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The U.S. bishops called Catholics to “renewed vigor as we seek to build together a society that cares for its own, reaches out to the poor and vulnerable, and offers true hope to all” in their annual Labor Day statement. “Poverty has many faces. And they are the faces of our brothers and sisters here [...]

Expect Brophy College Preparatory’s campus to become a red zone today. That’s because the #1 ranked varsity football team asked fellow students to wear their official “Game Day” T-shirts in honor of tomorrow’s season opener. They’ll play Bishop Gorman High School in the Sollenberger Classic Aug. 23 at 7 p.m. inside Glendale’s University of Phoenix [...]

Just when I thought I could put World Youth Day writing behind me, researchers released the findings of “Pilgrims’ Progress 2008.” The online study, conducted by the Australian Catholic University and Monash University, surveyed 12,275 registered English-speaking pilgrims from 164 countries who finished their World Youth Day pilgrimage to Sydney, Australia one month ago today. The [...]

 Some 130 parish leaders from throughout the diocese kicked off the new catechetical year at the Diocesan Pastoral Center yesterday. Laypeople and religious leaders involved in children’s catechesis, adult evangelization and marriage and respect life issues plus ministries serving youth, Hispanics and those with disabilities or needing pastoral care, gathered for a day of fellowship [...]

CHANDLER — Kids, adults and seniors will be hooping it up next month. Seton Catholic High School will be hosting its 13th Annual Sentinel Classic 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament a from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 6. Teams will compete against each other based on age. The divisions are: third and fourth grade, fifth and sixth grade, seventh and [...]