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There are some types of stories we keep writing. Here’s a look at the stories seen most often this year in The Catholic Sun‘s print and web editions . . . Anniversaries — We reported on 10 of them including two parish birthdays (a 25th and 50th), two priest anniversaries (Bishop O’Brien’s 50th as a [...]

What if Bl. Pope John XXIII (also the name of a Scottsdale school) hadn’t canonized St. Martin de Porres May 6, 1962? There’d be a huge hole in not just diocesan heritage, but in that of the south Phoenix community too. The 38-year-old parish southwest of 35th Avenue and Broadway has a diverse history unmatched [...]

If you’ve ever taken a tour of St. Vincent de Paul’s massive main campus in Phoenix, you’ve heard Bl. Frederic Ozanam’s name. He’s the one depicted in a mural surrounding medical clinic’s waiting room walls. Today is his feast day, so let’s learn more about him and the work carried on daily in his name. [...]

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 [...]

Sports fans will find a recap of the spring season at our six local high schools in our May 19 print edition of The Catholic Sun. We’d like to report more on the secrets of our teams’ successes, but space limitations are a reality in print. Fortunately, the CatholicSportsJournal.com dedicates its resources to such news [...]