Bishop Olmsted names Eugene Sweeney principal of Notre Dame Prep
Eugene Sweeney, Ph.D. was named principal of Notre Dame Preparatory in Scottsdale on April 27, 2021.
Salce Appointed Superintendent of Diocese of Phoenix Catholic Schools
The Diocese of Phoenix is pleased to announce that Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted has appointed Domonic Salce to the leadership role of Superintendent of Catholic Schools.
Diocese of Phoenix Announces Online and In-Person Classroom Start Dates for Catholic Schools
Catholic schools will begin this new school year with online learning starting between August 10 and August 17. In-person classroom instruction is projected to begin on September 8, depending upon information provided from the new state public health benchmarks for reopening schools and other public health data.
Love that Gives Hope: Catholic Schools Provide a Faith-Filled Education
A Catholic school education not only shapes students' minds, but also their souls.
CDA Helps Native American Students Afford Catholic Education
This story by Lisa Dahm was originally published in The Catholic Sun, the newspaper of the Diocese of Phoenix. At St. Peter Indian Mission School in Bapchule, Patricia Brown spends many hours each year helping families fill out scholarship forms to cover the school’s $5,000 per student tuition. “It is more on paper than [...]
Evangelizing through Catholic Schools, an Apostolic Letter from Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted
Catholic schools, thanks be to God, are places of evangelization by assuring that all students have the basic Gospel message proclaimed to them, are confronted with a choice, and then given the freedom and help to make a response in faith. Faith comes from what is heard, thus students cannot respond to the Gospel until they have first heard it.
St. John Paul II High School Groundbreaking Ceremony Set for Friday, Jan. 27
The Most Rev. Thomas J. Olmsted, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix, invites the community to a special groundbreaking event at 10 a.m., Jan. 27, to celebrate the next step in establishing St. John Paul II Catholic High School, the first Catholic high school to serve the growing number of Catholic students and families in the far West Valley.
Community Invited to Attend Special Event Celebrating New Catholic High School in Far West Valley
The Most Rev. Thomas J. Olmsted, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix, invites the community to a special event at 10 a.m., April 5, to celebrate the next step in establishing St. John Paul II Catholic High School, the first Catholic high school to serve the growing number of Catholic students and families in the far West Valley.
La comunidad está invitada a asistir a un evento especial celebrando una nueva escuela secundaria católica en el oeste lejano de Phoenix
El Reverendísimo Thomas J. Olmsted, Obispo de la Diócesis Católica Romana de Phoenix, invita a la comunidad a un evento especial a las 10 a.m. el 5 de abril para celebrar el próximo paso que establecerá la Escuela Secundaria Católica de San Juan Pablo II, la primera secundaria católica que servirá al número creciente de estudiantes y familias en el oeste lejano de Phoenix.
Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia to Establish Presence in the Diocese of Phoenix
The Most Rev. Thomas J. Olmsted, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix, announced today that the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia will establish a community here in the Diocese of Phoenix and will lead St. John Paul II Catholic High School, which will serve the community in the far West Valley beginning in Fall 2018.