Arizona bishops lament upcoming executions, say death penalty is unneeded
With Arizona set to carry out its first executions in almost eight years the state’s Catholic bishops fear that once the practice resumes it will be hard to stop.
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by bcadmin | May 5, 2022 | Arizona, capital punishment, Church in the US, Court, Death penalty, Executions, lead, News, Tucson | 0 |
With Arizona set to carry out its first executions in almost eight years the state’s Catholic bishops fear that once the practice resumes it will be hard to stop.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 29, 2022 | Arizona, Bishop Edward Weisenburger, Catholic missionaries, Catholic News Service, Church History, Church in the US, News, Padre Kino, Tucson | 0 |
As Father Eusebio Kino was riding his horse through what is now Arizona and Sonora, Mexico, he was known to sing the “O Lux Beata” hymn and recite the Litany of Loreto.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 8, 2022 | Arizona, Bishop Edward Weisenburger, Church in the US, lead, News, Synod of Bishops, synodality, Tucson | 0 |
A decision by Bishop Edward Weisenburger of Tucson to give the diocese’s synod leaders a blank canvas to carry out their vision for the process has paid dividends with 131 listening sessions completed to date.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 20, 2022 | Arizona, Bishop Gerald Kicanas, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, News, Surgery, Tucson | 0 |
Retired Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas of Tucson expressed in a Jan. 18 message thanks to all who prayed and helped before, during and after his open-heart surgery.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 9, 2022 | Archdiocese of Boston, Archdiocese of Miami, Bishop David Zubik, Bishop Edward Weisenburger, Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, COVID restrictions, COVID-19 vaccine, Diocese of Buffalo, Diocese of Pittsburgh, Diocese of Rockville Centre, News, Tucson | 0 |
The rapid spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus has led bishops in dioceses nationwide to reimpose mask mandates for students and staff at schools as well as for Mass attendees regardless of vaccination status.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 9, 2022 | Archdiocese of Boston, Archdiocese of Miami, Bishop David Zubik, Bishop Edward Weisenburger, Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, COVID restrictions, COVID-19 vaccine, Diocese of Buffalo, Diocese of Pittsburgh, Diocese of Rockville Centre, News, Tucson | 0 |
The rapid spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus has led bishops in dioceses nationwide to reimpose mask mandates for students and staff at schools as well as for Mass attendees regardless of vaccination status.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 23, 2021 | Arizona, Bishop Gerald Kicanas, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, News, Surgery, Tucson | 0 |
In an online message to Catholics of the Tucson Diocese, retired Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas announced he has to undergo open heart surgery “on or near” Jan. 7 “barring a COVID spike.”
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 4, 2021 | Arizona, Bishop Gerald Kicanas, Catholic missionaries, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, News, Padre Kino, saints and martyrs, Tucson | 0 |
Missionary Padre Kino is still revered in Arizona for his work among the indigenous population.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 30, 2021 | Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, Archdiocese of Kansas City, Arizona, bioethics, Bishop Edward Weisenburger, Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Committee on Pro-Life Activities, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 vaccine, Diocese of Phoenix, Freedom of Conscience, moral theology, News, Religious exemptions, Tucson, USCCB, Vaccinations | 0 |
Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities, encouraged Catholics to receive one of the coronavirus vaccines if they discern that it is appropriate to do so.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 22, 2021 | Arizona, Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in the US, inculturation, News, Tucson | 0 |
After more than a year of silence due to the pandemic, mariachis are back playing Sunday services at Tucson’s St. Augustine Cathedral.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 6, 2021 | Arizona, Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in the US, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, News, Tucson | 0 |
Due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Pima County, Catholic churches across metro Tucson are canceling indoor Mass for four weeks.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 19, 2020 | Arizona, Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted, Catholic Church, Catholic missionaries, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Diocese of Phoenix, Jesuits, Mexico, News, Padre Kino, Saints, Tucson | 0 |
When Rosie Garcia, a parishioner of St. Augustine Cathedral in Tucson, heard the announcement that Pope Francis had formally recognized the heroic virtues of sainthood candidate Jesuit Father Eusebio Kino, she said she cried tears of joy.
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