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Please read this Pastoral Letter from Bishop Olmsted and Bishop Nevares Regarding Recent Abuse Scandals

Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Olmsted, as the Apostolic Administrator Sede Plena of the Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix. Bishop Olmsted will also retain his current Office as Bishop of Phoenix. Clock the photo for the statement prepared regarding the appointment. Please keep Bishop Olmsted, Bishop Pazak and the Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix in your prayers.

On Tuesday, July 17th, 2018, Sister Christine went home to be with the Lord.  She had been suffering with cancer since the spring, and she chose to discontinue chemo therapy a few months ago. She had more good days than bad days this summer, and she enjoyed all the visitors that came to sit with her on her good days.

Last week at the National Catholic Educational Association Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, Ss. Simon & Jude Cathedral School was recognized as one of the top schools in the nation for our 1:1 iPad program. As a 2018 national finalist, we received an award from Today's Catholic Teacher: Innovation in Catholic Education -- Technology Integration, which was presented to Sr. Raphael at this week’s assembly. We will also be receiving a banner that we can display outside to show our pride in our accomplishment!

Pope Francis released a beautiful apostolic exhortation on holiness in the modern world, called Gaudete et Exsultate. Pope Francis has a message for lay men and women, like you and I, on living becoming holy in the midst of our daily life, with its burdens and distractions, but also its opportunities to become deeply holy. This document is both challenging: "You too need to see the entirety of your life as a mission. Try to do so by listening to God in prayer and recognizing the signs that he gives you. Always ask the Spirit what Jesus expects from you at every moment of your life and in every decision you must make, so as to discern its place in the mission you have received," and inspiring: "The Lord asks everything of us, and in return he offers us true life, the happiness for which we were created. He wants us to be saints and not to settle for a bland and mediocre existence." Click for more...

Bishop Olmsted announces campaign to strengthen evangelization and discipleship efforts in the Diocese of Phoenix. Click photo to read the letter in English or Spanish.

To learn about the building of the Cathedral Pipe Organ, click on the photo and read this article by the builder himself.

Be sure to welcome any unfamiliar faces you may see visiting SS. Simon & Jude Cathedral after reading this blog from the National Catholic Register which mentions the Cathedral of Phoenix as one of the 11 must see Cathedrals!

Evangelizing through Catholic Schools, an Apostolic Letter from Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted

Bishop Olmsted's Christmas op-ed from the Arizona Republic!

Sacerdote is a series of short (3 minute) video profiles on Hispanic priests at several stages in their priesthood. The videos are in Spanish with English subtitles.

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