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The Eagle’s Eyrie, the student newspaper at Bourgade Catholic High School, earned first place with a special merit award from the American Scholastic Press Association last month. Sr. Mary McGreevy, principal, announced the award in this month’s school newsletter. Freshman through seniors can take the one-year elective journalism course that is responsible for publishing the Eagle’s [...]

Catholic leaders are hoping President Barack Obama will effectuate reform to the U.S. immigration system, according to a story published by Catholic News Service today. The senior leaders,  participating in the Sixth World Meeting of Families in Mexico City, hoped the administration would “usher in more favorable immigration policies that include putting an end to [...]

Every year, Catholics from around the Phoenix Diocese honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with a Mass. This year is no different. Today at 2 p.m. festivities will begin at St. Mary’s Basilica in downtown Phoenix. Mass will begin at 3 p.m. While King wasn’t a Catholic, Isaiah “Kit” Marshall, director of the [...]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. bishops urged President-elect Barack Obama not to rescind current policies that protect conscience rights of health care workers, prevent foreign aid to organizations promoting abortion, and ban funding of stem cell research that encourages destruction of human embryos. They made the request in a Jan. 16 letter from Cardinal Francis George, [...]

  If you need something to do to kill time before Sunday’s big Cardinals game, how about cheering on some of the dozens of Catholic runners participating in the Rock ‘n Roll Marathon this Sunday. Read more about it here. Priests, one religious sister, teachers and parishioners from at least three parishes are confirmed running. [...]