St. Josephine Bakhita

  • 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...
  • July 25, 2023

St. Josephine Bakhita parishioners ‘rejoice’ at first Founders Day celebration

Just as the Jewish people wandered in the desert for 40 years, so had the Black Catholic community...
  • 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...
  • February 7, 2022

Pope calls for protecting women, girls from trafficking, genital mutilation

Pope Francis encouraged decisive action against human trafficking and female genital mutilation....