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A big weekend for the Phoenix Diocese. Its first auxiliary bishop will be ordained Monday, so there’s lots of set up for that. Beyond that historic event, there are a few other happenings to keep in mind: Our Lady of Guadalupe Home School Conference — July 16-17 at Diocesan Pastoral Center. Includes Mass with Bishop [...]

Sunday marked the fifth anniversary of the Poor Clare Sisters of Perpetual Adoration’s journey west. They ventured from the motherhouse in Alabama At the invitation of Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted in order to establish a cloister in Phoenix. Here’s part of their blogpost marking the anniversary: Since our arrival, the Diocese of Phoenix has become [...]

Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted met with 18 winners (and their parents) of the Rosary Sunday poster contest today. He invited them to Mass in the Diocesan Pastoral Center chapel and then shared a pizza lunch with them. He noted a greater participation of Dads this year than last year. Most students were from local Catholic [...]

Tonight marks the midway point for the Eucharistic Congress at St. Mary Parish in Chandler. If you haven’t been yet, stop by tonight. Each evening starts with a 7 p.m. Mass followed by a keynote speaker. Archbishop Marcel Gervais from Canada is speaking tonight with our bishop, Thomas J. Olmsted on deck for tomorrow and [...]

Early last month, we broke the news that Catholic Charities Community Services, which serves central and northern Arizona, named Bob Brown as the interim CEO. The organization needed a new leader because Paul Martodam, who headed the organization for years, decided to move to a cooler climate. We just got news that Bob Brown is [...]