Pope expresses shock over violence in French church
"We are particularly stricken because this horrible violence occurred in a church — a sacred place in which the love of God is proclaimed — with the barbaric killing of a priest," a Vatican spokesperson said.
‘Krakow in the Capital’ to provide a World Youth Day experience in U.S.
The one-day U.S. experience aims to provide many of the key transformative experiences of World Youth Day, taking place June 26-31 in Krakow, Poland.
WYD pilgrims try to grasp the grimness of death at Auschwitz camps
"It's amazing (that) you're walking in the suffering. In the silence you hear the stumbling, the falling, the crying of the people," one pilgrim said.
U.S. Military Catholics attend Mass en route to World Youth Day
Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio is in Poland this week for World Youth Day festivities alongside 20 pilgrims who are also on active duty with the military.
Jesuits’ MAGIS 2016 program draws young adults to Poland ahead of World Youth Day
A young adult from Scottsdale is among 2,000 pilgrims who completed "Ignatian Experiments" in culturally diverse groups among four countries.
Pilgrim groups prepare to bring witness to World Youth Day in Poland
Roughly 10 groups from the Diocese of Phoenix are among the untold numbers of Catholics making their way to Krakow, Poland.
Bishop John Pazak enthroned as fifth bishop of Phoenix Byzantine Eparchy
GLENDALE — In a liturgy packed with rich symbolism and ancient tradition, the Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Eparchy of Phoenix celebrated the enthronement of Bishop John Pazak as its fifth bishop.
St. Mary Magdalene is reminder of need for adoration, cardinal says
Christians are called to be like St. Mary Magdalene, who adored Christ upon finding him, an action that has somewhat lost its meaning in the church.
Bishop calls World Youth Day pilgrims at sendoff Mass ‘living stones on which Christ...
From a spiritual and practical standpoint, the pilgrimage to Krakow, Poland was already underway even before the sendoff Mass began.
Seminarian ordained to transitional diaconate overcame huge odds, serves with joy
Dcn. Cicero was originally scheduled to be ordained alongside fellow seminarians Dcns. Tim Seavey and Daniel Cruz, but instead spent that day in the hospital, watching the ceremony as it streamed live.
