How the RCIA began: The debt we owe to St. Cyril of Jerusalem

Doubt clouded the hearts of fourth century Christians. Confusion was sown by a priest named Arius. Dark storms of skepticism swept across large swaths...

With murders up, some Salvadorans cautious during Holy Week processions

Police in some Salvadoran cities have already begun patrolling in an effort to prevent violence during Holy Week processions.

Student art showcase bridges generations

Notre Dame Preparatory in partnership with Vi at Silverstone, will bring generations together in celebration of the arts at its annual Art Showcase and Open House March 21.

Arizona Catholic Conference seeks to increase charitable tax credits, affect abortion

A pair of bills aimed at charitable tax credits plus three bills aimed at abortion are making their way through the Arizona Legislature.

Joy of Jesus’s presence bookends Holy Week liturgies with modern day Calvary keeping Catholics...

Beginning with Palm Sunday, we go from the “Hosannas,” and the applauses to the mocking, “Crucify Him," to his His Resurrection.

Repair bills stack up at West Valley parish

They’ve depleted the budget and that “to do” list of projects that can’t be ignored keeps growing.

Phoenix pilgrims return with renewed sense of mission following papal visit to Mexico

CIUDAD JUÁREZ ― Even though Spanish is not Sr. Caritas Wendt’s primary language, she was able to experience a sense of the Universal Church when she made a pilgrimage to Ciudad Juárez for the last stop on Pope Francis’ Feb. 12-17 apostolic visit to Mexico.

Irish priests in Arizona: 70 years of service and love, delivered with a brogue

Waves of priests from the Emerald Isle began arriving in 'State 48' in 1946 with more than 100 priests trading in verdant fields for the scorching Arizona sun over the years.

Pope Benedict: Yearning for mercy is sign of longing for God’s love

"Mercy is what moves us toward God, while justice makes us tremble in his sight," Pope Benedict said.

Christian Service Awards honors 36 students filling vital community needs

Eighth-grader Stephanie Hamrick was nervous when she was called upon to counsel a peer who was pregnant through the pro-life organization she volunteers with, Voces Unidas por la Vida. “She was very open to what we had to say to her,” recalls Hamrick a student and parishioner at St. Timothy in Mesa. “We showed her her ultrasound and she wanted to keep her baby. Seeing the ultrasound changed her perspective on abortion, and knowing it’s a real person inside of them, it changes their minds and hearts. I was really happy to help her.”