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Baby Jesus in the Nativity scene reminds people that Christ uses humility and love to save the world.

Although the date for the canonization ceremony will be officially announced in February, the president of the Vatican office organizing the Holy Year of Mercy events said it would be Sept. 4, a date celebrating the Jubilee of workers and volunteers of mercy.

Since not every life-changing situation is budgeted for ahead of time, there's a no-cost way for Arizona taxpayers to support local nonprofits that help members of the community who are in crisis.

“Open the gates of justice, we shall enter and give thanks to the Lord. This is the Lord’s gate: let us enter through it and obtain mercy and forgiveness!” With these words, Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted officially opened the Holy Doors of Mercy at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral, and thus, the Jubilee Year of Mercy for the Diocese of Phoenix.

Motorcycle-riding members of the Knights of Columbus presented proceeds from a recent ride to a wellness center in Gilbert Dec. 11.

Roger Dubin can credit live coverage from the Vatican during an airport layover in 2005 for spring-boarding his journey into the Catholic Church.

Christ brings beauty out of brokenness, Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted emphasized during a Mass he celebrated for survivors of abuse and their families Dec. 1.

When student leaders at Notre Dame Preparatory in Scottsdale heard about the DUDE. be nice Project, they were inspired to try their own version...

There are plenty of reasons and people that keep Catholics in fervent prayer, but financing a child’s elementary and high school education shouldn’t be among them.

There’s an inverse relationship between the overnight lows and the workload of staff and volunteers with local Catholic outreaches in Flagstaff, Phoenix and Prescott.