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World Youth Day officially gets underway tomorrow. That means, at long last, the hundreds of pilgrims from the Phoenix Diocese wrapped up their earlier rounds of pilgrimages to places like Rome, Assisi, Santiago and so on and are starting another. This time, instead of the 15-35 fellow pilgrims they traveled with, they’ll find themselves in [...]

The next World Youth Day celebration with Catholic youth and the Church’s leaders — including the pope — gets underway in 40 days. Here’s an upbeat video that both recounts the history of World Youth Day and will make you anticipate its opening Mass in Madrid, Spain as if it were Christmas: If you’re not [...]

Have you found yourself re-acclimating yourself to your favorite Catholic website lately? I have. Some of my oft-viewed sites have changed their looks. Check them out if you haven’t lately. Catholic Charities Community Services (Arizona) — I was told about the re-design about a month ago, but haven’t gotten around to sharing the news. As [...]

Usually as a reporter for the diocesan newspaper, I bring stories of the events, trends and people from the Diocese of Phoenix to its parishioners. Earlier this month I chose to share a bit of Yuma’s story instead. Despite the city being outside of diocesan boundaries, I found good reason for sharing Yuma’s story with [...]

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 [...]