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Pope denounces ‘multiplication of massacres,’ atrocities in Syria 26 Aug 2013 | 11:53 pm
Syrians fleeing violence in their country wait to cross the border into the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq Aug. 25. The sudden influx of more than 40,000 Syrian refugees over the past 10 d...
Tom Booth to lead year-long ‘In Presenza Di’ 26 Aug 2013 | 08:45 pm
Tom Booth, a long-time music composer and Arizona Catholic, will lead a series of mid-week gatherings for adults focused on Eucharistic adoration. “In Presenza Di,” Latin for “In His Presence,” is in ...
Local pilgrims offer final reflection on World Youth Day 26 Aug 2013 | 02:37 am
Pope Francis holds up Argentina’s flag as he greets a crowd of World Youth Day pilgrims outside the cathedral in Rio de Janeiro July 25. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) Pope Francis issued a call to action, ...
Issues that prompted March on Washington not yet solved, bishops say 26 Aug 2013 | 02:23 am
Demonstrators holding signs march during the 1963 March on Washington. As the 50th anniversaries of key civil rights events approach, some observe that there’s still a long way to go toward eliminatin...
Students return to school across diocese 24 Aug 2013 | 10:47 pm
Junior high students pose for a picture outside of St. John Vianney’s new lockers Aug. 23. Annunciation Catholic School students also received lockers for the first time. (Ambria Hammel/CATHOLIC SUN) ...
Happening now: Aug. 23-25 24 Aug 2013 | 03:19 am
Aug. 23-25 Our World Needs Catholic Heroes — 7-8 p.m. Aug. 23 at St. Anne Parish in Gilbert (map). Presented by Tom Peterson, the one-time parishioner who went on to establish Virtue Media and Cathol...
Pro-life advocates encouraged by legislative successes on abortion 24 Aug 2013 | 02:33 am
Catholics pray outside the state Capitol in Austin this summer as Texas legislators considered measures restricting abortion. The law prohibiting abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy was signed by Go...
Priest with Vatican, Phoenix ties to share Church’s wisdom in Scottsdale 24 Aug 2013 | 12:32 am
The interior of the 16th century Vatican library is seen in this undated file photo. (CNS photo/Catholic Press Photo) Fr. Robert Dodaro, OSA, president of the Patristic Institute and Professor of Pat...
NCR receives major grant to pursue global coverage of women religious 23 Aug 2013 | 11:21 pm
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (CNS) — The National Catholic Reporter Publishing Co. has received a $2.3 million grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to be given over a three-year period, which will allow NCR...
Canadian nun: Egyptian Muslims protected church buildings after threats 23 Aug 2013 | 10:08 pm
Canadian Sister Darlene DeMong, a member of the Congregation of Notre Dame de Sion, stands with a novice at the order’s residence in Cairo Aug. 22. The nun told Catholic News Service that while in the...
