Maximilian: Play about WWII saint inspires fight for religious liberty
The Nazis arrested St. Maximilian Kobe in 1941 and sent him to Auschwitz. At one point, after a prisoner had tried to escape, the...
Arizona executes fourth death row inmate this year
The Arizona Department of Corrections executed Samuel Villegas Lopez June 27, three days before his 50th birthday, for the brutal rape and murder of...
¡Viva Cristo Rey!: Mexican religious liberty war inspires Catholics today
Jesuit Father Miguel Agustín Pro forgave and thanked his executioners moments before his death. “With all my heart, I forgive my enemies,” he declared....
Following St. John Vianney: Seminary forms ordinary men to serve the Church as priests
DENVER — The seminary isn’t some fantasyland where dioceses pick new servants from a priest tree.
It’s a place for regular Catholic men — some...
‘The Eucharist is the Real Presence’: Two parishes begin perpetual adoration
For the past year, members of St. Joan of Arc Parish have adored Jesus present in the Blessed Sacrament through continual, 24-hours a day,...
Diocese issues advance medical directives for dying
Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted has issued new advance medical directives to help Catholics better understand the Church’s teaching on end-of-life issues and to provide...
Bishop appoints St. Mary’s chaplain as school’s first president-rector
St. Mary’s High School, the diocese’s oldest high school, is full of traditions. Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted introduced a new one.
He appointed Fr. Robert...
Community mourns beloved sister
Pint-size liturgy expert Sr. Anthony Poerio, IBVM, whose leadership in the diocesan Office of Worship spanned nearly three decades, died May 19. She was...
Couple shares hope despite cancer diagnosis
Chris and Angela Faddis want to be your friend — on Facebook. If enough people visit their social network page, they will see the...
Glendale’s second-oldest parish celebrates golden jubilee
GLENDALE — Faithfulness can be tough in the midst of trial, yet one parish stands as witness in both name and spirit that only...