and evangelization...