4+ day, 8+ hour ago  (439+ words) Bishop Peter Dai Bui attended the Housing for Hope " an affiliate of Catholic Charities Community Services " grand opening of the third and final phase of Acacia Heights Apartments, an affordable housing complex near 7th Avenue and Camelback in Central Phoenix. He…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago  (145+ words) Deacon Jeff Pooley " The Path to Priesthood The Catholic Sun As a pilot, Dcn. Jeff Pooley used to soar through the clouds. Now as a priest, he'll guide others toward heaven. Receiving his call to the priesthood at the age…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago  (556+ words) VATICAN CITY (CNS) " Pope Leo XIV said a proposal to create an AI-version of him so people could have a virtual audience with the pope pretty much horrified him. "If there's anybody who should not be represented by an avatar,…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago  (455+ words) As the United States prepares for the 250th anniversary of the nation's founding, the Diocese of Phoenix joins the broader Church in turning toward the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Included in the resources is a special novena " a nine-day preparatory prayer…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (869+ words) Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." (Gal 6: 9) Nearly 2, 000 years after St. Paul wrote those words to believers in Galatia, they are ringing…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (547+ words) Bishop John Dolan celebrated the ordination to the transitional deaconate of Dcn. Lawrence Hogue, F. H. S. , on Saturday (May 16) at St. Anthony Catholic Mission Church in Sacaton, Ariz. "I really feel like the Lord has called me here to serve this beautiful…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (193+ words) Dcn. Simon Ortiz never thought he was going to be a priest when he grew up " he had his eye on becoming a sports reporter. But a retreat during his sophomore year of high school changed everything. Press play to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (248+ words) This is the first time the Diocese of Phoenix has organized and hosted the event, which was first held in 2006. Dr. Anna Pecoraro is among the speakers this year. As a licensed clinical psychologist, she specializes in trauma therapy for…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (465+ words) Courtesy of Focolare Media Pope John XXIII spoke with prophetic clarity: in an age of nuclear weapons, it is irrational to believe that war can be used as an instrument of justice. Even in our own time, the voice of…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (251+ words) Fr. Estevan Wetzel, director of The Office of Prison Ministry and Restorative Justice, celebrated the first annual Silver Mass in honor of correctional and detention officers on Wednesday (May 6) at Sacred Heart Parish in Phoenix. "The daily work of the…...