The Catholic Sun

Being an apostle does not mean climbing up the church's hierarchy to look down on others but humbling oneself in a spirit of service, Pope Francis said.

Bishop John Dolan celebrated a healing and reconciliation Mass for survivors of abuse and their families at St. John Vianney Church in Sedona, reminding all of us to ask the Divine Physician to heal our Church and bring us to wholeness. 

There was a major surprise for Xavier College Preparatory President Sr. Joan Fitzgerald, BVM, at a March 16 all-school Mass celebrated by Bishop John P. Dolan of the Diocese of Phoenix.

Catholic Education Arizona, the largest Catholic school tuition organization in the state, is reminding individuals and business owners to redirect their tax liability before the approaching deadlines. The individual contribution deadline is April 18, 2023, and the corporate deadline is June 30, 2023. After the deadline, the Arizona Private Education Tax Credit cannot be claimed for the 2022 tax year.

Bishop Dolan returned to the West Valley on Wednesday, as he toured Saint John Paul II High School and celebrated Mass at St. Thomas Aquinas, where he was installed August 2, 2022.

The clanking of billiard balls fills the air, mingling with the lyrics of “We Will Rock You” that have many heads in the room bobbing. Word searches are being penciled in, arts and crafts are in the works, and friends catch up over a cup of coffee as the smell of fresh, gooey brownies delights the senses.

Catholics from St. Bernadette Parish stood shoulder to shoulder March 9, praying the rosary outside Family Planning Associates, an abortion clinic in Phoenix.

Establishing clear procedures for protecting vulnerable people against abuse "must become a priority in every local church," Pope Francis said.

Conflicts cannot be resolved "by dividing," said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state.

In interviews focused on the 10th anniversary of his election, Pope Francis insisted it is not his task to make an accounting of what he has or has not accomplished since March 13, 2013.