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Are you wearing green as you read this? Do you remember or know why? St. Patrick Parish in Scottsdale tipped me off to some articles to brush up on its patron saint. One reports on a St. Patrick’s Day Parade in North Carolina and some Catholic efforts to keep the saint’s name and bio alive. [...]

Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted wrote extensively in The Catholic Sun about the Diocese of Phoenix at 40, namely the impact of Vatican II, which ended shortly before the diocese was established. Those articles are below, but first here’s a look at what other church leaders had to say about the impact of Vatican II on [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]