School program teaches students to be good pet parents
If any St. Gregory second-graders are getting a pet for Christmas, they are more most likely ready for the responsibility.
Bleak Christmas faces church in quake-ravaged Nepal amid crippling blockade
An economic blockade is to blame. Shortages on fuel, gas, medicine and food plus unreliable electricity made conditions "worse than after the earthquake."
‘The Catholic Guy’ speaks to the ‘Sun’ after recording episode in Phoenix
Phoenix was as part of a national five-city tour for Sirius Radio’s Lino Rulli Dec. 10 as he promoted his daily two-hour program “The Catholic Guy.” Rulli, who also serves as personal media advisor to Cardinal Timothy Dolan, has hosted the light-hearted radio show for nine years.
Stopping to smell the roses yields dual benefit
Making time to stop and smell the roses will have a a two-way benefit for Valley residents through Christmas Eve.
Seton alumna gives two ASU commencement addresses
It was a reading of a book while a student at Seton Catholic Preparatory that set her on a social justice path that helped earn her such an honor.
Holy Doors opened in Sedona chapel as Year of Mercy pilgrimage site
One of the smallest chapels in the Diocese of Phoenix became a world pilgrimage site Dec. 13 and already welcomed a couple from out of state.
Advocates for migrants in Arizona, Sonora gather at border for ‘posada’
Along the "posada" procession route, the group heard recordings of migrants telling their accounts of separation and struggle and later reflected on what it means to be family.
Xavier students earn separate top computing, coding honors
Fourteen students from Xavier College Preparatory captured top honors in two recent computer-related contests.
Creche is reminder God saves people with love, not force, pope says
Baby Jesus in the Nativity scene reminds people that Christ uses humility and love to save the world.
Pope recognizes miracle needed to declare Mother Teresa a saint
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.
