Catholics Matter: 1st Way director Kay Allen headed for Belize
Just three weeks shy of leaving the country and taking on a new mission in Belize, Kay Allen, director of 1st Way Pregnancy Center, was all fired-up about the clinic’s focus on reaching out to pregnant women. A client she’d hoped would choose life ended her pregnancy instead, giving into fears that she would lose her athletic scholarship.
Tortured lives: Arizona executes fifth death row inmate this year
FLORENCE, Ariz. — Kevin Swaney’s family had waited for this day for nearly 25 years. One of the men who brutally killed their son and brother would be put to death — so long as he wasn’t given clemency.
25 years later: Local Church to mark John Paul II’s visit
The public is invited to a noontime Mass and light reception celebrating the 25th anniversary of Blessed Pope John Paul II’s 1987 visit to...
Catholic preschools embrace early childhood learning, cater to working families
Local Catholic childcare facilities and preschools spent the summer ensuring the diocese’s youngest learners are ready for preschool and kindergarten this month.
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Federal appellate court blocks Arizona’s ban on late-term abortions
In a blow to Arizona's recently enacted late-term abortion ban, a three-judge panel of the U.S Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in...
Federal judge upholds Arizona’s new law banning late-term abortions
The executive director of the Arizona Catholic Conference praised U.S. District Court Judge James A. Teilborg for upholding Arizona's recently enacted ban on abortions...
Catholics among thousands across the Valley to show support for Chick-fil-A
Local Catholics today joined thousands of Americans who ate at Chick-Fil-A in support of the sanctity of marriage and the freedom of speech.
By 11 a.m., lines of people were already out the door and wrapped around the building at Valley locations.
Skyline Productions moves into new studios, continues popular TV Mass outreach
Skyline Productions, which normally brings the weekly TV Mass from Phoenix’s cathedral into thousands of Arizona homes, instead welcomed viewers and supporters to its...
Ministry for mothers celebrates 20 years of prayerfully serving women
For the past 20 years, thousands of women throughout the United States have benefited from a ministry geared specifically toward their sacred role as...
Priests begin new parish assignments
Three weeks into his new assignment, Fr. Brady Williams, SOLT, thanked Most Holy Trinity parishioners — on Father’s Day — for his warm welcome. This marks...