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Arizona bishops call on state legislature to withdraw immigration bills
The Arizona bishops are calling state legislators to “keep in mind the most vulnerable among us” when considering new laws. The Arizona Catholic Conference, the Arizona bishops’ public policy arm, issued a statement earlier today asking the state legislature to reconsider SB 1070 and HB 2632, identical bills that would require local police to enforce [...]
ACC: ‘Positive movement on many bills’ in the Arizona Legislature
The House Ways and Means Committee approved legislation that would extend the deadline for making contributions to school tuition organizations, the Arizona Catholic Conference reported today. The legislation, HB 2496, would extend the deadline to April 15 of the following year, giving Arizona taxpayers more time to contribute to tuition credit programs like the Catholic [...]
Honoring Blessed Kateri Tekawitha
SCOTTSDALE — Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted gathered with the Catholic Native American community May 9 to remember the life and example of Blessed Kateri Tekawitha at St. Francis Mission. Here’s our video coverage:
National Workshop on Christian Unity
The 2009 National Workshop on Christian Unity, titled “Desert Pilgrimage,” started today at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Phoenix. With high-profile speakers representing different branches of Christianity, the group will examine a variety of topics related to ecumenism through April 30. You can read our advance coverage on www.catholicsun.org. Look for more in the [...]
Bishop Olmsted to mark 10 years as a bishop
Yesterday, staff at the Diocesan Pastoral Center gathered to thank Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted for his leadership. On April 20, he will mark 10 years a bishop. We put together a short video from yesterday’s event. If you’d like to share with your thoughts about our bishop, you can post a comment here, on our [...]