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With July marking the start of the new fiscal year, and oftentimes, new pastoral assignments, it is the most common month for dioceses to establish new parishes. The Phoenix Diocese has 13 of its 92 parishes marking another year of service to local Catholics this month. May saw 11 parish birthdays and June had 10. [...]

Today is World Refugee Day, a time to remember those who have died while seeking refugee from their homeland, according to xt3.com. It’s also a time to realize how to help the hundreds of thousands who are currently seeking asylum. Some resources: The Church on World Refugee Day (a Q-and-A on Vatican Radio) Praying with [...]

If you made it to Mass this weekend, you may have heard talk about Pentecost being the birthday of the church. In the Phoenix Diocese, as in others I’m sure, parishes like to celebrate their own local birthday as well — the date marking the formal establishment or dedication of the parish. One of our [...]

As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, here are some trivia items about Irish Catholics in the Phoenix Diocese: Irish priests — Join Msgr. Michael O’Grady nightly through Thursday during the Radio Family Rosary program for a look at the history of Irish clergy in Arizona. Tune in to 1010AM at 6:30 p.m. or listen online at [...]

Last week, the St. Daniel the Prophet School community in Scottsdale learned that the school will close its doors for good in May. Queen of Peace School in Mesa could be next. But the news does not have to break that way. The school could remain open next year if the community helps raise $150,000 [...]