St. Augustine Catholic High School, which opened in 2003 on Tucson’s east side, has implemented a new leadership model aimed at building on the school’s academic success. The president-principal model will bring two highly respected Catholic educators to the campus: Dave Keller, principal at Our Mother of Sorrows School, assumes the role of president, while [...]
Monthly Archives: June 2011
Emitido informe de causas y contexto sobre abuso sexual de menores por clérigos
Posted on by AdminPor David Gibson Catholic News Service Debido a que los abusadores sexuales de menores pueden ser señalados mediante características psicológicas identificables, es muy importante prevenir el abuso limitando los factores situacionales asociados con éste, según un muy esperado informe sobre las causas y el contexto del abuso sexual por sacerdotes en Estados Unidos. El informe, [...]
Blessed John Paul II’s faith ‘strong, generous and apostolic’
Posted on by AdminVATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope John Paul II was a true believer, a courageous voice of truth and a man whose witness to the faith grew more eloquent as his ability to speak declined, Pope Benedict XVI and others who worked closely with the late Pope said at events for his beatification last month. “John [...]
Obama offers immigration ‘blueprint’
Posted on by AdminBy PATRICIA ZAPOR Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama chose the Chamizal National Memorial in El Paso, Texas, near the U.S.-Mexico border to launch a push for immigration reform that the administration has been working toward for about a month. While dozens of states this legislative session have considered — and most have [...]
474 graduate from Catholic high schools
Posted on by AdminThe six Catholic high schools in the Diocese of Tucson produced a total of 474 graduates this year, 17 more than last year, and virtually every one is going on to higher education. All together, the students qualified for more than $20 million in scholarships and awards for the next four years. Salpointe had the [...]
Serra Club essay winners earn cash, lunch
Posted on by AdminThe winners of the annual essay contest of the Serra Club of Tucson were honored at a luncheon attended by Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas and others last month at a Tucson restaurant. The awards included a $100 savings bond for first place in two of the categories, and a $200 bond for the high school [...]