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Phoenix at 40 – part 2
The seemingly countless people who I interviewed for the diocese’s 40th anniversary story mentioned the same things over and over again. The growth and diversity in the diocese has surprised them yet affirmed the Church’s role in Phoenix. They also said certain landmark events, namely the pope’s 1987 visit, remain a top moment for Phoenix [...]
Phoenix at 40 – part 1
I told some people over the Thanksgiving break about the Diocese of Phoenix turning 40 today. All of them — 99% non-Arizonans — figured Phoenix was older than that, but it just isn’t so. Oddly enough, talk of Phoenix becoming its own diocese died down just before the announcement became official. Or at least, that’s [...]
World Youth Day — One year later
It has been one year since some 223,000 registered pilgrims from 170 countries converged on Sydney, Australia for World Youth Day 2008. The World Youth Day anniversary Mass will be streamed live at 6:30 p.m. July 20 from St. Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney (where the World Youth Day countdown clock rung in the start of [...]
National Shrine of the Apostle Paul
If you’re looking to do some meaningful travel this summer, consider Minnesota. Pope Benedict XVI and the U.S. Conference of Cathoilc Bishops just designated the Cathedral of St. Paul in Minnesota as a shrine. Now known as the National Shrine of the Apostle Paul, the title recognizes the cathedral’s national importance. The archdiocese’s mother church [...]