Arizona Archives

Court: Christian artists can refuse to make invites for same-sex wedding

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Sep 18, 2019

Arizona’s Catholic bishops praised the state Supreme Court’s Sept. 16 decision upholding the refusal by two Christian artists to create custom wedding invitations for same-sex couples based on their religious belief in marriage as being between one man and one woman.

Diocese looks to open temporary shelter for migrants in county facility

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Jul 11, 2019

Catholic Community Services in the Tucson Diocese has reached a tentative agreement with Pima County to turn an unused juvenile detention facility into a temporary shelter for asylum-seekers.

Arizona joins states giving sex-abuse victims time to sue

Associated Press, Church in the US
May 29, 2019

Arizona this week joined a growing movement of states extending the rights of childhood sexual abuse victims to sue their alleged assailants and any churches, youth groups or other institutions that turned a blind eye.

Tucson monastery accepts asylum seekers sooner than planned

Associated Press, Church in the US
Jan 30, 2019

The Benedictine Monastery in Tucson is welcoming asylum seekers from Central America ahead of schedule because of larger numbers of families arriving at the border and being released by immigration officials.

Priest who was former national Renew leader and beloved pastor dies

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Jan 29, 2019

Msgr. Robert D. Fuller, an Arizona priest who was a national leader of the Renew movement in the early 1980s and a beloved pastor in the Tucson Diocese, died Jan. 23. He was 88.

Bishop Kicanas recalls McCain’s legacy of service, bipartisanship

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Aug 28, 2018

Retired Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas of Tucson praised Arizona Sen. John S. McCain, who died at age 81 of brain cancer Aug. 25, for his service to the nation.