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The changes wrought by Vatican II were underway, Lyndon B. Johnson was in the White House, the Phoenix Suns were in the midst of their first season and the population of Phoenix stood at a mere 580,000.

Incredibly, only 41 days after the Diocese of Phoenix was founded in 1969, the first Charity & Development Appeal campaign launched.

Thanksgiving stuffing with a local flare, courtesy of an Arizona Catholic.

Six people across diocesan history have been recognized by the Vatican for their contributions to the Church.

"It was one of the very few dioceses where I didn’t know any priests, deacons, religious or lay leaders before I arrived..." the bishop said, "Now I feel very much like the spiritual father, and I feel so close to this family."

Many parishes will hold the collection this weekend with funds supporting both local and national poverty efforts.

The courses can be taken as stand-alone or grouped for an apologetics certificate.

Arizona faithful honor the Blessed Mother every year under a different title. Appropriately, Phoenix-area Catholics did so under Our Lady of Guadalupe.

A Catholic school alumna-turned-principal said, "Our schools would not be here without them. They are really the founders of our schools. We rest on the shoulders of giants.”

Actors, musicians, singers and dancers have been performing in the “cafetorium” since the school opened in 2002.