Last of Maggie’s Place pioneers steps down
Change is constant, especially for pregnant women. New mothers who come to Maggie’s Place can stay for up to 15 months — the full nine...
Charity and Development Appeal makes Catholic education possible
The value of Catholic education in a school or religious education program is invaluable to parents who want their children to receive effective instruction in the faith.
Arizona bishops endorse Gov. Brewer’s Medicaid plan
The bishops of the Arizona Catholic Conference have endorsed Gov. Jan Brewer’s Medicaid plan, joining a coalition of health advocates and business leaders who...
Catholics Matter: Artist uses gift to touch hearts, reach souls
A teacher spotted Mike Shanks’ extraordinary artistic ability when the St. Thomas the Apostle parishioner was in eighth grade. “What you have, it’s not normal,” the photography instructor told him.
Notre Dame breaks ground to expand saintly campus
A three-phase construction project calls for additional parking, a sports complex and a performing arts center.
Lent: Why we fast and offer acts of penance
The 40 days that stretch between Ash Wednesday and the onset of the Easter Triduum on Holy Thursday are set aside each year as a way for the faithful to draw closer to God through prayer, fasting, almsgiving and acts of penance.
Hundreds gather for Catholic Charismatic Renewal Conference
Worry is a sin and it demonstrates a lack of trust in God, Fr. Bill Halbing said Feb. 8 at the Phoenix Convention Center during the “Let God Arise” Catholic Charismatic Renewal Conference.
Baltimore archbishop promotes religious liberty among Catholic business leaders
Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore brought his message of religious liberty to a group yearning to hear it: Catholic business leaders and their spouses.
Catholic men journey ‘Into the Desert for Christ’ at conference
Christianity isn’t therapy, proclaimed Jonathan Reyes, director of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’s Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development, told more than 2,100 Catholic men gathered a Grand Canyon University for the Men’s Conference.
Catholic Charities offers free tax help for families making less than $50,000
Catholic Charities offers free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) to families making less than $50,000 a year. The program is part of Empower-U, which helps those in need break the cycle of poverty.