Confirmations begin in earnest, the poor are cared for and the call to pay God's generosity forward!
Diocesan News
Poverello House ministry to the homeless
After the house was closed from March until August of 2020 because of the pandemic, we decided to see if we could find a way to open up, even if it was a more limited hospitality. Long story short, with the help of many, we were able to open the yard in August. When the number of coronavirus cases in Arizona spiked in early 2021, we shut down again for a short time, but soon reopened.Read more and help here
Confirmations at Salpointe Catholic High School, Tucson
Paying it forward!
Catholic Extension supported Fr. Alan's seminarian education and now he gives back. Read more
National News
Biden announces commission to study Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- President Joe Biden signed an executive order April 9 announcing the formation of a commission to look into possible reforms to the Supreme Court, including the idea of expanding the court or instituting term limits for justices. Read more
U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan may risk civil war, says priest in Kabul
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The biggest risk Afghanistan might face with a withdrawal of U.S. troops could be civil war, said the Italian priest in charge of the small Catholic community in Afghanistan. Read more
Cardinal unveils major Vatican conference on priesthood slated for 2022
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Increasing vocations to the priesthood, improving the way laypeople and priests work together, celibacy and ...Read more
Italy issues arrest warrant for broker in Vatican property deal
Italian authorities issued an arrest warrant for Gianluigi Torzi, an Italian broker who served as the middleman in the Vatican's majority stake purchase of a property in London's Chelsea district.Read more
La transparencia y el debido proceso siguen siendo necesarios, dicen los expertos en abuso
ROMA, Italia (CNS) -- Para ayudar a fomentar una discusión más amplia sobre el trabajo que aún se debe hacer para proteger a menores y a personas vulnerables en la Iglesia Católica, una revista de derecho canónico publicó una serie de charlas de expertos sobre responsabilidad, transparencia, y confidencialidad en el manejo de acusaciones de abuso. Lees mas
Grupo pide a administración de Biden acelerar reunificación de familias
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Una comunidad interreligiosa de activistas está pidiendo a la administración de Joe Biden que acelere el ritmo de la reunificación familiar para remediar la política de "tolerancia cero" impuesta por la administración de Donald Trump. Esta política separó a unos 5500 niños inmigrantes de sus familias al invocar procedimientos penales contra sus padres. Lees mas