Diocese mourns death of Fr. Doug Lorig, its first Pastoral Provision priest
Fr. Doug Lorig, shown here with a portrait of St. Thérèse of Lisieux and a cherished photo of his encounter many years ago with St. John Paul II, passed away Feb. 28. (Joyce Coronel/CATHOLIC SUN) The...
View ArticleAfter four decades, longtime champion of Natural Family Planning to retire
Cindy Leonard, who has served as the diocese’s Natural Family Planning coordinator since 2007, smiles after being recognized during the NFP Day of Renewal in this Dec. 1, 2018 file photo. She is set...
View ArticleProfiles in Mission: Fernando and Josefina Camou
Fernando and Josefina Camou are the parents of Fr. Fernando Camou, who was ordained June 27, 2015. (Courtesy of Josefina Camou) Fernando and Josefina Camou are the parents of Fr. Fernando Camou....
View ArticleProfiles in Mission: Sara Mitchell
Northern Arizona University alumna Sara Sara Mitchell (far left) joins Holy Trinity Newman Center students in taking a hike through the iconic Lava Tube caves in Flagstaff during NAU’s welcome week in...
View ArticleNew Natural Family Planning coordinator comes to new role ‘quite naturally’
Adriana Vasquez is the new NFP coordinator for the Diocese of Phoenix. (Courtesy of the Office of Natural Family Planning) You might say Adriana Vasquez came to her calling as an advocate of Natural...
View ArticleThrowback: Q&A with St. Teresa of Calcutta
Editor’s note: As we celebrate the feast day of St. Teresa of Calcutta, we’d like to share with you this interview, originally published under the headline “The private woman: humor and observations”...
View ArticleTempe parishioner, drawn to vocation as missionary religious sister,...
Salesian Sister Sydney Moss receives a crown of flowers as a symbol of her being a bride of Christ from provincial Sr. Lourdes Treviño, FMA, during her solemn profession Mass Aug. 5 in San Antonio....
View ArticleCatholic publication names Catholic people of the year
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops president Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles preached the homily for the Diocese of Phoenix 50th Anniversary Mass Dec. 2, 2019 at Comerica Theatre. The...
View ArticleWrestler’s nearly fatal car crash rejuvenated his faith
Dan Beaudrie is a man of faith who beat the odds. Actually, he didn’t just beat them, he crushed them. Both faith and wrestling were important to Beaudrie, a high school student in Cody, Wyoming. He...
View ArticleVocation of nun, podcast host, one of encounter
Sr. Miriam James Heidland, SOLT, leads those attending the FOCUS-sponsored Student Leadership Summit in prayer before her keynote address Jan. 1 at the Phoenix Convention Center. (Jesús...
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