News, statements and information from the Diocese of Phoenix.
Video Transcript My brothers and sisters in Christ, This coming Sunday we will celebrate the great Feast of Pentecost – the Birthday of the Church. With joyful hearts, we will praise the Father for pouring forth the Holy Spirit and uniting us with Jesus, His Beloved Son. What Jesus did and taught [...]
Video Transcript My Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In a variety of ways, Jesus constantly fulfills His promise: “Behold, I am with you always.” In the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, above all, He gives us the gift of His own Body and Blood, soul and divinity. In this wondrous mystery of [...]
Video Transcript My Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Suspending the public celebration of the Holy Mass was a great sacrifice in the effort to help slow the spread of COVID-19. I am grateful to our pastors, their parish staff and volunteers who kept their churches open and worked hard to support the [...]
Beginning May 11, Bishop Olmsted is permitting pastors to begin celebrating the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass publicly in churches.
Video Transcript My brothers and Sisters in Christ, Christ is risen from the dead! By death He trampled Death; and to those in the tombs He granted life. This prayer of Byzantine Catholics expresses well the reason for our hope. We are able to cope with this pandemic because of the victory [...]
Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted and the Diocese of Phoenix take accusations of sexual misconduct seriously and urge anyone who has been a victim of abuse to call a local law enforcement agency.
Video Transcript My Brothers and Sisters in Christ, On the Road to Emmaus, following the Crucifixion and the discovery of the empty tomb, two of Jesus’ disciples encounter a traveler they don’t recognize. As they walk along, they share with him all that they had experienced in the previous days - all [...]
The Diocese of Phoenix has made the difficult decision to reduce overall spending in the current and upcoming fiscal year by reducing staff size and restructuring offices.
Video Transcript My Brothers and Sisters: Christ is Risen! He is truly risen! As we approach the Third Sunday of Easter, I know how disconcerting, even disorienting, the past several weeks have been and how painful for us not to be together to celebrate the Eucharist. It feels like an eternity since [...]
Video Transcript Alleluia, Christ has risen! Indeed, He is Risen! My brothers and sisters in Christ: Today we rejoice in the victory of the Risen Lord. He has conquered sin and death; He has given us new life! On Easter morning, nearly 2,000 years ago, the first disciples of Jesus could be [...]
