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One cardinal called the opening of a church's holy doors "a sensible and tangible sign of our God's open heart, from which springs and flows the wide river of mercy."

As holy doors around the world were opened at city cathedrals, major churches and sanctuaries Dec. 13, the pope said this simple gesture of opening God's house to the world serves as "an invitation to joy" and a time of great pardon.

Colorful floats that featured images of the Virgin of Guadalupe and traditional matachine dancers delighted the crowd and transformed the streets of downtown Phoenix Dec. 5 as part of the 10th annual ‘Honor Your Mother’ extravaganza celebrating the patroness of the Diocese of Phoenix.

Saint Xavier University took another step toward establishing its Catholic presence in downtown Gilbert by celebrating the first Mass at its new campus Dec. 3, the feast day of its patron saint.

Hospitality is a virtue which the Franciscan order has practiced for hundreds of years and one that was recognized in a special way during the local province's centennial celebration at the Franciscan Renewal Center (the Casa) in Scottsdale Nov. 13.

Students at several Catholic schools in the Diocese of Phoenix took to social media to report how they observed the feast day of St....

The final month of the fall semester also marked a new beginning for 20 Catholic women at Northern Arizona University.

A native Phoenixian, family man devoted to the corporal works of mercy and member of the Phoenix Diocese's first ordained class of deacons, died Nov. 22.

Deacon Reed Santa who spent 18 years as a deacon serving parishes in Mesa, died at the age of 89.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — On a cloudy, damp morning, Pope Francis’ voice echoed in the atrium of St. Peter’s Basilica: “Open the gates of justice.” With five strong thrusts, the pope pushed open the Holy Door, a symbol of God’s justice, which he said will always be exercised “in the light of His mercy.”