The Catholic Community Foundation Awards $396,000 In Scholarships to local students

The Catholic Community Foundation Awards $396,000 In Scholarships to local students Tempe, Ariz. – The Catholic Community Foundation held their annual Scholarship Award Ceremony on August 5,...

NEWS BRIEF: Seminarians edge priests in overtime at JPII Classic

A record crowd of over 1,500 fans witnessed the first-ever overtime on Friday night in the JPII Classic basketball game between the priests and...

Pope offers prayers for victims of Hawaiian fires

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As fires continued to burn on the Hawaiian island of Maui and as the death toll continued to rise, Pope Francis offered his prayers and his encouragement to firefighters and rescue workers.

Diocese of Phoenix Charity and Development Appeal donates $50,000 to The Matthew 19:14 Project

Funds will help teachers support students with special needs PHOENIX – The Diocese of Phoenix Charity and Development Appeal has granted The Matthew 19:14...

NEWS BRIEF: Rosters set for Friday’s JPII Basketball Classic

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.

Teens find answers to the burning questions in their hearts through Diocesan leadership program

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. 

UPDATE: Don’t be afraid to change the world, pope tells youths at WYD closing...

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."

Pope to young people at WYD: God calls your authentic, not virtual, self

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.

Rediscovering Catholicism: Former atheist returns to Church after watching YouTube debate

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...

FSL announces new chairperson of the Board of Directors

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