The Catholic Sun

The uniforms are clean, the basketballs are inflated, and the rosters are set for the 8th Annual JPII Classic that tips-off on Friday, August 11th at 7 p.m. at Brophy College Preparatory (BCP) in downtown Phoenix.  The annual basketball game between priests and seminarians from the Diocese of Phoenix is a family-friendly event to support vocations.

Who am I? What was I created for? Why is there evil in the world and what does authentic love look like? These are some of the many questions that stir in every human heart; the same questions that Michael Villanueva, coordinator of the John Paul II Center for Theology of the Body at the Diocese of Phoenix, has a deep passion for. 

LISBON, Portugal (CNS) -- To end "Catholic Woodstock" -- as World Youth Day has been called by the Portuguese press -- Pope Francis told 1.5 million weary-eyed and sleep-deprived young people in Lisbon not to let their "great dreams" of changing the world be "stopped by fear."

LISBON, Portugal (CNS) -- Before a sea of waving flags representing countries large and small from across the globe, Pope Francis told some 500,000 singing, shouting and swaying young people that God has called each person to him by name, not their social media handle.

By Joyce Coronel, Together Let Us Go Forth ~ Juntos Sigamos Adelante Magazine When Chris Vitale settles in to tell his story, it’s hard to...

PHOENIX – FSL (Foundation for Senior Living) is pleased to announce the appointment of local Medicaid system expert and nonprofit advocate Ed Fischer, Partner...

The #SMB Flat Jesus project at St. Mary-Basha Catholic School in Chandler was a huge success this summer. The Flat Jesus Project was created...

LISBON, Portugal (CNS) -- Arriving at the edge of the European continent for World Youth Day, Pope Francis urged Portuguese officials to return to their maritime roots by setting sail toward new horizons of hope and helping build a Europe "capable of recovering its youthful heart." "It is my hope that World Youth Day may be, for the 'Old Continent,' we can say the elderly continent" -- he ad-libbed with a smile -- "an impulse toward universal openness."

PHOENIX -- Bishop John P. Dolan will go on a 12-day trip to Africa this month to view projects and programs supported by American Catholics to strengthen their brethren on the continent, the fastest-growing area of the worldwide Catholic Church, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Shortly after being elected state deputy for the Knights of Columbus Arizona State Council, Tom Kato went to New Haven, Conn., where he prayed at the tomb of Knights founder Blessed Michael J. McGivney, a young parish priest who saw a need to strengthen the faith of lay Catholic men and, by extension, their families.