Bishop opens 40 Days for Life Fall Campaign with message of hope, focus
The circumstances have changed. The message of 40 Days for Life has not. Two years after a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling and on the doorstep of Arizonans possibly deciding to permanently allow unlimited access to abortion, 40 Days’ mission remains the same – prayer, fasting, speaking the truth with the love of Christ and reliance on the Holy Spirit - to move hearts and save one life at a time.
College students experience Christ in the Eucharist on the rim of the Grand Canyon
Earlier this month, a bus full of 53 students, two religious sisters and a priest headed to the Grand Canyon for Mass and a holy hour, praising the Lord with the breathtaking backdrop of one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. This was Holy Spirit Newman Center’s second trip to the Canyon, which has come to serve as a rite of passage of sorts for freshman students, visiting the marvel that their college, Grand Canyon University (GCU) in Phoenix, is named after. The first trip was inspired by an eagerness to visit the Grand Canyon and to immerse new students into the community. The Newman Center team decided to turn it into a meaningful, shared experience centered on God.
After rigorous formation, candidates ready for vocation of service as permanent deacons
Fifteen men throughout the Diocese of Phoenix are spending their final days as laypeople. Beginning with their Nov. 9th ordination at St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic Church, in Scottsdale, Ariz., they will forever be known as “deacon.” John Bering, Jason Bourne, David Bramer, Fernando Camou, Gerard Glab, Sergio Hermosillo, Jason Kelly, Salvador Madrís, Herald Morazán, Matthew Murphy, Mike Quinlivan, Antonio Reynoso, Doug Small, Robert Solis, and John Thornton, along with their wives, will also celebrate solemn vespers with the community on Nov. 8th at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral in Phoenix. Auxiliary Bishop Eduardo Nevares will lead that prayer service.
Families At Promise program provides wraparound services and hope to Catholic school families
By Rose DeFer, courtesy of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School
Students at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School (SVdP) have hopes and dreams and...
U.S. Department of Education names Xavier College Preparatory Blue Ribbon School for fourth time
For an unprecedented fourth time, Xavier College Preparatory, an all-girls Catholic high school, in Phoenix, was awarded the prestigious 2024 Blue Ribbon School this...
True power is exercised in service of the weakest, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- While people can get caught up in the pursuit of power and greatness, Jesus teaches that true power is found in the humility of being a servant to the most vulnerable, Pope Francis said. Before praying the Angelus Sept. 22, the pope reflected on the day's Gospel reading from St. Mark in which the disciples are discussing who among them is the greatest, a conversation they were reluctant to share with Jesus.
With trip planned, ailing pope cancels appointments to rest
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Saying Pope Francis had "a mild flu-like condition," the Vatican press office announced he had canceled his scheduled audiences Sept. 23. The 87-year-old pope, the press office said, would be resting as "a precautionary measure" in view of his scheduled trip Sept. 26-29 to Luxembourg and Belgium. The pope had returned to the Vatican late Sept. 13 after a 12-day trip to Asia and the Pacific; early the next morning he met members of a pilgrimage in St. Peter's Basilica and had a full slate of appointments for the next 10 days.
NEWS BRIEF: Record number of priests attend 2024 Priest Convocation
More than 170 priests from all over the Diocese of Phoenix gathered in Flagstaff this week for four days of prayer, fellowship and formation during the annual 2024 Priest Convocation titled “Ite Ad Joseph,” St. Joseph Model for Priests. The four-day gathering provides the opportunity for priests to learn together, share experiences, be renewed in prayer and come back to their parish communities more equipped. Morning and evening prayer, Eucharistic adoration, Mass, communal meals and small groups are all part of the agenda.
Hope Squad offers struggling students a listening ear
Story by Gina Keating, courtesy of Seton Catholic Preparatory
Out of tragedy comes hope. When one member of the student body at Seton Catholic Preparatory...
Indifference kills; be signs of hope, pope tells young people
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Young people must reject indifference and embrace their role as a generation of hope and unity to build a better future for the world, Pope Francis said. Developing a sense of fraternity is "the best answer we can offer to the conflicts and indifference that kill, because indifference kills," the pope told a meeting of young Catholics from around the Mediterranean.