Local Catholics respond to crisis in Philippines in wake of typhoon
Just days after 200-mile-an-hour winds and the enormous storm surge of Super Typhoon Haiyan devastated the Philippines, Catholics in Arizona reached out to offer prayerful and financial support.
1st Way’s new building a place ‘of great beauty’
Bob Bevers never used to have a stance on right-to-life issues. “I never really gave it much thought — it was a battle that I wasn’t involved in,” Bevers said.
Blue Mass honors emergency personnel including 23 line-of-duty losses
Active and retired police officers and firefighters joined fellow colleagues, families of the fallen, Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted and Bishop Eduardo A. Nevares in praying for one another during the annual Blue Mass Nov. 7 at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral. The liturgy is one of thanksgiving for all emergency personnel from the “911” dispatcher to the corrections officer.
Catholics pray for veterans, true freedom during annual ‘Red, White and Blue’ Mass
Catholics and others with connections to the military did their best to show both their patriotism and their gratitude for the faith and other American freedoms during the third annual Red, White and Blue Mass Nov. 3.
Rosary Sunday poster contest winners get pizza with the bishop
Catholic students from across the Diocese of Phoenix submitted more than 3,000 entries to this year’s Rosary Sunday Celebration Poster Contest.
Keeping status quo for undocumented called ‘stain on soul of nation’
Passing comprehensive immigration reform is "a matter of great moral urgency that cannot wait any longer for action," New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan told House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, in a Nov. 7 letter.
Students tip their hat to kindergartener with cancer
Students at Our Lady of Mount Carmel only slightly dressed up today. Their motive wasn’t candy, rather the cash and hope they could raise for children with cancer — particularly a kindergartener at the school.
‘Red, White and Blue’ Mass to honor veterans
Arizona is home to more than half a million veterans who comprise roughly 11 percent of the state’s population. Deacon John Scott, who spent 35 years in the military and retired as a major general in 2003, is hoping many of them attend the Mass in their honor Nov. 3 at All Saints Parish in Mesa.
Catholics mark 80th year of Scottsdale mission
Amid the art, specialty retail and dining that defines downtown Scottsdale sits a distinctively Catholic presence that connects the area’s past to the present. The Old Adobe Mission, Scottsdale’s first parish, turned 80 this month.
Two earn Teacher of Year award among state’s private educators
Two Catholic school teachers earned top honors through the Arizona Council for American Private Education. Several others were named as finalists.
