By Gail Deibler Finke A second law restricting abortion in Ohio is on Gov. John Kasich’s desk today. The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Act would ban abortions after 20 weeks. Like the so-called “Heartbeat Bill,” which reached the governor Wednesday (See our story Here)  this legislation passed one state house in the …

By John Stegeman Glenmary Home Missioners Less than 24 hours after an attack on The Ohio State University campus by a self-identified Muslim, a group of priests and brothers from the Cincinnati-based Glenmary Home Missioners entered a mosque to learn more about Islam, the world’s second-largest faith behind Christianity. Though …

At 1:10 p.m. on December 8, 1941, congress passed a bill declaring war on the Empire of Japan, the after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the declaration at 4:10 p.m. and the United States entered World War II. In the week following The Catholic Telegraph …

Meet Samuel & his family of 12. They’re Congolese but have been living in a refugee camp since 2004. After a 24-hour flight, they arrived safely to Cincinnati today and enjoyed a hot meal of familiar food at Catholic Charities before heading to their new home. Thanks to the more …

By Gail Finke Ohio’s so-called Heartbeat Bill, which would ban abortion after a baby’s heartbeat can be detected, was passed by both state Houses on Tuesday and is now on Gov. John Kasich’s desk. Crafted with the help of many Catholic attorneys and pro-life advocates, including the late Dr. Jack …

Sisters, brothers and priests from religious communities throughout the archdiocese who are celebrating jubilees in 2016 came together for an annual Mass in their honor at Mount Notre Dame in Cincinnati Oct. 15. Celebrated by Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr, the Mass recognized the faith of the women and men religious …

The 29th annual Retirement Fund for Religious collection will be held Dec. 10-11 in most U.S. parishes Coordinated by the National Religious Retirement Office (NRRO, it benefits nearly 33,000 elderly Catholic sisters, brothers and religious order priests whose communities lack adequate retirement funding. The appeal raised $30.7 million in 2015, …

Badin High School students recently helped load the truck with more than 6,500 canned goods headed for St. Raphael’s food bank for the holiday season. Badin averaged more than 10 cans per student, with the sophomores leading the way with 2,048 canned goods donated. Assisting with the load effort were, …

Prayer Intentions of Pope Francis The Holy Father’s prayer intentions for December 2016 Pope Francis’s universal intention is for an end to child-soldiers: That the scandal of child-soldiers may be eliminated the world over. His evangelization intention is for Europe: That the peoples of Europe may rediscover the beauty, goodness, and …

The Athenauem of Ohio is involved with the Cincinnati Gives Challenge, a friendly fundraising competition raising money for local nonprofit organizations. Right now they are in the Number 3 Spot. As of 9:15 a.m. on December 5 the gap is widening between second and third place and The Athenauem is …