NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) — It will be up to Catholic voters to convince the federal government to rescind a recent decision by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to go forward with a mandate that all health insurance plans cover contraceptives and sterilization free of charge, said Archbishop Charles J. Chaput. “Bishops can’t [...]
Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas and many priests, religious and deacons joined more than 1,000 men, women and children in Tucson last month for the annual “March for Life,” to note the anniversary of the legalization of abortion. “We prayed,” Bishop Kicanas said, “calling for an end to abortion, for proper care for people with disabilities, [...]
By FATHER RICKY ORDOÑEZ Special to The New Vision Inquisitive young minds often ask questions that adults assume to be common knowledge. I am often asked by young kids, “What does a priest do, Father?” Well, what do you think we priests do? On the second week of January, we celebrated “National Vocations Awareness Week” [...]
By Ivan Eduardo Garcia Hernandez It’s the priest that brings the soul home to God after an anointing of the sick; it’s the priest who through the absolution of Christ our sins are forgiven; it’s the priest that celebrates the body and blood of Christ at the altar of sacrifice. The priesthood is a supernatural [...]
CIUDAD DE MEXICO. (ZENIT.org).- La Conferencia Episcopal de México (CEM) hizo público el programa de la primera visita apostólica de Benedicto a México a donde arribará el próximo 23 de Marzo. Los obispos mexicanos informaron que tras el anuncio oficial del viaje, hecho por el mismo Papa el 12 de Diciembre de 2011, al término [...]
The Diocese of Tucson’s five-year capital campaign, “Our Faith, Our Hope, Our Future,” is ongoing, with more than $25 million collected so far, and the participating parishes are receiving money back in the process. Here are the figures for the period ending Dec. 31, 2011. Click here to see report
The 2012 Annual Catholic Appeal will kick off with “Commitment Weekend” on Feb. 18-19 in an effort to raise $3.7 million – the same amount as last year – to fund the charities and ministries that serve the people of the Diocese of Tucson. Participation is the key to success, said Margie Puerta Edson, executive [...]
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT February 14, 1912. At the White House, President William Howard Taft has just signed the bill admitting Arizona as the 48th state in the Union of the United States. Back in Arizona, at the new state capitol in Phoenix, Gov. George Hunt announces the happy news to a throng of joyful citizens. Near [...]
WASHINGTON (CNS) – Every child and adult with special needs, every unwanted unborn child and every person who is “poor, weak, abandoned or homeless” is “an icon of God’s face and a vessel of his love,” said Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput. “How we treat these persons — whether we revere them and welcome them, or throw them [...]
Everyone is invited – there will be 83 workshop choices sure to include every ministry, job, and role in the parish or school setting – when the Diocese of Tucson hosts a unique three-day conference next month at the Tucson Convention Center. “No matter your role, there will be workshops designed to enrich your experience [...]