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Bishop Olmsted announces lifting of the dispensation of the Sunday and Holy Day obligations effective July 1, 2021

Bishop Olmsted announces the restoration of the obligation for Sunday and holy day Masses in the Diocese of Phoenix, effective July 1, 2021. On this day we commemorate Saint Junipero Serra, the great missionary and evangelist. He is a shining example of the Church’s mission to announce the joy of the Gospel to all the nations.

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Statement from Bishop Olmsted on Pastoral Letter from Archbishop Cordileone Addressing the Human Dignity of the Unborn, Holy Communion and Catholics in Public Life

Archbishop Cordileone offers a powerful defense of the Church’s teaching on the dignity of all human life, which logically and morally requires a consistent condemnation of abortion. I recommend the letter highly to all the Catholic faithful of the Diocese of Phoenix, and all people of good will who desire to know why the Church cannot and will not change her traditional defense of motherhood and the most vulnerable in the womb.

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Bishops of the Arizona Catholic Conference Statement on Religious Accommodations for Dying Patients Legislation Being Signed into Law

The Arizona Catholic Conference bishops are grateful that Governor Doug Ducey has signed into law an important bill (HB 2575) improving religious accommodations for dying patients in hospitals.

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NEW: Make Sunday feel like Sunday again

https://youtu.be/9v0exRVtEYg NEW: Make Sunday feel like Sunday again In this new video, Bishop Olmsted reflects on how, for some, Sunday has become just another day among others, the second part of the weekend. Most especially during this pandemic, reverence for the Lord’s Day has diminished or been given less prominence. Does this sound like [...]

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Statement of Bishop Olmsted on Derek Chauvin Trial

With the trial of Derek Chauvin concluding with yesterday’s verdict in the murder of George Floyd, many throughout our country are overcome with deep emotion. Sadly, the evil of racism still exists in our country and throughout the world and as Catholics we must strive for ongoing conversion of the heart in order that our actions uphold the dignity of every person.

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NEW: Christ’s Passion reveals the depths of God’s love for us

In His Passion and death, Jesus chose to enter into the very depths of human suffering in order to redeem it and to be one with every person who suffers, conquering death and opening the way to fullness of life. In doing so, Christ restored dignity and gave meaning to the suffering and death of every human being.

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