Reducing the number of uninsured patients who rely on hospital emergency rooms is at the heart of a new partnership between three Catholic-based entities, a collaboration whose leaders say will improve care for underserved populations by transforming the system that directs those patients to more appropriate services.

There are few greater joys for a mission than bringing hope and healing to the underserved. But positive outreach to struggling neighbors has become a challenge this past year. The global health pandemic has made it difficult for many people to find the services they need.

Phoenix Organizations Provide $112,500 in Technology for Catholic Elementary Schools COVID-19 has affected the way Americans live, work and learn. This fall, thousands of children will return to schools in online learning environments, and making sure students have the technology they need to learn is a top priority. Catholic Education Arizona, Catholic Community Foundation, Team Logic IT and [...]

Susana Diaz gets a kick out of watching couples’ faces during their first marriage preparation class. Diaz, who is the manager of marriage ministries for the Archdiocese of Miami, said she likes watching people realize they will be talking about sex, in intimate detail, in a church setting. “Most of the time that is the [...]

Abbie Fink continues to do everything as she normally would. She stands when she needs to stand, sings when she needs to sing and prays when she needs to pray. Now, more than ever, Susan Lucero recites the rosary. But instead of standing shoulder-to-shoulder with fellow congregants — Fink in her Paradise Valley synagogue, Lucero in [...]

Maria Chavira, a senior administrator in the Diocese of Phoenix, says Spanish-speaking Catholic parishes in her area are “bursting at the seams” and celebrates the emergence of Hispanics as the largest ethnic component of the church nationwide. Throughout the Southwest, where the surge has been dramatic, Roman Catholic leaders are excited by the possibilities — [...]