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Koffi Makolle sought asylum in the United States 13 years ago. The United Nations found human rights violations in his native land of Togo when people were killed during the 1998 elections.

Like so many things, getting the pro-life message out is a matter of being in the right place at the right time. “This is going to be a game-changer,” said Camille Cassin of Turning Point Pregnancy Resource Center of a new mobile ultrasound unit. “

St. John Bosco School did not escape injury from Monday’s microburst that hit the Ahwatukee area. Despite the damage, the Extended Student Program, a...

Local Catholics gave more than $7.8 million this year to fight poverty, educate students and bolster pro-life efforts through the Charity and Development Appeal.

While gay rights activists and others welcomed the June 26 rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court on marriage, Catholic leaders both locally and around the country offered a different view.

That knock at the door might not be a sales person. Sr. Margery Therese Harkin, PVMI, with her soft Irish brogue and sparkling blue eyes, is out pounding the streets, looking for the lost sheep, even as the summer’s brutal heat beats down on her pale blue dress and veil.

The 13th global World Youth Day celebration kicking off July 23 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil will feature several firsts and local Catholics will be there to experience some of them.

The faithful are mourning the loss of two priests and two religious sisters with ties to the Diocese of Phoenix who died in recent weeks.

Rob DeFrancesco’s silver Ford Focus is one of the first cars to pull into the downtown Diocesan Pastoral Center underground parking garage. On many nights, it’s one of the last cars to leave.

They’re first-generation college students poised to make a name for themselves and their college. What’s more, it’s all set to unfold in their own...