LOCAL NEWS

A team of 12 young adult Catholic missionaries left a mark on teenagers’ souls from four local parishes in recent weeks.

The Holy Father has allowed the granting of Plenary indulgences for the faithful during the Year of Faith at places and dates determined by the local bishop. An indulgence is the remission before God of the temporal punishment for sin the guilt of which is already forgiven, which a properly disposed member of the Christian faithful obtains under certain conditions.

Fr. Joseph Gillespie, known for his deep pastoral commitment and sense of humor, died Nov. 26. He was 87.

Thousands joined Auxiliary Bishop Eduardo A. Nevares in celebrating Our Lady of Guadalupe during the annual Honor Your Mother event Dec. 8 in downtown Phoenix.

CHANDLER — The University of Arizona awarded Seton Catholic Preparatory High School the 2011-2012 University Cup Award. Since 1929, the University Cup has gone...

The Independent Agricultural Workers Center, or “CITA” as it’s known by its Spanish-language acronym, matches farmworkers from Mexico with legal, temporary agricultural jobs in the United States.

If there were a “rookie of the year” title for cross-country meets, the “Tigers” would likely capture it. The fifth- and sixth-grade boys team at...

Richard Stokley became the sixth person executed by the state of Arizona Dec. 5. His co-defendant is a free man living in Arkansas.

For living in a desert, local Catholic school athletes have proved that they fare well in water. Three campuses finished the state meet Nov. 2-3 with a host of swimming awards including several milestones. Schools also earned state and state runner up titles in golf, cross country and football as late as Nov. 23.

SCOTTSDALE — The window of opportunity to explore theater arts doesn’t open at every local Catholic elementary school, but the curtain arose at just the...