Salt Lake City Archives

Catholic cemetery in Salt Lake City works to uncover graves of ‘lost souls’

Nov 2, 2020

In the historical area of Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a wide swath of grass unmarked by headstones.

Utah parish makes 500 masks for Navajo Nation to help combat coronavirus

Apr 19, 2020

But over the past few weeks, Father Tai Nguyen has spent several hours most days hunched over a sewing machine in the parish hall, churning out fabric face masks.

By Linda Petersen

Mission in southern Utah works to keep a Catholic identity amid pandemic

Apr 14, 2020

One priest in Utah is keeping the faith alive in his southern Utah mission.

By Laura Vallejo, CNS

Barbara Stinson Lee, former editor of Intermountain Catholic, dies at 68

Jan 11, 2020

Barbara Stinson Lee, former editor of the Intermountain Catholic, Salt Lake City’s diocesan newspaper, died Jan. 2 after a brief illness. She was 68.

By Catholic News Service

Utah bishop tells Ladies of Charity their works ‘make present’ God’s love

Sep 26, 2019

In welcoming the Ladies of Charity, Bishop Oscar A. Solis of Salt Lake City said it was “so nice to see and be with women in our church who do works of charity to make present the love of God, especially to those who are in need.”

By Marie Mischel

Catholic social action directors urged to recognize ‘pivotal moment’

Aug 2, 2019

Catholic social action directors across the country were urged to continue their work of fighting social injustices during the annual Social Action Summer Institute July 25-28 at the University of Utah.

By Linda Petersen

Religious freedom is basis of all other freedoms in U.S., cardinal says

Jul 5, 2019

The nation’s Bill of Rights guaranteed freedom of religion, not freedom from religion, New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan told a crowd of more than 3,000 gathered in Orem for a patriotic event held each year around the Fourth of July.

By Marie Mischel

Utah teacher apologizes for Ash Wednesday incident

Mar 12, 2019

A Utah teacher on administrative leave apologized Monday for making 9-year-old Catholic student William McLeod wash off the Ash Wednesday cross from his forehead, saying it was a misunderstanding.

By Joseph Gedeon and Lindsay Whitehurst