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Your to-do list: pre-register for a benefit Hike for the Homeless, prepare for Sunday’s readings, support a Catholic school in danger of closing, watch “Catholics Matter.” Plus, weekend conferences options for teens/young adults, adults and an immersion experience through Catholic Charities. A Walk through ‘The Life’ immersion — 5:30-9 p.m. Feb. 24-25, 2-9 p.m. Feb. [...]

Today marks the feast of Blessed Luke Belludi. It’s the third of five feast days for a “blessed” person you’ll find on AmericanCatholic.org’s Saint of the Day calendar. Here is a look at these potentially up-and-coming saints: Blessed John of Fiesole, Feb. 18 — (aka, Fra Angelico) patron of Christian artists born around 1400 near [...]

The Israeli Minister of Tourism invited the rescued Chilean miners and their spouses to make a “pilgrimage of thanks” in the Holy Land starting today. They’ll return home March 2. The tour will include visits to various Christian holy sites, including: • Via Dolorosa • Church of the Holy Sepulchre • Garden of Gethsemane • Room of the Last [...]

Two local faces, and more importantly their talented voices and songs, will be featured on “The Commons,” a Catholic music show this week. It’s one of 109 programs that CatholicTV airs simultaneously on TV and online. Both Matt Maher, who once played at St. Timothy Parish in Mesa, and Chris Muglia, who lent his talents [...]

Students at St.Vincent de Paul School got a jump start on raising money for the diocesan Charity and Development Appeal. They raised $475 from a Feb. 11 Buck-a-Jeans Day. This was a day or two before families throughout the Phoenix Diocese made their pledges at weekend Masses. Here is what the school sent The Catholic [...]