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All Saints Day in the Diocese of Phoenix this year will feature a coordinated effort helping English and Spanish-speaking Catholics of all ages embrace their call to holiness.

PHILADELPHIA — Closing remarks by the Holy Father during the Festival of Families prompted a Valley seminarian to pause in deep gratitude. An emotional Frank Cicero, who is in his sixth year at St. John Vianney Theological Seminary, wept as he spoke about his love for his mother.

In a childless marriage, some men "become careless with their married life," which can lead to polygamy, adultery or "other abuses in married life," and women become traumatized, he said.

Dcn. James Battista, 88, who once served at All Saints Parish in Mesa, died Sept. 29. Dcn. Battista was ordained Feb. 13, 1982 for the Diocese of Rockford, Illinois.

Taking place during the month in which Catholics worldwide renew devotion to the rosary — and thereby draw closer to Christ — the Arizona Rosary Celebration is celebrating its 40th year.

"An atmosphere of fear does not exist because we believe in the Holy Spirit. We also believe in the guidance of the Holy Father, who has to regulate this," Archbishop Gadecki, president of the Polish bishops' conference, told journalists Oct. 15.

God's love is expansive, boundless and limitless, the pope said. "We should not let ourselves be fooled by the 'doctors' who limit this love."

The annual diocesan celebration of all 35 elementary and high schools serving the Diocese of Phoenix will allow guests to get a firsthand taste of life on a Catholic school campus.

El Obispo Thomas J. Olmsted dijo en su exhortación apostólica “Firme en la Brecha” que, “el hombre católico debe recuperar y vivir la virtud de la masculinidad Cristiana”. Promulgada en la Fiesta de los Arcángeles, el día 29 de septiembre, el Obispo Olmsted pronunció “Firme en la Brecha: Una Exhortación Apostólica a los hombres católicos, mis hijos espirituales en la Diócesis de Phoenix” como un mandato a los hombres católicos para que se preparen para la batalla espiritual sobre sus almas y las de sus familias.

Orden de Frailes Menores (Franciscanos) Fundada: Italia, 1209 Fundador: San Francisco de Asís Carisma: El servicio a los pobres En este mes de octubre del 2015, proclamado por el Papa...