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St. Joseph the Worker celebrates 10th anniversary

The parish of St. Joseph the Worker commemorated the 10th anniversary of its church with a bilingual Mass May 1 celebrated by Bishop Oscar A. Solis. Concelebrants were Father Patrick Carley, who ministered at the parish from 2000 to 2017 and now is retired; and Father Javier Virgen, pastor. Deacons Sunday Espinoza and Armando Solorzano assisted. Many of the parish’s founding members attended the Mass, during which the Knights of Columbus provided an honor guard. >>>

Catholic Community Services needs volunteers for in-person service, refugee foster care

As Catholic Community Services of Utah returns to in-person operation after almost 14 months of limited service due to the pandemic, volunteers are greatly needed to sustain the organization’s mission. >>>

Holy Cross Ministries fundraiser to spotlight staff

When the coronavirus pandemic hit Utah in March 2020, the employees and volunteers of Holy Cross Ministries stepped up their work, taking many of their efforts virtual. >>>

Cathedral to host Filipino Marian celebration

The Filipino Catholic community has a unique way to celebrate May, the month of devotions to Our Lady. Traditionally in the Philippines, Catholics celebrate Flores de Mayo (Flowers of May), a novena that culminates in the Santacruzan, a religious-historical beauty pageant which depicts the finding of the True Cross by Queen Helena, mother of Constantine the Great. This nine-day celebration started after the proclamation of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception in 1854. >>>

At opening of global rosary, pope prays resources move from military to pandemic prevention

Under the gaze of a seventh-century icon of Mary, Pope Francis launched a monthlong, global recitation of the rosary, pleading for Mary’s intercession for the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. >>>

Youth retreat offers presentations, testimonials

A recent youth retreat organized by the Corazon de Maria prayer group at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish gave young people age 15 and older four days over two weekends to focus on God. >>>

In times of trouble, Church turns to prayer with Mary, theologian says

The global Catholic Church coming together to pray for an end to the coronavirus pandemic represents the hope and faith of the people of God and how they find solace and strength together with Mary, said a theological expert in Mariology. >>>

Veronica Brand, longtime teacher at Utah Catholic Schools, set to retire this year

Over 48 years, Veronica Brand has taught hundreds of elementary and middle-school students. She has presented lessons on social studies, language arts, science, math and music, using songs to help students memorize the Preamble to the Constitution and the Gettysburg Address. But as she prepares to retire at the end of this school year, she hopes her former students from St. Ann’s (now Kearns-St. Ann’s) and St. Francis Xavier Catholic schools recall the two most important lessons she tried to share with each of her “children. >>>

Mother and daughters work together in Catholic hospital

Caring for the sick is a vocation and way of life shared by a mother and two daughters serving together at a Catholic hospital in Long Island, N.Y. >>>