the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Sex abuse scandals On August 4, 2017, it was announced that a civil lawsuit was filed against Thomas J. O'Brien, who served as Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Phoenix between the years 1982 to 2003, O'Brien is accused of having sexually molested a boy on several occasions at parishes in Phoenix and Goodyear from 1977 to 1982. O'Brien died on August 26, 2018, following complications from Parkinson's Disease. In June 2019, Joseph J. Henn, a former priest, was extradited from Italy to face charges of molestation in Phoenix. He had been laicized and expelled from the Salvatorian order in 2006. On February 25, 2020, indicted Diocese of Phoenix priest Thomas Spaulding, who was accused of sexually abusing at least two boys in Maricopa County, died awaiting trial. Spaulding, who was 75 years old when he died, was charged in January 2020 with six counts of sexual misconduct and one charge of child molestatation. In December 2020, a sex abuse lawsuit was filed against the Diocese of Phoenix. Among the accusations made in this lawsuit was the constant transfer of accused Diocese of Phoenix clergy out of the state of Arizona. Media The diocese uses several types of media to fulfill its evangelization efforts: Radio ministry Radio Family Rosary is a radio ministry of the Diocese of Phoenix founded in 1983. The station begins with a recitation of the rosary every day. After the rosary the station focus on a particular saint, or a point of catechism is held. The station was founded by Dorothy Westfall, after a suggestion from a Phoenix parishioner suffering from arthritis. Bishop Thomas Olmsted often uses radio communication and has a website with information about his "bishop's hour." on Immaculate Heart Radio. The diocese began financially supporting En Familia radio KIDR in 2012 to reach out to those who speak Spanish. Newspaper The Catholic Sun is the official newspaper of the Diocese of Phoenix. The paper is delivered to more than 115,000 homes in the counties of Coconino, Maricopa, Mohave, and Yavapai. Television Mass is broadcast live from Cathedral of Saints Simon and Jude each Sunday morning by KAZT, along with a show immediately following entitled "Catholics Matter". The Mass was once on KUTP. Social media The diocese has an active presence on YouTube, Flickr, Facebook, Twitter and others and continues to expand its presence online. Bishops The list of