BRIEFS

It is Saturday morning, the solemnity of the Annunciation, and time for the Lenten retreat to begin. Attendees have gathered in the Spirituality Center of St. Timothy Catholic Church in Mesa, animatedly greeting each other and catching up on each other’s lives. The Monsignor at the front of the room makes sweeping hand gestures to indicate his readiness to begin the retreat presentation. He uses no voice because no voice is necessary — most of the retreat participants are deaf, and American Sign Language (ASL) is their primary mode of communication.

E3 Africa has named Kristin Smith Executive Director for the organization.  Kristin has long been a supporter of E3 Africa’s mission to educate, enrich...

Notre Dame Prep announced today that Brie Dragonetti, the current assistant principal of student services, will now lead the school as principal.

Recently, more than 300 supporters joined FSL for a celebration of independence as the Hope in Motion event returned after a three-year hiatus, raising over $80,000 to support the resources and programming that the organization provides for clients and their caregivers.

St. Mary-Basha Catholic School is honored to be featured in the National Catholic Register article spotlighting Catholic School around the country and their work to be inclusive of all learners.

Catholic Education Arizona, the largest Catholic School Tuition Organization (STO) in Arizona, launched a new division to meet unmet student scholarship need. The new Changing Lives division will generate donations to ensure access to Catholic education for future generations.

Sacred Heart Parish in Prescott was blessed to host the traveling Vatican Exhibit of Eucharistic Miracles inspired by Blessed Carlo Acutis at our parish...

Bishop John Dolan celebrated a healing and reconciliation Mass for survivors of abuse and their families at St. John Vianney Church in Sedona, reminding all of us to ask the Divine Physician to heal our Church and bring us to wholeness. 

Catholic Education Arizona, the largest Catholic school tuition organization in the state, is reminding individuals and business owners to redirect their tax liability before the approaching deadlines. The individual contribution deadline is April 18, 2023, and the corporate deadline is June 30, 2023. After the deadline, the Arizona Private Education Tax Credit cannot be claimed for the 2022 tax year.

Bishop Dolan returned to the West Valley on Wednesday, as he toured Saint John Paul II High School and celebrated Mass at St. Thomas Aquinas, where he was installed August 2, 2022.