Bishops’ strategic plan urges ‘missionary discipleship’ across the church
The plan, adopted by a vote of 199-4 with two abstentions, will govern the work of the conference and its committees from 2017 through 2020.
As Trump talks deportation, USCCB migration chair sends message on immigrants’ dignity
Bishop Elizondo asked for the protection of the family unit, as "the cornerstone of society," and asked that the new administration recognize the contributions of refugees and immigrants "to the overall prosperity and well-being of our nation."
Order of Friars Minor, with a steep history in diocese, celebrate ordination of one...
GUADALUPE — A full hour before the bilingual liturgy that would feature the first priestly ordination ever held in this small town nestled between Tempe and Phoenix, the mission-style church was filling up quickly.
Catholics’ postelection to-do list: work for unity, healing
The question before Catholics, the Knights of Columbus CEO said, is whether we will be "a source of unity and reconciliation, or whether we will be a cause of further division."
Red, White and Blue Mass pays tribute to veterans
AVONDALE — Honoring military service members of all faiths the Sunday before Veterans Day, Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted celebrated the sixth annual Red, White and Blue Mass, drawing an estimated 1,500 people — including many veterans and their families — to St. Thomas Aquinas Parish Nov. 6.
Before being called to serve church, Kansas clergy served in armed forces
One of the priests profiled received advance degrees and traveled much of the world as a veterinarian in the U.S. Army.
Vatican secretary of state congratulates Trump, offers prayers
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Congratulating Donald Trump for his victory in the U.S. presidential election, the Vatican secretary of state expressed hope that people would work together “to change the global situation, which is a situation of serious laceration, serious conflict.”
Diocese welcomes five newly ordained deacons
Everything became official two or three months prior, but nine days before ordination, pending holy orders still seemed surreal.
‘Sun’ correspondent publishes new novel on Middle East persecution
Joyce Coronel has never been to Iraq or Syria, but you couldn’t tell by reading her latest book, “Cry of Nineveh.” Coronel, a longtime reporter for The Catholic Sun, just published her second novel based on the persecution of Christians in the Middle East.
Men in the Breach: Sammy Bryant counsels through a Catholic lens
Sammy Bryant has always felt a call to evangelize and has allowed his faith to guide his work. Having grown up without a father, he’s been motivated even more so to live out his vocation as a husband and father and share that with others.
