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It is right and just to ensure all children receive religious education and access to the sacraments, said a priest who was born deaf and became blind 16 years ago.

Leon Celemencki, 76, who is Jewish and survived the Holocaust as a child, tells World Youth Day participants from Quebec, about how he lost his family during World War II.

Fr. Julio Lopresti, IVE, who was the pastor of St. Anthony and Immaculate Heart of Mary parishes the last four years, died unexpectedly May 30 in Boston, where he had been transferred to serve in that archdiocese’s cathedral.

"What really matters in life is prayer, living right, and good deeds, because this life is just practice for our eternal life," the heavyweight champion wrote in his memoir.

Franciscan Brother Mario Vasquez, who spent most of his 55 years with the order at the Franciscan Renewal Center — the Casa — in Scottsdale tending to the garden and the people, died.

Deacons are called to be servants who set aside their own self-serving plans and are generous with their lives, Pope Francis said.

Phoenix deacons are among those in Rome May 27-29 for the Jubilee for Deacons during the Year of Mercy.

A Catholic publisher donated 700 copies of "Reveille for the Soul: Prayers for Military Life," a pocket-sized book, to the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA to reserve for those beginning their service.

The university is offering an unlimited number of scholarships to undergraduate students on active duty.

Para cuatro hombres de la Diócesis de Phoenix, el 11 de junio marcará un día de finales y nuevos comienzos.