The Catholic Sun

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- People coming from cultures that promote consumerism over caring for the planet should look to Indigenous communities as models for developing an ecologically conscious mentality, the first cardinal from the Amazon region said. "To save the Amazon is to save the whole planet," Cardinal Leonardo Ulrich Steiner of Manaus, Brazil, told Catholic News Service Oct. 23. "The Amazon really is a symbol, a symbol of the need to change our mentality, to be less consumeristic, to chase after money less."

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis has recognized a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Maria Antonia de Paz Figueroa, an 18th-century consecrated lay woman from Argentina. The Vatican press office said the pope signed the decree, which clears the way for her canonization, during an audience Oct. 24 with Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints.

When I was in third grade I attended public school, and I was having difficulty focusing in my classes. Eventually my teacher recommended special education as the right next step for me, but my parents thought I might need a different learning environment instead. So, they moved me and my older sister to Most Holy Trinity Catholic school. 

Dominic Bui, a seminarian for the Diocese of Phoenix, took another step closer to the priesthood on Saturday, October 21, when he was instituted as lector at Assumption Seminary in San Antonio, Texas.

While other professional sport franchises or leagues have seemingly chosen to forgo the presence of God and prayer before play, motorsports are one of few sports entities to ceremonially open their events with prayer.  NASCAR continues their long-standing tradition of leading prayer before each race, keeping God at the center of their sport. 

The Very Reverend Fr. Peter Boutros, pastor of St. John of the Desert Melkite Catholic Church, has a word of caution for those who might be glued to the news emanating from Israel as the crisis in the Middle East deepens. “We need to start looking at things a little bit more, look at the depth of things, not just lump everybody together,” Fr. Boutros said.

Catholic Cemeteries and Funeral Homes has announced the promotion of Harry Antram to the position of President and CEO of the Diocese of Phoenix...

Bishop John Dolan launched a first-ever monthly video series titled "A Seat at the Table" on Tuesday afternoon.  The program was livestreamed from the Diocesan Pastoral Center's downtown Phoenix studios on the diocese's Facebook page and YouTube channel.

The Diocese of Phoenix would like to thank Notre Dame Federal Credit Union (NDFCU) as a Guardian of Hope for this years’ Night of...

Bishop John Dolan installed Fr. John Muir as pastor of St. Mary’s Basilica parish in downtown Phoenix on Sunday, becoming the fifth rector in the storied history of the church. Fr. Muir, who was ordained a priest in 2007, also serves as moderator of the curia and vicar general for the Diocese of Phoenix.  He was previously the pastor at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Avondale for seven years before joining the Diocesan Pastoral Center in his current role in January of 2023.  A native of South Burlington, Vt., Fr. Mui moved with his family to Arizona in 1989 and later graduated from Arcadia High School where he was a multi-sport athlete and musician.