New Young Catholic Professionals chapter could be headed to Phoenix

Being young, Catholic and in the local work force can be challenging, but soon such individuals will have the opportunity to connect with peers facing similar struggles by joining the nation’s newest chapter of Young Catholic Professionals and the first one based out of the Arizona.

Signs of future reality emerge at St. John Paul II campus

The idea of a Catholic high school to serve the West Valley finally has tangible signs of reality.

Arizona Catholic Conference Bishops’ statement on Governor Ducey signing pro-life bills

The Bishops of the Arizona Catholic Conference are grateful for the passage of the pro-life bills (SB 1474 and SB 1485) that were signed into law today by Governor Doug Ducey.

Pope to release document on the family April 8

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican has set April 8 for the release of “Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love),” Pope Francis’ reflection on the family and family life.

New financial planning program offers low commitment, high returns on investment

Friday night and Saturday classes for nine months at Benedictine University in Mesa can turn adult students into financial planners ready for certification.

Seton’s state champion basketball team heads to national tournament

The tournament provides a platform for top nationally ranked high school basketball teams to play one another.

Music programs in diocesan schools hit all the right notes

Music education remains a budgeted item at local Catholic schools thanks to a longstanding donor who believes in its power and to administrators who feel the same way.

Men in the Breach: Michael Rock, M.D., advises pro-life clinics, terminally ill as ‘Guardian of Faith’

Dr. Michael Rock has been standing in the breach for decades, defending the unborn and fighting to protect the lives of the elderly and infirm. He recently received the Guardian of Faith award from the National Catholic Medical Association, an organization he’s been active in for years and was president of in the late 1990s.

Mother Angelica, founder of EWTN, dies after long illness

Feisty and outspoken, she was a major controversial figure in the U.S. church in the closing decades of the 20th century with a ready calling card at the Vatican.

University of Mary to hold first vocations jamboree

The jamboree is a four-pronged partnership among a university, a diocese, a monastery and an abbey.