Immaculate Heart of Mary Sister Mary Evelyn Soto had a classroom full of seriously studying students at St. Augustine Cathedral School in Tucson in the mid-1940s. This image from the Diocese of Tucson Archives is among the hundreds of photos in the Archives’ special exhibit for Arizona’s centennial of statehood, “The Sisters: Roman Catholic Women Read More
Donations to the 2012 Annual Catholic Appeal were edging last week toward the $1 million mark on the way to the goal of $3.7 million – the amount necessary to fund the work of the Diocese of Tucson’s 26 charities and ministries for the coming year. “Be Co-Workers in His Vineyard” is the theme of Read More
By EDWARD A. BRUCKER, M.D. Special to The New Vision The four Gospel writers, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, wrote about the Passion of Jesus and his death. I would like to expand on their stories using information obtained during my 49 years of studying and lecturing on the Shroud of Turin. Josephus, a Jewish Read More
Join me. As Catholics we each belong to a parish. We take pride in its liturgies, its programs and activities. We give of our time, talent and treasure to build up our parish. We say who we are by naming our parish. I am from Sacred Heart in Clifton. I am from Holy Cross in Read More
Únanse a mí. Como católicos, pertenecemos a una parroquia. Nos enorgullecemos de sus liturgias, de sus programas y de sus actividades, y contribuimos nuestro tiempo, talento y tesoro para que nuestra parroquia crezca. Nos identificamos nombrando a nuestra parroquia. Yo soy de Sacred Heart en Clifton. Yo soy de Holy Cross en Morenci. Yo soy Read More
Seven nuns with 60 years of service each were among a dozen celebrated at the annual Jubilee Mass last month at St. Augustine Cathedral in Tucson. The cathedral was full as Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas, joined by eight priests, led the honorees in a renewal of their professed vows and praised them in his homily. Read More
Farmers’ markets are all the rage these days…but imagine, just $10 for 60 pounds of fresh produce? That’s what you’ll find at Market on the Move, which distributes more than 200,000 pounds of USDA-inspected produce every week at eight to 12 locations in Tucson and Metro Phoenix. Anyone can take part and share the produce Read More
The Diocese of Tucson’s Lenten theme this year is “Change Our Hearts,” which Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas said “reflects on the most basic trait of Lent: Conversion.” “Conversion means leaving behind ways that prevent us from imitating Christ and embracing new ways and new attitudes to draw us closer to Christ,” Bishop Kicanas said. At Read More
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI created 22 new cardinals from 13 countries — including three from the United States and Canada — placing red hats on their heads and calling them to lives of even greater love and service to the Church. The churchmen who joined the College of Cardinals Feb. 18 included Read More
By BERN ZOVISTOSKI The New Vision One might argue that the unique Diocese-wide ministry conference coming up this month in Tucson includes everything but the kitchen sink, but that wouldn’t be true. It does include the kitchen sink! The doors at Tucson Convention Center open on Thursday, March 15, and before they close on Saturday, Read More